Praying Mantis (2)

Very cool shot

FANBLOODYTASTIC!!!!!! You are too good!!!

Great shot, nice macro.

Amazing !

Fabulous insect,great macro!!!

What lens is that? great shot

This is awesome!!!

outstanding! simply perfect

This is a fabulous Macro..I have never seen such an excellent close-up of a preying mantis.Perfection.Well done.

An amazing macro! Nicely done.

Stunning capture!

wow this is great

Astonishing. Such a great pic.

I love these guys…and this is a great shot. They’re look like tiny little aliens watching over us.

Perfect Shot…Beautiful!

A beautiful macro, great colour and choice of bg colour

Great macro!! A perfect insect portrait.

Wow – now that’s a Macro – Bravo! Extremely well done – I love this!

excellent macro shot and one that you should be very proud of

this is so cool! unbelivable

Such wonderful detail. Perfection in nature. Ya did it well

Thank you all so much for taking the time to write such kind & encouraging comments! It is overwhelming to think that there are so many kind & talented people from all over the world who can view & appreciate your work just by clicking a button. Amazing!

Brilliant close-up work. I really like it!

this shot is crazy with detail! awesome! love the colors. great job!

this is a magnificent portrait !!!!

absolutely fabulous!!! such in incredible macro – can i ask what sort of lens you are using? I love macro shots and am thinking about getting one…

Whoo, Uebermacro! Awesome work.

Thank you to everyone for your wonderful and encouraging comments. They are greatly appreciated!!

Nicole-in answer to your question- A Raynox DCR-250 Super Macro Conversion Lens, which clips onto the front of my Lumix DMC-FZ30 camera. Most are shot with a flash, manual focus at F-11, 1/250. Thanks again for the kind words!

Wow, ... what a fantastic closeup.

I like also the colors in the backround for this “portrait”

Wow, this is great!

Great photo, I keep coming back to it time and time again, this one eats at me for some reason hummm not sure why other than it is a really great work, thanks for sharing it.

When it comes to insects you are a master.

I think this speces of alien live on “Botanicalius Prime”.

David

wow amazing shot … bugs are aliens I swear lo l

gorgeous portrait work!!!

wow!

Amazing closeup and detail

Can we take a look up his nose :) Great bunch of macro’s

Mate, what a nice shot. Brilliant shot would be more like it. This would have to be my fav shot of my fav insect so far.

love your mantis..crisp clear color..awesome!

Fantastic macro!

Amazing macro, awesome colour and detail.

What great colours in his eyes and on his head!

OMG….this is phenomenal!!!

speechless!

Great Mantis! I love these creatures – such personality. The colours and detail make this shot.

I have a feeling that you already know how fantastic this is…......just in case you didn’t…........................It is!

FANTASTIC shot!

Great shot. Wonderful detail.

im so jealous of your lense….fab shot…truly

Amazing detail in this – well done.

dof and detail are both remarkable! brill shot! congrats on the home page feature

Terrific macro ,congrats for the home page.

That’s awesome!!!

well done Rob getting a homepage slot. this certainly deserves it. cheers.

wow!!!!!

this is such an awesome capture!!!

Bravo : )

What great detail and treat

great macro and detail

ALIENS AMONG US, CUTE IN ITS OW WAY….

Outstanding work.

Such fine talent and a awesome gift you have with the camera!

This is superb, fantastic colours and detail.

fantastic! brilliant.

Fantastic!!

This is amazing, your macro work is excellent, the clarity and lighting is just brilliant.

Fabulous macro, he looks like an invading alien.

well, I didn’t realize they looked like this up close! what a beautiful color he/she is :)

Lovely macro! The color and clarity is superb!

Probably the sharpest Mantis shot I’ve ever seen!

oo, such a dramatic composition. you must have cropped that… ? I think that is a wow. ‘wow.’

COngratulations….very very well deserving. This is fantastic.

WOW, this is fabulous!

This is just a brilliant macro shot of a praying mantus!!! Congratulations….. so deserving!!!!

WOW!!! What a fantastic image, congratulations, and well done!!!

Congratulations on winning the avator challenge!!! Fabulous image!!!!!!

Thank you all so much for the kind words about this photo. There were so many other wonderful photos entered in the contest, so it is truly an honor to have had this one selected! Thanks to all who voted for this Mantis. He will represent this group proudly for the next few weeks.
Thanks again !!!!!

Congrats. Well deserved. Such an amazing shot. LoL

totally scary good!!

Ohhhhhhhh I love these things! Excellent details, everything so perfect:)

Incredible! Fantastic colours!

Terrific shot Robkal! It makes it look so alien.

Incredible macro!

one of your best