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Oliver J Mantis III
Oliver J Mantis III
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Challenge: You Name It IV (ARCHIVAL) (Standard Editing*)
Collection: 2022
Camera: Sony Alpha a77 II
Lens: Konica Minolta AF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Date: Jul 31, 2022
Aperture: F4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/80
Date Uploaded: Jul 31, 2022

 Messing around a bit with this one (very heavy crop). I was surprised by the color pattern of this praying mantis; I'd only seen them in green or pale brown before. Looked it up and found out they can change colors to match their environment. Huh. Who knew?! At first I considered swapping out my Extended FS for this, but I like that one too. :-) So, you name it, it is!

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 62
Avg (all users): 6.9362
Avg (participants): 6.8000
Avg (non-participants): 7.7143
Views since voting: 576
Views during voting: 129
Votes: 47
Comments: 41
Favorites: 0

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 08/12/2022 07:30:53 AM
Congrats!
One of my top pics. I like the coloration here, it's very appealing to the eye and with lots of detail in the image 9.
BTW - very nicely lit
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/11/2022 11:22:42 PM
Clearly my best side
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 08/11/2022 11:13:48 PM
What Big Eyes You Have
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 08/11/2022 10:43:57 PM
Dinner is Served
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 08/11/2022 10:25:51 PM
Green-eyed monster
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 08/11/2022 08:41:21 PM
Face recognition
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 08/11/2022 06:59:34 PM
On bended knee.
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 08/11/2022 03:10:41 PM
This is my good side
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 08/11/2022 02:43:09 PM
Keep Praying
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 08/11/2022 02:07:17 PM
My favorite in this challenge.
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 08/11/2022 01:50:34 PM
After Dinner Reflection On Life's Ups And Downs
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 08/11/2022 12:04:24 PM
Who Shall We Have for Dinner?
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 08/11/2022 04:04:28 AM
one day i'm gonna get ya
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 08/10/2022 11:51:06 PM
The prayer
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 08/10/2022 11:49:29 PM
Best bug portrait ever
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 08/10/2022 06:23:25 PM
The Praying Mantis
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 08/10/2022 03:33:24 PM
Portrait of a Model Predator
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 08/10/2022 03:03:55 PM
I'm Preying for You, Barry!

Comment only, no vote here.
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 08/10/2022 01:28:08 PM
I was never praying
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 08/09/2022 05:17:10 PM
Down to the River to Prey
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 08/08/2022 06:29:35 AM
All quiet here
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 08/07/2022 09:15:37 PM
Oliver J Mantis III
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 08/07/2022 06:02:30 PM
Come Pray With Me.
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 08/07/2022 04:32:09 PM
Senior portrait
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 08/07/2022 01:19:36 PM
Framed again
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 08/07/2022 12:16:13 PM
Portrait of a Mantis

(I don't usually like frames here, but this one really works well!)
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 08/07/2022 11:07:02 AM
Interrupting a Prayer
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 08/06/2022 04:41:40 PM
Half a story
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 08/06/2022 11:14:40 AM
Have a Green Day!
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 08/06/2022 09:29:48 AM
Perched
What a beautiful entry!
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 08/06/2022 08:31:13 AM
prayer
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 08/06/2022 03:51:38 AM
dangerous date
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 08/05/2022 11:59:19 PM
It wasn't me. I was framed.
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 08/05/2022 04:35:47 PM
Eat Prey Love
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 08/05/2022 02:34:42 PM
Please Sir, may have have some more...?
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 08/05/2022 11:52:54 AM
Arthur's Senior Year
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 08/05/2022 11:35:21 AM
My good side
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 08/05/2022 09:44:51 AM
I would name this fabulous! I would clone out the hot spot in the upper left...it is really a fabulous portrait.

"Portrait of a Mantis, Praying"
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 08/05/2022 06:35:16 AM
What big eyes you have
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 08/05/2022 12:33:37 AM
HEY YOU!
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 08/05/2022 12:12:25 AM
Grace
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