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Garden Mantis Part 2

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Female Mantis - D700, 70-200 w/500D

Female Mantis - D700, 70-200 w/500D

Walking by the rose bush this morning I spotted this large female mantis. As I was about to get the camera I also spotted two more, males this time. Don’t remember seeing this many at once…

Shot this with my D700 with a 70-200mm f/2.8 and a Canon 500D close-up lens added. Also use a SB-800 with LumiQuest softbox off camera as a fill light. Pretty good detail in the shot as you can see by this 100% section off the head.

Female Mantis 100 percent view

Female Mantis 100% view of head

Garden Mantis

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Garden Mantis - D700, 70-200mm w/500D

Garden Mantis - D700, 70-200mm w/500D

For the last few years we have been lucky to have some praying mantis in the garden. As it gets cooler they seem to be easier to spot, sunning themselves in the scotch broom. Here’s one I shot this morning. He didn’t mind me at all…to busy trying to get warm.