Mantis On Sunflower
Oct 11, 2022 23:00:04 #
A large mantis on about a 4"+ sunflower. From across the yard, I thought it was a dried leaf of the potted bush next to the flower. Then I saw my image when I imported it.
R7, 100-400L mk2 + 1.4x III w/adapter @ 560, 1/1600 @ f/8, ISO-800
R7, 100-400L mk2 + 1.4x III w/adapter @ 560, 1/1600 @ f/8, ISO-800
Oct 11, 2022 23:03:13 #
Oct 12, 2022 00:20:03 #
robertjerl wrote:
A large mantis on about a 4"+ sunflower. From across the yard, I thought it was a dried leaf of the potted bush next to the flower. Then I saw my image when I imported it.
R7, 100-400L mk2 + 1.4x III w/adapter @ 560, 1/1600 @ f/8, ISO-800
R7, 100-400L mk2 + 1.4x III w/adapter @ 560, 1/1600 @ f/8, ISO-800
Oct 12, 2022 00:21:37 #
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Oct 12, 2022 00:29:48 #
DRam11 wrote:
They grow them big where you are. The mantis, that is. Good shot.
Thanks very much. Comes from eating all those midges and other bugs feeding on the vitamin & mineral enriched bird seed.
Oct 12, 2022 05:50:18 #
robertjerl wrote:
A large mantis on about a 4"+ sunflower. From across the yard, I thought it was a dried leaf of the potted bush next to the flower. Then I saw my image when I imported it.
R7, 100-400L mk2 + 1.4x III w/adapter @ 560, 1/1600 @ f/8, ISO-800
R7, 100-400L mk2 + 1.4x III w/adapter @ 560, 1/1600 @ f/8, ISO-800
Nice shot Robert.
Oct 12, 2022 06:54:38 #
robertjerl wrote:
A large mantis on about a 4"+ sunflower. From across the yard, I thought it was a dried leaf of the potted bush next to the flower. Then I saw my image when I imported it.
R7, 100-400L mk2 + 1.4x III w/adapter @ 560, 1/1600 @ f/8, ISO-800
R7, 100-400L mk2 + 1.4x III w/adapter @ 560, 1/1600 @ f/8, ISO-800
Oct 12, 2022 07:31:09 #
robertjerl wrote:
A large mantis on about a 4"+ sunflower. From across the yard, I thought it was a dried leaf of the potted bush next to the flower. Then I saw my image when I imported it.
R7, 100-400L mk2 + 1.4x III w/adapter @ 560, 1/1600 @ f/8, ISO-800
R7, 100-400L mk2 + 1.4x III w/adapter @ 560, 1/1600 @ f/8, ISO-800
Great shot!!! The Mantis looks like a space alien and I have only seen in green. Do they all change color? Nicely done!
Oct 12, 2022 07:59:12 #
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Oct 12, 2022 08:02:58 #
junglejim1949 wrote:
Great shot!!! The Mantis looks like a space alien and I have only seen in green. Do they all change color? Nicely done!
Thanks very much, most I have seen are shades of green, but they can change to match their habitat - it is a slow change through molting, not like the chameleon. I have never seen one, but some also can come out spotted in either the green or brown/tan color ranges.
Oct 12, 2022 08:04:03 #
robertjerl wrote:
Thanks very much, most I have seen are shades of green, but they can change to match their habitat - it is a slow change through molting, not like the chameleon. I have never seen one, but some also can come out spotted in either the green or brown/tan color ranges.
Thanks for the info and sharing a great post!
Oct 12, 2022 08:10:50 #
junglejim1949 wrote:
Thanks for the info and sharing a great post!
You are welcome, and I just did a "redo" post of a different crop with both versions for comparison.
Here is the new crop done for the image as opposed to for a 11x14 print, which I had not planned on anyway.
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