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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Mark Nadler on October 08, 2023, 01:55:31 pm

Title: Praying Mantis
Post by: Mark Nadler on October 08, 2023, 01:55:31 pm

I was looking for birds and insects in an abandoned old stadium site complaining to myself that I had not seen many praying mantises this year, when poof, I came across a bunch of them hunting.  I like the perspective of this shot, so I'm posting it.  Comments welcomed.

Mark

Title: Re: Praying Mantis
Post by: kers on October 09, 2023, 05:18:11 am

indeed like the image a lot; and the colours remind me of futuristic films where these kind of animals are the aliens...

Title: Re: Praying Mantis
Post by: francois on October 09, 2023, 10:00:28 am

Composition is unusual and I like it a lot.
Bravo.

Title: Re: Praying Mantis
Post by: Mark Nadler on October 09, 2023, 06:43:01 pm

I decided to tweak this image. 

Mark

Title: Re: Praying Mantis
Post by: Mark Nadler on October 09, 2023, 06:43:58 pm

kers and francois, thanks for looking and commenting.

mark

Title: Re: Praying Mantis
Post by: Bob_B on October 10, 2023, 09:45:05 am

The tweaked image is vastly superior to the original, as it separates the mantid from the background and provides depth. Nicely done, Mark.

Title: Re: Praying Mantis
Post by: Mark Nadler on October 10, 2023, 10:56:30 pm

Thanks, Bob.  Yeah, I agree about the second image.  I get easily seduced when developing images.  After looking at this one a second time I realized an alternative path of development.

mark

Title: Re: Praying Mantis
Post by: Michael West on October 10, 2023, 11:39:50 pm

Quote from: Mark Nadler on October 09, 2023, 06:43:01 pm

I decided to tweak this image. 

Mark

I prefer this tonal range

Title: Re: Praying Mantis
Post by: Mark Nadler on October 12, 2023, 09:39:31 am

kers, francois, and West, thanks for looking and commenting.

mark