Rain Man(tis) 2 !

Thank you I shall replace the other fav for this.. LOL Great work..

Amazing shot.

how do you do it?? this is the most amazing macro ~ just superb!! xx

WOW. Speechless

Just incredible

No comment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
jx

Fantastic!

I love this little guy and his ‘decorative’ droplets! I supposedly have a praying mantis in my house but I can’t find him! My daughter saw him about a week ago. Hope he doesn’t starve to death and start eating us :)

Wow!!! OH WOW!!!!

Rob I agree this one is just a hair snappier, but they are all fab!

Beautiful beyond words!

Wow, this is an awesome macro!!! Love it!

Agree with everyone, this is a fantastic macro

And deserved a feature!!! Congratulations on your top 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stunning picture :o))

Great shot!

very pretty image, flower drops and extreme closeup, wow superb

Congrats!!!! Brilliant Capture… Well done!

WOW that’s amazing!!! Congratulations!!

Congratulations on your wonderful homepage feature. This is an astounding shot!!!!

killer capture….

completely remarkable capture
:))

What an incredible photo.

A prime example of a creature in which the female of the species is far more deadly than the male.
Beautiful shot that deserves to be on the cover of National Geographic.

Spectacular. Really…worth a soaking!

this is incredible!!!!
probably the best photo i have seen in a LONG time
i cannot get over how amazing this is
heh
=]

utterly fabulous

What an awesome capture!!! : ) Well done!

This is scary. Not because of the subject matter. That is just cool. But its scary because if I ever get a shot this good I might just retire from photography.

Awesome shot, out of interest, can I please ask the lens / camera combination you used for this shot?

Amazing composition!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kudos, mate, on the well-deserved “front page” feature of your Mantis! As usual, terrific image, great work! Cheers!

WOW!!! Did you pay that mantis to stay put while you got those reflections?! lol…Seriously was he an excellent subject or what?? :))

Brilliant capture robkal! Love those raindrops. Congrats on your homepage feature.

Congratulations on the homepage . Excellent macro

Just wild, Robkal!
Superb macro!

Outstanding Macro Photo of this bug! Very clear and water droplets really add to it!

Thank you to everyone for taking the time to write such nice comments about Rain Man(tis) 2.
This is one of my favorite images and I am quite honored that it made the homepage ! Nature is truly beautiful ! Thanks again !!!

Rare picture.. Very Good timing
You may had lots of passions to take this.. Your passion’s fruit is very sweet and amaging

Rare picture.. Very Good timing
You may had lots of passions to take this.. Your passion’s fruit is very sweet and amaging

This would have to be the most amazing macro shot I have ever seen!!!! Fantastic

Very interesting macro shot!

Fantastic macro- love the detail and the droplets

I don’t think macro gets much better than this!

Once in a lifetime shot. Top Drawer! Everything is perfect in this image. I honestly thought it was an equally brilliant montage such is the tonal balance and lighting throughout. Wonderful harmony.

Not sure if this has HDR postworking in it but I love the way the reflections have picked up the ambient so cleanly! Great Work!

Wow – this is incredible! I’m speechless…

I’ve never seen a mantis so close before. Amazing shot!

Brilliant image!

MIND BLOWING CAPTURE. SO HATS OFFFFFFFFFFFFF TO YOU.

That is 100% beautiful. Adorable too. Wants to squish him

WELL DONE on an excellant capture and win.

VERY well done!!!

Congratulations on your challenge win Robkal! Well deserved, amazing image!

Congrats in the Challenge and Being Our Avatar Winner
ANNA

G’day Robkal,

Well this great Mantid shot got my vote! My heartiest congratulations on your win in the MacroPhotography challenge!

GB
Dennis

Oh WOW!!!! Now this is a outstanding Macro …robkal!!! The water drops really add to this Capture! WTG

OHHHHH and Great big CONGRATS on your Win in Macrophotography!!!! So well deserved with Such an Outstanding photo!

awesome!!! can i ask what equipment this was with?

Congrats on your challenge win Stunning Macro for sure!

Thank you all very much for the congrats and comments about Rain Man(tis) 2. What an honor to serve as this wonderful group’s avatar for the next few weeks. Thanks again !

Congrats “Avatar” Lovely work :)

Congrats!!!! Brilliant Capture… Well done!

