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Praying Mantis nymph eating a aphid15 total reviews
Comment from AndreThreeThou
That's a really cool photo, and it looks like a water color painting. Great background rendering, a seamless way of making it push out the subject matter up front. Has a lot of abstract qualities to it, reminds me for some reason of Japanese art.
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That's a really cool photo, and it looks like a water color painting. Great background rendering, a seamless way of making it push out the subject matter up front. Has a lot of abstract qualities to it, reminds me for some reason of Japanese art.
Comment Written 05-Jan-2017
Comment from FBI GUY
Great macro scene with an almost cartoon feel to the shot. The sharp focus and the clear background pops the scene so well. Details and tight crop is perfectly captured. The diagonal lines of the green foliage makes the scene feel full of interest and a touch of humor.
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Great macro scene with an almost cartoon feel to the shot. The sharp focus and the clear background pops the scene so well. Details and tight crop is perfectly captured. The diagonal lines of the green foliage makes the scene feel full of interest and a touch of humor.
Comment Written 05-Jan-2017
Comment from supergold
this should be the winner of the contest;
an otstanding capture of the silhouette of the praying mantis;
excellent sharp details;
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this should be the winner of the contest;
an otstanding capture of the silhouette of the praying mantis;
excellent sharp details;
Comment Written 04-Jan-2017
Comment from momentsofjoy7351
I really enjoy the artistic approach to this image. The lighting and the colors work perfectly together. Fantastic framing as well with fabulous artistic detail, like a grand painting.
Wonderful. Thanks for sharing and good luck!
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I really enjoy the artistic approach to this image. The lighting and the colors work perfectly together. Fantastic framing as well with fabulous artistic detail, like a grand painting.
Wonderful. Thanks for sharing and good luck!
Comment Written 04-Jan-2017
Comment from nawshad
nice one. to me micro photography is like a nightmare. you have done it with care and in a matured way, i like the use of light and the contrast is balanced. I wish it was little more sharp, but over all it's a true beauty.well done
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nice one. to me micro photography is like a nightmare. you have done it with care and in a matured way, i like the use of light and the contrast is balanced. I wish it was little more sharp, but over all it's a true beauty.well done
Comment Written 04-Jan-2017
Comment from liseworks
yes it does look small, and they are eating bad insects off your plants,,these make great pets I hear,,nice photo of this one eating dinner, love the green so that it is hardly noticeable, great capture
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2017
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yes it does look small, and they are eating bad insects off your plants,,these make great pets I hear,,nice photo of this one eating dinner, love the green so that it is hardly noticeable, great capture
Comment Written 03-Jan-2017
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2017
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Thank you for you review. I just had pure luck with this shot. I have great distant vision, up close I really need coke bottle lenses. I am blind in my R eye and in July my retina detached from my L. I had 49 Laser blasts to reattach it. I grab my phone, but often forget my glasses. So I snap and shoot and times I am disappointed and other I gleem with joy. This was a Joy Gleemer. I was so very happy to capture this little one's "happy meal".
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well you did good,,hope you get your vision back quickly and keep taking those photos
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Thank you my friend ;-)
Comment from GaliaG
Interesting shot, but it looks like a paint, not a photo, maybe because it was done on a phone or from the filters you have run on it
good luck with the contest and thanks for sharing
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reply by the author on 03-Jan-2017
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Interesting shot, but it looks like a paint, not a photo, maybe because it was done on a phone or from the filters you have run on it
good luck with the contest and thanks for sharing
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Comment Written 03-Jan-2017
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2017
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Thank you for your review. Yes it does resemble paint some what. I sure could never paint this well to get the extoskelton and linear orbital markings of the eyes. No filters were run. Only refraction of spring water and the bounce of lens light from the near white rose. I was thrilled I got this little flexible nymph chowing down on a taste aphid.
Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
Wow! what a lovely close-up shot! For a moment I thought this to be a painting. The light, colour and the composition have worked well. Good luck in the contest!
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Wow! what a lovely close-up shot! For a moment I thought this to be a painting. The light, colour and the composition have worked well. Good luck in the contest!
Comment Written 03-Jan-2017
Comment from suzannethompson2
Great capture of the praying Mantis. He looks almost like a ballerina with his delicate arms and legs and curved body! The subtle background makes a perfect frame. I like how the leaves travel diagonally across the frame, contrasting well with the insect. Very good lighting and focus. Good luck in the contest. Suzanne
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Great capture of the praying Mantis. He looks almost like a ballerina with his delicate arms and legs and curved body! The subtle background makes a perfect frame. I like how the leaves travel diagonally across the frame, contrasting well with the insect. Very good lighting and focus. Good luck in the contest. Suzanne
Comment Written 03-Jan-2017
Comment from Mr Jones
wow amazing capture. it looks hand painted. really beautiful shot. they are the most amazing animals on this planet. i might have been tempted to have lost some space at the bottom of the frame but does not distract from the shot.
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wow amazing capture. it looks hand painted. really beautiful shot. they are the most amazing animals on this planet. i might have been tempted to have lost some space at the bottom of the frame but does not distract from the shot.
Comment Written 03-Jan-2017