Neat set Dan! That is quite a treat (for you and for the mantis, it looks like). This one is my fav: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052847 It almost shows personality. I love Praying Mantis but am quite glad that these creatures aren't 10 times larger than they are.
On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 12:05 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- 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.
