Brown Praying Mantis

[NateS]

I usually see them in green so I was intrigued by the brown one. Funny story....after shooting these I realized that my camera was still on ISO800 from my halloween shootings :Angry: Well ISO 800 is crap on th D70s so I did a heavy Noise Reduction to try and save a few. I went out and re-shot and got almost no shots the second time. I think only 1 or 2 of these were from the second go at ISO 200.

Oh, and I'd be interested in hearing which of these are your favs and c&c more than appreciated.

1. Hello

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6. Goodbye

 

[cherry30]

I like number 5. Looks like it is ready to fight someone or something.

 

[Dragonfly..shotz]

Really like the dof, nailed it in every one and tack sharp.

 

[NateS]

Thanks to you both.

 

[rom4n301]

this praying mantis looks quite strange.. im used to seeing them when they are all green, but nice shots anyways great dof

 

[NateS]

this praying mantis looks quite strange.. im used to seeing them when they are all green, but nice shots anyways great dof

Thanks. I don't remember ever seeing one in brown before either which is what made me excited about taking his picture. I was actually excited that he wasn't green.

I'm guessing these guys change w/ the season like leaves since you can see that one of his legs is still a greenish color.

 

[Ls3D]

#3 & 5!

 

[NateS]

#3 & 5!

Thanks....I think 3 is my favorite one as well.

 

[misia]

I don't like bugs, but I love the pics.