Retired Carpenter
by bclements

Comment by gwendy:
Nice shot. I think this would be better if the background colors were not so similar to the colors in your subject.

Retired Carpenter
by bclements

Comment by gaurawa:
this I consider a snapshot with on-camera flash flattening the face and casting dark shadows.. sorry

Alien
by bclements

Comment by puzzled:
Beautiful! Crisp and contrasty as can be. The detail is fantastic.

Alien
by bclements

Comment by Tammer:
For me, this photo is very, very similar in grayscale values, but nice macro shot.

Alien
by bclements

Comment by loseme:
Nice black and white shot.

Alien
by bclements

Comment by LucidLotus:
Very cool picture. Can't really go wrong with a praying mantis in general. I'm not seeing a whole lot of high contrast however and I think the subject, knowing that it is usually a gorgeous vivid green, is not being displayed to its best advantage in a black/white tone. The lighting is good, fairly even for the most part, composition works to show off the body very well. The focus is a bit sketchy, I wish the whole insect was in sharp focus instead of the middle part of its body. I definitely think the high contrast is missing here though as the whole image seems to be a wash of grey for the most part. I gave a 5.

Alien
by bclements

Comment by ttreit:
I like the shot...not sure how well it meets the challenge personally.

Alien
by bclements

Comment by Qart:
well done... not quite contrasty enough

Alien
by bclements

Comment by chipuc:
nice macro!

Alien
by bclements

Comment by maralomar:
nice macro, i really like it