Orchid Mantid

[Dave Weldon]

Howdy All,

Ponders let her Orchid Mantid vist with me for a photo shoot .

Canon 5D MIII with the 100L Macro lens along with a full set of Kenko extensions. f/13, 1/60th, ISO 400. I used two wireless external flash units with some simple light modifiers to soften the light. I used Lightroom 4.2 to tweak sharpness, noise etc.

This little girl is only about 1/2" long.

 

[SarahcoadunatioZac]

I wish I could find these for sale anywhere, I've wanted to breed them for years now.

... Now I have a chameleon he'd likely get the majority of the ooth.


Fantastic picture

 

[ponders]

Wow, Dave! Very nice. Didn't know how pretty she really is until you see one close up!

 

[Kushcham]

Ive been searching for these as well.

 

[SSimsswiSS]

I have a few of these guys for sale.

 

[Elizadolots]

Isn't she pretty! Great shot!

 

[lysinlight87]

I've been looking for one of these for ages! Soooo pretty

 

[coldbloodedAL]

Amazing photo Dave!

 

[Dave Weldon]

Howdy All,

Thanks for the kind comments! It's always fun to photograph interesting things .

 

[ijmccollum]

Nice pictures all around....what are their life span like?