Mantis Shrimp!

D-B-J · Jul 3, 2015

We caught a whole bunch of these guys in Narragansett Bay yesterday, so naturally I took one home and photographed it. I have plenty of the full animal (unedited, though), but I just thought this detail shot came out well.

_RSP5399 by f_one_eight, on Flickr

Thoughts?

Jake

BrickHouse · Jul 3, 2015

Love the color and detail. I find myself wishing the bottom half were there.

D-B-J · Jul 3, 2015

BrickHouse said:
Love the color and detail. I find myself wishing the bottom half were there.

Haha this is only like 1/8th of the animal. I'll share a full-length picture later.

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Raj_55555 · Jul 3, 2015

Gorgeous!

baturn · Jul 3, 2015

Yup, amazing detail. I look forward to seeing the whole thing.

D-B-J · Jul 3, 2015

baturn said:
Yup, amazing detail. I look forward to seeing the whole thing.

Thanks! The Nikon 105 Micro VR is an incredibly sharp lens. And I'm loving the light shaping ability I have with these Profoto lights. The biggest difference I notice is the convenience of having a modeling light--I can see how the light works before I actually fire it.

Jake

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sm4him · Jul 4, 2015

Kinda freaky cool.

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chuasam · Jul 4, 2015

D-B-J said:
We caught a whole bunch of these guys in Narragansett Bay yesterday, so naturally I took one home and photographed it. I have plenty of the full animal (unedited, though), but I just thought this detail shot came out well.

_RSP5399 by f_one_eight, on Flickr

Thoughts?

Jake

So they do taste like lobster?

WesternGuy · Jul 4, 2015

Interesting macro. Being landlocked, these are not something I can go and catch any day of the week. I can hardly wait to see what the whole beast looks like.

I'll bet they taste like chicken! :biglaugh: