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Published: 2015-10-26 17:13:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 5307; Favourites: 82; Downloads: 0
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Description 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 25mm of extension + a diffused MT-24EX (flash head "A" set as the key and "B" as the fill, with the key on a Kaiser flash shoes). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held.
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Comments: 9

mantisngo2468 [2020-02-03 03:09:30 +0000 UTC]

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Smederevac [2015-11-05 01:30:37 +0000 UTC]

Very nice!

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dalantech In reply to Smederevac [2015-11-05 19:18:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Monkeystyle3000 [2015-10-26 23:01:18 +0000 UTC]

I love the details of its mouth parts and the highlighted facets of those golden eyes. Beautifully captured!

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dalantech In reply to Monkeystyle3000 [2015-10-27 04:13:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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WanderingMogwai [2015-10-26 17:25:05 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful  

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dalantech In reply to WanderingMogwai [2015-10-26 17:32:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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FloatingMansion [2015-10-26 17:23:14 +0000 UTC]

Haha cool

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dalantech In reply to FloatingMansion [2015-10-26 17:29:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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