Tis Man and Mantis  by robv

Tis Man and Mantis

Self and other portrait. Glad it's not really the apparent size that forced perspective implies! Stagmomantis californica female I found yesterday, she'll have a home in my yard after the shoot.
Nice, I love finding walking sticks, but they're rare around here and my cats love them too....so I don't get to see them very often. Great capture!
October 16th, 2010  
Thats an incredible close-up,really like your choice of focus too.
October 16th, 2010  
Great shot!! I love the title
October 16th, 2010  
That's great. I do love the forced perspective. Very cool shot.
October 16th, 2010  
What a great example of Macro! I love this! Great capture!
October 16th, 2010  
You have done a wonderful job at capturing the mantis and yourself. Have an excellent weekend.
October 16th, 2010  
Creepy. Don't the females eat the males? Neat pic.
October 16th, 2010  
@stclare Yes the females sometimes eat the males while mating, the headless body still gets the job done. I've seen it happen a couple of times in my yard.
October 16th, 2010  
Very nice Robert! :)
October 16th, 2010  
wow, fantastic shot!
October 16th, 2010  
Very original and well-executed. The focus is great...and the title is, too. : )
October 16th, 2010  
Fabulous once again Robert....and the title is cool..
October 16th, 2010  
Amazing shot! And an awesome title!
October 16th, 2010  
Robert, your shots are amazing. This is terrific.
October 16th, 2010  
Amazing shot of the bug man himself...awesome!
October 16th, 2010  
Wow--stunning insect! She's even smiling.
October 16th, 2010  
Extremely creepy :O
October 16th, 2010  
gosh, i can't imagine myself holding one of those : ) Lovely that you'll share your yard with this fella though : )
October 17th, 2010  
A brownish one. The other day we were passing around a green one. With a broken camera, a photo wasn't an option :( Very nice capture & focus here!
October 17th, 2010  
What a great mantis, I don't think I would be able to hold her in my hand.
October 17th, 2010  
Cool pic, wow!
October 17th, 2010  
He looks just like my Stanley..I love mantis!!
October 18th, 2010  
This is a great shot of her. They have pretty spooky faces those things.
October 18th, 2010  
I love mantids!!
October 20th, 2010  
Great shot and awesome focus!!
October 21st, 2010  
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