Mating Mantis – D700, 85mm PC

This is the second pair of mantis I have seen mating in the garden this year. I stacked seven exposures in Helicon Focus to get some more detail in the mantis while keeping the background soft with the lens wide open at f/2.8. Worked pretty well…here’s a 100% enlargement of the male. Click to view a little larger…

Mating Mantis 100% Enlargement