Crop to an 8x10, levels, curves, saturation, burn a little around the mantis to accent some of the shadows.
Had fun taking pictures of this little guy in the garden. If I found him again, I'd increase the DOF and get closer.
I know this image may not do really great, but I kind of like the 'expression' on his face, and I had fun taking it, so here it is! (Plus, I shouldn't get DNMC votes like my last entry =)
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Out of focus or not it really does draw you towards the mantis' eye which seems to be watching the camera. The angle is interesting too, always see head on shots and this is different. A little more sharpness would have helped but nice shot all the same.
Must have messed up in the post processing to have the entire image look a little soft. The original shot had the focus dead on... unless it's just the tiny DOF that people didn't like. Anyway, just thought I'd mention that.
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