Challenge:Macro (Classic Editing) Camera:Fujifilm FinePix S1 Pro Location: North Carolina, USA Date: Nov 5, 2002 Aperture: f4 ISO: 100 - raw Shutter: 1/60 under tungsten Date Uploaded: Nov 7, 2002
This visitor to my door was a good opportunity to use my Fuji S2 with a Nikkor 105 macro lens. A female praying mantis about 6 inched long who probably already laid her eggs to hatch next spring. returned to the woods after the shoot.
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Place: 57 out of 301 Avg (all users): 6.0144 Avg (commenters): 7.3125 Avg (participants): 5.8840 Avg (non-participants): 6.2604 Views since voting: 1685 Votes: 277 Comments: 19 Favorites: 1 (view)
Awesome framing. I like the foreground focus and background blur, but it would have helped if the foreground would have been in better focus. Great shot anyway. 10 wingy
This is an excellent macro... I believe that a little more edpth of field would be useful on this shot... everything doesn't need to be in focus, but I believe that the entire head probably should be... great shot :) - setzler
Hello cutie! I know it'll have been said already, but it's a shame you couldn't get more depth of field. Would have been one of the best bug pics this week. Nice job. Jacko 7
You already know it's not all in focus and have probably heard about all you want to hear about that. You knew it when you submitted. Here's what is good about it. Can't believe you caught it with the anntenae in his mouth. Was that intentional? Be careful with your answer. The legs show the barbs beautifully. Most people don't realize they have barbs on them. Shows the color of him beautifully, the greens, the tips of the barbs, the red of the mouth and antennae. the glass likeness of the eyes. In spite of the out of focus parts I still think it is a 9. Worthy of textbook placement. PTL
I don´t know if this thing is dead or alive? But it doesn´t matter. It´s a great shot anyhow. Maybe I´m not so sure about the focus. But what the ... High score from Sweden. /carsten
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