Thanks, Donald. I actually tried a little video, but the damn thing was so small that I could neither keep it in focus or keep the beast in frame with video.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Donald Guthrie <[email protected]> wrote: > What a delightful series!. Could have made a great video too. > > On 7/12/15 12:08 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Message: 10 >> Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 01:05:01 -0400 >> From: "Daniel J. Matyola"<[email protected]> >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List<[email protected]> >> Subject: PESO: The Impressive Clergyman >> Message-ID: >> >> <caomwt1yy9qv-rrgnfixbppjggojbtg1nthkauytxc2q_w+j...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >> >> >> I was working in the yard today, while my wife was at the pool >> listening to a podcast. She called to me said I should bring my >> camera to the pool. >> >> She had placed a flowery table cloth on one of the picnic tables on >> the pool patio, and a small Praying Mantis had flown on to one of the >> flowers. >> >> Since we had recently attended a big screen version of The Princess >> Bride at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (hosted by Cary Elwes), >> the little fellow immediately brought to my mind The Impressive >> Clergyman, as portrayed by Peter Cook. <G> >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052828 >> >> I took this image with my car key to illustrate how tiny the mantis really >> is: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052835 >> >> We found a tiny ant, and fed it to the mantis: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052856 >> >> He enjoyed his lunch at the pool: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052849&size=lg >> >> The whole gallery is here: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052849&size=lg >> >> K-5 II S, FA 100 mm F2.8 MACRO >> Comments are invited and appreciated. >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
