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dalantech — Mantis Maintenance II
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#cleaning #closeup #insect #mantis
Published: 2015-10-27 17:16:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 1936; Favourites: 70; Downloads: 0
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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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Was contemplating taking over the planet...
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Mantis are my favorite insects so I enjoy detailed close ups like this, especially since they're tough to make for any small animals.
I love how you're still being watched by the mantis while it's cleaning itself. The insect still looks ready to strike.
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It did strike several tomes, and at one point climbed onto my lens
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Ohh, I'm actually curious to see photos of it climbing the lens. xD Such photos can look very fun.
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Next time it happens I'll ask my boy to take a photo of it
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