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Description I prefer not to explain how I ended photographing a Mantis religiosa in the middle of the night... anyway, you would not believe me for sure.

Anyway, it was just funny to make this shot

BTW, for the photographer... the couple : 5DMkII + a perfectly centered 150mm 2.8 is the KILLER image quality couple. I don't use it very often but it is always a pleasure !!!

Enjoy
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Comments: 24

adjieguswara-art [2012-10-09 12:14:21 +0000 UTC]

amazing!!

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MarcosRodriguez [2012-10-07 12:11:04 +0000 UTC]

Hi, your wonderful work has been featured in the #devPREMIUM 's Weekly Macro Spotlight Vol. 35 . Best regards!!

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HelgjeD [2012-10-04 07:49:20 +0000 UTC]

What an amazing picture ! Really great work.

I find a mantis a beautiful insect, but I wouldn't won't it find it where you did.

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Treekami [2012-10-04 03:51:14 +0000 UTC]

wow this is beautiful! =O

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nine9nine9 [2012-10-03 14:18:15 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic shot!

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Kriloner [2012-10-03 07:49:33 +0000 UTC]

Joli! Et sympa la petite histoire qui va avec ^^

J'espere qu'on se croisera prochainement !

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phalalcrocorax In reply to Kriloner [2012-10-03 13:29:33 +0000 UTC]

Salut

Bah merci beaucoup En effet... histoire abracadabrante...

Par contre... pour se voir... je ne peux que dimanche matin ou samedi matin aussi mine de rien La demaine d'après, je pars pour namur

Aller, bonnes photos Γ  toi

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Kriloner In reply to phalalcrocorax [2012-10-08 22:23:10 +0000 UTC]

Tu exposes Γ  Namur? Ou tu as participΓ©?

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phalalcrocorax In reply to Kriloner [2012-10-09 00:29:25 +0000 UTC]

Heu... les 2 mon capitaine

2 images Γ  aves, 2 images Γ  Namur... et une expo dans le seul site qui expose pendant 12 jours. En gros... je suis comblΓ©

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Kriloner In reply to phalalcrocorax [2012-10-09 14:50:56 +0000 UTC]

Excellent! Bonne chance alors, meme si ce n'en est pas... ^^

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PhotographsByBri [2012-10-03 05:38:40 +0000 UTC]

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herofan135 [2012-10-02 18:44:42 +0000 UTC]

Epic shot here, love it.

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phalalcrocorax In reply to herofan135 [2012-10-03 13:31:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot

It means that you don't need a lot to make an epic shot... a light source... an arm... and a bug of course

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kayaksailor [2012-10-02 04:36:28 +0000 UTC]

come hang by our porch light - we have them almost every night! Six at one time last week... what was your light source?

love the pose you've captured here's one of mine, yours is better [link]

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juniorel [2012-10-02 02:16:03 +0000 UTC]

Aww! I love mantids. And you caught it grooming, too. I love the silhouette.

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Nachiii [2012-10-01 21:51:32 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous. How did you manage to find a mantis in the night? O.O

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phalalcrocorax In reply to Nachiii [2012-10-01 21:55:03 +0000 UTC]

That is the point I prefer not to talk about... Because you would never believe me

Amazing nature we said ?

Thanks again

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Nachiii In reply to phalalcrocorax [2012-10-01 22:00:10 +0000 UTC]

Arrrgh, now I'm even more curious But if you don't feel like talking about it, it's fine
Welcome

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phalalcrocorax In reply to Nachiii [2012-10-01 22:09:22 +0000 UTC]

OK... here is the story.

We were walking along the Brouage fortress to find some snakes but as the weather had been awful for the 5 days before, we only found some Triturus marmoratus and some Hyla meridionalis. After 2 hours of shots, we went back to our house, 30 mins away from where we were... and when I wanted to take my shower, I felt something moving on my pant... it was it I know... it is not the most incredible way to find a bug. It is almost gross... But anyway, I just enjoyed making some shots of it.

And the light... it comes from the luster just above me... The place the mantis stand is mu left harm...

Now... you know everything

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Nachiii In reply to phalalcrocorax [2012-10-01 22:24:32 +0000 UTC]

Haha, that's a lovely story But I believe you for something similar happened to me, too.
When we went birding to a pond and then got in a car to continue to another place, I almost got a heart attack when I saw something suddenly move on my leg. It was a big caterpillar and a reason why my friend (who's also interested in butterflies) stopped the car to take pictures of it, because it was something quite rare, actually.
And once, when I was going to a train station through a swamp (I got lost, as usual) and luckily caught the train in the end, I discovered a nice bug on (and then in) my bag ... which then took off and began flying around in the coupΓ© I realised it was probably Rhynocoris iracundus (or something similar), the bug we were looking for on our terrain practice at school and couldn't find anywhere
These insects are really incredible sometimes...

I see, I thought the light was early morning sun or something like that

Thank you for sharing the story

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phalalcrocorax In reply to Nachiii [2012-10-01 22:38:00 +0000 UTC]

Ha ha ha

Nice... next time that you won't find the bug you are looking for... just have a look in your bag... how knows

BTW, I almost had a heart attack too as at first, I though that it was a spider...

Thanks to share your stories too... it made me laugh and that is the best cure against sadness

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Nachiii In reply to phalalcrocorax [2012-10-01 22:53:28 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, they're pretty unpredictable I was trying to look like I'm not there, when I went in the train with my stuff dirty with mud and some vegetation and it was kinda obvious the big thing flying around came from me Luckily there weren't too many people there
Haha, that's good to hear

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phalalcrocorax In reply to Nachiii [2012-10-01 23:10:08 +0000 UTC]

Ha ha ha

I love the face on others when things like that happens But I don't like when it is toward me

To be fair... the truly best is to rest I will go to bed now Thanks for this discussion, it brings me happiness

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Nachiii In reply to phalalcrocorax [2012-10-01 23:17:07 +0000 UTC]

Yep, I tried not to look just in case
Sure, I'm headed to bed now, too, cause tomorrow I have an important meeting, with one teacher, when the fate of my bachelor's thesis will be (hopefully) decided
I'm happy to be of help It was fun Good night

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