On the end of the Stick

I don't have a macro lens, so this was shot with my 50mm prime lens.

Hand held with some bumped up ISO.

I am not too sure what this insect is. It was shot at Arnold and District Camera Club last week.

Marlies one of our members has a collection of insects and this is one of them perched on a stick she brought to the club.

It was posing rather nicely for me. You can see it's little eyes

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[Maggiemae]

I presume it is alive! Amazing how light and real organisation can get really the best shot! fav

[Phil Howcroft]

@maggiemae yes alive, they don't move much though :)

[Ulrika]

This is great!! I love it

[Beryl Lloyd]

Super shot -- fav

[The Intermittent Photographer aka Blue Rose]

The insect looks rather statesman like. Pleasing capture

[Dione Giorgio]

Fav. What a shot you have taken without a zoom lens! I don't have one either. I have a prime lens but very rarely use it.

[Ivan]

Superb, Phil...fav

[Hazel]

It looks a bit like a stick insect, Phil (this is not a joke!) My 50mm lens does good macros too. (I had to search my followers to find you as my follow on your page had disappeared - some strange happenings on 365 lately - I've deleted one person about a dozen times and they keep reappearing despite Ross Scrivener's best efforts!)

[Jen Hudson]

Superb sharpness and focus.

[Phil Howcroft]

@jennywren @quietpurplehaze @ivan @sangwann @bluerose15 @beryl @tibles thanks everyone for your kind words and faves :) much apppreciated

[Granagringa]

Great shot and super use of Dof

[Lee]

Fabulous shot Phil.

[Cherrill]

Praying mantis? A rarity in Nottingham!! I love macro insect shots :-)

[Allison Williams]

Fabulous! Looks like a praying mantis to me, at least the ones we have in the US. A fav.

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

I'm adding my vote for praying mantis.
Very well done close up. Great example of what can be achieved when you know how to use the kit you have.