Praying Mantis - 8 shots

[jaharris1001]

decided to go out for a macro shoot yesterday, came across this praying mantis, I dont usually see these guys very often here in Florida, it was a pleasure until he had enough of me and got outta there :mrgreen: its funny how the little "pupils" follow you around even when the head doesnt turn :mrgreen:
all shot with Canon 40D, Sigma 105mm macro lens, Canon 430ex off camera mounted on a Novoflex flash bracket and then diffused with a Lumiquest softbox

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[DigitalScape]

Very nice - sharp. The one with the clean backgrounds are the better ones.