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Published: 2019-09-16 16:01:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 1069; Favourites: 72; Downloads: 0
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Technique: Sometimes the subject I'm shooting gets so use to me being close that it just goes about its business as if I'm not there. All I had to do is set the camera to under expose the natural light in the background, and I shaded the subject so that the flash was the only significant light source on the mantis (to freeze motion).Tech Specs: Canon 70D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon EF-S 60mm macro lens with 37mm of extension (2x) + a diffused MT-24EX (flash head "A" set as the key and "B" as the fill, with the key on a Kaiser flash shoe). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held.
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A wonderful closeup of this infamous insect, if not disturbing in a good way. Out of all the predatory bugs in the insect kingdom, the mantis has always intrigued me. And this shot really defines it's grotesque, alien look of it (it's no wonder why a lot of movie and tv villains take a lot of visual inspiration with this thing). What I also like about this closeup is the amount of detail you can see. Every seem on its face is disturbingly gorgeous, the eyes especially. I also like how you've managed to were able to capture its face in a very eerie way, almost as if it's senses an intruder or another prey close by. It's not perfect, but it's very eerie at least.
My only 2 complaint are this:
1. I wish we could've seen a little more of the body. Not all of it but enough to give it a more menacing pose.
2. I would've loved to have seen more darker lighting effects on the photo, to give it that unsettling feel. Light and shadows can help a lot with capturing the mood and this image really begs for such.
Overall, great image. I love the insect and the details you've captured. Well done.
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Gotta clean my grabbin' mitts of when I go back to grabbin' things... with my mitts.
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