I Dare You!

Artist: Joyce Dickens, IPA
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I Dare You!

This Praying Mantis appears to be injured and yet still very confident and protective of his territory (namely, My Yard). We had such fun together! I hope you enjoy this one.

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Deborah Bowness, 10 months ago

Excellent capture Joyce! Great DOF!
cynthiab, 10 months ago

stunning shot
Bonnie Taylor ..., 10 months ago

Joyce, I’ve tried on a number of occasions to get one of these little critters in sharp focus without much success. You’ve achieved this here, getting him in all his beauty and charm. I can tell the two of you were engaged in an animated conversation! Enchanting!
MaryO, 10 months ago

Nice picture, a brave character.
Joyce Dickens,..., 10 months ago

Deborah, Cynthiab, Bonnie and MaryO: Thanks to each of you for stopping by and leaving your encouraging comments!
Hagen, 10 months ago

Nice shot
Annika Strömgren, 10 months ago

Joyce, I love this! Great capture!
John Davis, 10 months ago

these guys are awesome andyou have done a superb job with the perspective, what a nice shot… is tha his SUV in the driveway? I can never get that low how do you do it???
Joyce Dickens,..., 10 months ago

Hagen, Annika, and John: Thanks to each of you ; I appreciate your supportive comments very much! Bonnie and John, yes, it’s all about getting down to their level; not afraid to get in the dirt or grass in this case…....this guy was most cooperative! We were face to face and I had a blast :-)
Starr1949, 10 months ago

Great capture Love the way the mantis is positioned and looking directly at the camera. The pipe takes you deep into the photo and the leaves with lines and a blurred background sets it all off.
Joyce Dickens,..., 10 months ago

Starr1949 Thank you so much for taking a look and leaving such a gracious comment!
frogster, 10 months ago

Wow wonderful macro Joyce.
T A Joseph, 10 months ago

Excellent shot…... really nice use of the DOF
Joyce Dickens,..., 10 months ago

frogster & TA Joseph, C\Thank you I really appreciate it!
Halcyon007, 10 months ago

They look very scary this close up!

Excellent capture
Joyce Dickens,..., 10 months ago

Stuart, Thank you!
Mel Brackstone, 10 months ago

Those wings look like they haven’t yet opened up properly. When they first emerge they need pumping up, for want of a better explanation. I’m guessing this has just emerged. Nice catch!
Adela Hriscu, 10 months ago

WOOOW, gorgeous macro, so clear and perfect exposure, excellent shot!
Adela Hriscu, 10 months ago

WOOOW, gorgeous macro, so clear and perfect exposure, excellent shot!
Joyce Dickens,..., 10 months ago

Mel and Adela, Thank you both so much! I believe this one has an injured right wing….
Deborah Parkin, 10 months ago

what a wonderful shot – it looks like he is posing for you lol!!!
Antanas, 10 months ago

Perfect exposure and composition, well done.
Paul Tupman, 10 months ago

This is a fantastic shot.. I love the way he is looking directly at the camera.. Brilliant DoF with the pipe leading your eye..
Miss Misery, 10 months ago

wow FANTASTIC A++++
Helen Bascom, 10 months ago

Wonderful image! Great DoF as well.
Joyce Dickens,..., 10 months ago

Deborah, Antanas, Paul, Peter & Helen: Thanks each of you for stopping by and leaving such supportive comments on this piece.
Marianne Wallace, 10 months ago

This is my kind of photography. Down on my stomach, eye to eye! Love it :-)
Joyce Dickens,..., 10 months ago

Marianne; yes, that’s exactly what it was; thank you so much!
Crokus Label, 10 months ago

This is a beautiful “capture”... :)
I love how we can see “his” eyes and all of the details there… :)
Julie Langford, 10 months ago

Lovely capture Joyce, but my – how big are these things?
Joyce Dickens,..., 10 months ago

Julie, thanks…..these are really quite small….this one was about 4 inches in length and maybe an inch and a half tall…..just got to get down to their level to see them like this; thanks for stopping by and commenting. :-)
Matt Dawdy, 10 months ago

This is cool. Nice shot and good detail. Did you submit this to the macro group?
Joyce Dickens,..., 10 months ago

I have now; Thanks for the reminder, and thank you for viewing and commenting on this image!
Colin Tobin, 10 months ago

This perspective makes this critter look HUGE!
Great work!
Joyce Dickens,..., 10 months ago

Colin, Thank you so much; I love shooting these little guys and you just have to get down to their level. I appreciate your stopping by and leaving the wonderful comment!
BySilent, 10 months ago

Beautiful macro
stormphotonet, 10 months ago

Nice I like the DOF the car adds to the photo
Joyce Dickens,..., 10 months ago

BySilent, Stormphotonet, thank you both for the gracious comments!!
birdtoes, 9 months ago

Excellent!
Joyce Dickens,..., 9 months ago

birdtoes, Thank you so much!
Lumineux, 9 months ago

These critters can be downright cocky, I love them! This really is a wonderful shot, the background setting & pose really make this interesting.
Joyce Dickens,..., 9 months ago

lumineux, Thank you so much!!!
GrayeaglePhoto..., 9 months ago

Love this bug every year i get the eggs and put them around yard,.. Nice shot.
elbambino, 9 months ago

Wow.. She/he looks very confident and intimidating… great shot !
Joyce Dickens,..., 9 months ago

Pat & Linda @ Grayeaglephotography thank you for the support; I really appreciate it!
Joyce Dickens,..., 9 months ago

elbambino; Thank you for stopping by and leaving the gracious comment!
Marc Evans IPA, 8 months ago

Love it ! great work.
coffeebean, 7 months ago

Wow neat capture this is great
Joyce Dickens,..., 7 months ago

Marc and coffeebean, Thank you both; it means a lot to me that you took the time to view and comment on this piece!
dinghysailor1, 7 months ago

ha ha tee hee ! you made me laugh out loud with the title when I opened the shot ! the best kind of art on red bubble – the unexpected!!!
Jay Quigley, 6 months ago

Wonderful vantage point. I just love praying mantis. A great shot….Cheers
Joyce Dickens,... in reply to dinghysailor1’s comment, 6 months ago

I am so glad you liked this shot; it was a lot of fun!
Joyce Dickens,... in reply to Jay Quigley’s comment, 6 months ago

Jay, Thank you for stopping by and leaving the gracious comment!
Jay, Thanks for stopping by and checking out this incredible little guy; it was fun!
Hiroko, 6 months ago

nice shot
Thomas Pettit, 4 months ago

Ha Ha! Cute little dude. Did you see the praying mantis on America’s Funniest Videos boxing with the guy? Nice shot, nice sentiments in the side bar.
Joyce Dickens,... in reply to Hiroko’s comment, 4 months ago

Hiroko, thank you so much!
Joyce Dickens,... in reply to Thomas Pettit’s comment, 4 months ago

Thomas, Thank you so much; appreciate it!