Alien or Not

12 years 2 months ago #198301 by Georgepat
A capture I managed to get last summer. This was a large brown colored mantis, and she seemed quite willing to pose. The second mantis was a bit more frisky. I had to keep running after her.




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12 years 2 months ago #198333 by Dori
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :judge: :judge: Well done George!!!
The first one looks straight out of the move Alien! :rofl: :rofl:

Good to see you here!!!

Don't pi$$ me off, I am running out of room to store the bodies...

Resident Texasotan...

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12 years 2 months ago #198344 by Georgepat
It does, doesn't it?

Nice to be here, Dori. Learning my way around.


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12 years 2 months ago #198346 by john_m
Great macro shots!!!

Nikon D200
Nikon 50mm f1.8D, Tokina 28-80 f2.8, Nikon 75-300, Sigma 18-200, Nikon SB-600, Nikon SB-25, Promaster triggers

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12 years 2 months ago #198350 by Darrell
Great shots !!

You will not be judged as a photographer by the pictures you take, but by the pictures you show.
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12 years 2 months ago #198366 by photobod
Great shots George would also like to see some of the whole beasty :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :judge: :judge: :judge:

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"A good photograph is one that communicate a fact, touches the heart, leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective." - Irving Penn

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12 years 2 months ago #198403 by bigbubbaG
:judge: :cheers:

Victory is won not in miles but inches. Win some, hold your ground, win some more.
---Louis L'amour

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12 years 2 months ago #198438 by Georgepat
Thank you very much!


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12 years 2 months ago #198439 by Georgepat

Darrell wrote: Great shots !!


Thank you! I'm still in learning mode.


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12 years 2 months ago #198440 by Georgepat

photobod wrote: Great shots George would also like to see some of the whole beasty :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :judge: :judge: :judge:


Thank you! I'll see if I can do that for you.


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12 years 2 months ago #198446 by Baydream
Very well done.
What lens are you using?

Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
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12 years 2 months ago #198449 by Georgepat

Baydream wrote: Very well done.
What lens are you using?


Thank you!

I'm using a Sigma 105mm Macro lens with a Kenco 1.4 Telepro converter. I also have a Nikon 105mm AI, I use from time to time.


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12 years 2 months ago #203589 by Duck Tape
I vote for Alien. :rofl: Great capture! :judge:


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12 years 2 months ago #203598 by chasrich
Wonderful shots... :judge: :judge: :judge:

“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
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12 years 2 months ago #205624 by Hussain Al Mousa
Nice keep them coming :nunu:

I am just a guy with a camera...
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