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Chinese Mantis
Chinese Mantis
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Insects (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 2500
Location: Atlanta, GA
Date: Sep 3, 2003
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: Auto
Shutter: 1/185.4 sec
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Sep 6, 2003

 This is a shot of a Chinese Mantis that I captured in our yard. You actually can't see the prettiest part of the mantis! That would be its back.

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Place: 40 out of 137
Avg (all users): 6.1333
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.9451
Avg (non-participants): 6.4237
Views since voting: 1813
Votes: 150
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/14/2003 06:24:17 PM
I'm thinking top 10 for this oone.
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 09/12/2003 07:20:11 PM
Great photo. I just wish the eyes were more in focus...but othewise outstanding. Great framing, fabulous angle -- I love it!
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 09/12/2003 05:20:18 PM
very interesting angle.
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 09/12/2003 05:18:31 PM
Very nice shot - I like his stance in this picture. Praying Mantis is one of my favorite bugs (the only other being ladybugs) :-)

Great capture!
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 09/11/2003 01:23:38 AM
This would have been one of my top picks...if only that pesky leaf in the foreground on the left wasn't there! There are some things that are just really hard to control when photographing wildlife...
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 09/09/2003 09:33:20 AM
Good head on shot. Improved focus would add a lot to tis shot. It appears very shallow.
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 09/08/2003 09:05:51 PM
This has wonderful coloring. I think the face could be a little clearer.
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 09/08/2003 08:15:33 AM
Beautiful! I wish you had not cropped out the antennae and leg.
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 09/08/2003 03:47:44 AM
Cool subject. I think I'd have been tempted to lose the bottom section of the shot (from around the top of the leaf which obscures its abdomen) to concentrate on that amazing face and those forelegs.
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