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praying mantis by =directionsforpest:icondirectionsforpest:

Categories Photography > Animals, Plants & Nature > Invertebrates

©2005-2009 =directionsforpest
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Artist's Comments

~pr0metheus had a pet praying mantis for about an hour. I took pictures of them bonding.
It really liked to jump on my camera.


colors dimmed, cropped.

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~Nyctophobic-Jester Aug 24, 2005, 9:57:43 PM
i love how you have the colors, very cool shot.
<3 +Fav

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:iconphilly:
=philly Aug 25, 2005, 1:34:22 AM
awesome, this was a lot of fun, that mantis was sweet!! awesome shot, you should put some of the other up
:iconpr0metheus:
~pr0metheus Aug 25, 2005, 2:01:42 AM
damn that took a good pic. i found another one at the 51 grill and let it go near philips house.

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~fotopete Aug 25, 2005, 12:26:34 PM
how on earth did you get it to sit like that?

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~husnu Aug 25, 2005, 1:44:39 PM
they are really weird insects. I know them.

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=thermalraven Aug 25, 2005, 10:09:07 PM
awesome capture :clap:
great composition :clap:
good DOF :clap:
congratulations :clap:

after all that applause

:hug:

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~airlessbubble Aug 26, 2005, 12:42:48 PM
Great shot! Like the contrast
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~Triphoppindaddy Aug 28, 2005, 5:01:55 PM
HOLY CRAP, that is rad! Your colors are always so nice. Bitchen my friend.
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~Estrada Oct 9, 2005, 5:11:00 AM
amazing, almost surreal, i thought it was a photo manip at first!
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~R-B Oct 9, 2005, 8:29:53 AM
Nice DOF...and I like how you've managed to capture such an expression on the face of the little beastie :)

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SONY
CYBERSHOT
10/500 second
F/2.0
10 mm
100
Aug 24, 2005, 9:59:52 PM

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