Mating Mantis

Mating Mantis

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

Mating Mantis 100% Enlargement

Honeysuckle Part 3

Honeysuckle No.1

Honeysuckle No.1 - D700, 85mm PC

A few more honeysuckle images and then I think we are done with the vine…I was trying to get a feeling of the plant and the environment without being overly documentary. Anyway that was the thought as I was taking images…

Honeysuckle No.2

Honeysuckle No.2 - D700, 85mm PC

Honeysuckle No.3

Honeysuckle No.3 - D700, Lensbaby Composer

Honeysuckle No.4

Honeysuckle No.4 - D700, Lensbaby Composer