A big congrates for wining, what a great macro shot, excellent work!

wow great shot

Superb macro! Great detail and reflections! Congratulations on winning the macro challenge!

INCREDIBLE shot!!! Congratulations!

This is stunning!

Stunning photograph, so crisp and the reflections in the drops are so beautiful! Well done! -favs it-

Congratulations, well deserved.

Never seen anything like it; it’s beautiful. Such beauty and detail you captured! Thank you for sharing!

Fantastic picture! So clear, so close, so sharp! Great colours too.

Very well done. kudos!!!

WOW!!! Awesome macro shot!!! Congrats on the #1 spot. Amazing work :)

Awesome capture! Very well done.
~sass

Congratulations, beautiful macro!

Amazing in so many ways.

Stunning details and deffinition! Amazing creature! The drops are so sharp and clear!. Congratulations!!!

awsome macro, love this

Hi, Congratulations on winning the Macro Challenge! It’s awesome! The raindrops and reflections are a gift!

Incredible shot. It was worth getting wet.

One of my favorite creatures captured in all its beauty. Bravo!

Congrats!!! Great photograph and macro!!!

Fantastic!

wooooooow awesome work!

Great title. : – ) Impressive shot!!

Great title. : – ) Impressive shot!!

UN-believable!!!!!!!! This is one of the best Macro shots I have ever seen, absolutely incredible!!!!!!

I hate to be bias but I honestly hope you win this in the challenge ‘Close Up’ this is the most incredible macro shot I’ve ever seen, more so, the droplets upon the face is outstanding! All the Best! Instant Fav!

AMAZING!!!!

This is absolutely astounding!!!! The droplets have miniaturized the flowers but magnified the eye texture. Extremely well done! I want to to macro like this when I grow up! ;-)

fantastic, congrats on challenge win

CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING THE CHALLENG WITH THIS STUNNING AND GREAT MACRO!!!!!!! AN INCREDIBLE SHOT!!!!!! AMAZING REFLECTIONS IN THE DROPLETS…

Congrats on the challenge win. You had my vote.

Congrats on your win:)

Outstanding and congrats on the Close Up win!

Great lens – gets my vote !!!

Great art!

come on!!! that’s crazy. from the thumbnails, i thought it was a pair of hand together painted, to LOOK like a praying mantis!! but it’s the real deal . . GREAT shot!

My goodness…this is absolutely stunning. If this doesn’t win the insect challenge in the TPW there is something going really really wrong…and I am entered. LOL Fantastic shot and you have got my vote!

ABSOLUTLY AWESOME!!!

outstanding!!!

CONGRADULATIONS on your win in the Insect Challenge!! RB is fine. LOL

excellent,

Awesome shot! Nat Geo stuff!! I gotta ask what lens did you use for this image?

Woah.

Awe, i love this, it looks more like a jewel than a creature! Its pretty!!

Love your mantis work. This stands out!

Amazing shot, Robkal, quite stunning! Congratulations on all the features!

WOW!!!I’m stunned :) OUTSTANDING SHOT !!! Love your macro :)

Congratulations! Your work was voted the most popular entry in a First Things Group challenge.

My goodness your work is absolutely amazing!!!

really just makes one go, “seriously?” blows me away. What is your macro set up?

The detail is just amazing!

Fantastic.

Amazing! congratulations on wining the Insect challenge in Made By Nature! Wow! If you would like to be featured then please add it to the group!

Wow an amazing capture!!

Fantastic macro. Congrats on everything!!!!

awesome macro shot.
Congrats on your feature.

WOW! Perfection, great shot.

That is just a fantastic macro shot Rob.

Congrats on your win….robkal!! this is a stunning macro and so very deserving of any Honor it should receive !! Very Excellent work wtg!!

Extraordinary shot.

killer macro!

Amazing….great macro, what lens did you use?!

Superb amazing capture congratz on your well deserved challenge winn :))

CONGRATULATIONS! You have WON the Nature’s Microscope Challenge in the Bug Hunt! group.
1st PLACE

Hi! Congratulations! That pic is waaaaay too cool! I love it! You deserve this! :o))

Gorgeous, stunning, amazing.. beyond wow !!!

amazing shots!!!! just beautiful!!!