Safe in my Sweet Baby's Arms
by wildiris

Comment by jomari:
Excellent shot.

Safe in my Sweet Baby's Arms
by wildiris

Comment by tootsweet:
Funny title, in that the female praying mantis eats her mate after doing the deed. The pic is really rather vivid. In this challenge, I feel it sort of doesn't fit. Not necessarily DNMC, but I know the poor schlub is going to be eaten so safety is not what I think of...RISK would have been a better home.

Safe in my Sweet Baby's Arms
by wildiris

Comment by Prash:
Meets the challenge: 5
Color and lighting: 0
Focus and DOF: 0
Originality: 1
Camera angle: 0
Aesthetic appeal: 0

Safe in my Sweet Baby's Arms
by wildiris

Comment by Blackbox:
...and just seconds later she bit his head off - oh the irony of it all.

Safe in my Sweet Baby's Arms
by wildiris

Comment by antares1966:
Ironic title, the female mantis will often eat their mate!

Safe in my Sweet Baby's Arms
by wildiris

Comment by atupdate:
Back to comment and bump: You've found a humorous title to fit an image into a safety challenge that really doesn't relate strongly to safety. For that, I am going to give you a bump. According to the histogram on this image, the tonal range appears to be concentrated to the dark half of the histogram. A small bump of the midtones using a curve layer will both brighten and improve the colors of you image. Feel free to send me a PM if you need a better explanation regarding curves and the histogram.

Safe in my Sweet Baby's Arms
by wildiris

Comment by mchalmers:
A nice photo. Technically very good.

Safe in my Sweet Baby's Arms
by wildiris

Comment by LiamD2005:
Just before he gets his head bitten off LOL!
A good capture considering there isn't much variety in the colours.
7/10

Safe in my Sweet Baby's Arms
by wildiris

Comment by digitald00d:
I think this is more in the "risk" category. ;^) Excellent photo.

Safe in my Sweet Baby's Arms
by wildiris

Comment by Daybis:
Good photo, but if the prating mantis are mating... the females is eventually going to kill the male.