Macro Closup #5 Of 9 Of The Chinese Praying Mantis is a photograph by Leslie Crotty which was uploaded on August 25th, 2014.
Macro Closup #5 Of 9 Of The Chinese Praying Mantis
This Praying Mantis also known as the Chinese Mantis (tenedera aridifolia sinensis) can usually be found in anyone's backyard.They keep the eco... more
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Macro Closup #5 Of 9 Of The Chinese Praying Mantis
Artist
Leslie Crotty
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This Praying Mantis also known as the Chinese Mantis (tenedera aridifolia sinensis) can usually be found in anyone's backyard.They keep the eco system in check by preying and killing other insects that may be considered harmful to anyone's garden that has fruits or vegetables. A must for any Farmer. I captured this fully grown adult size mantis in my garden in late september and brought him back to my photo studio to photograph. It is an extreme macro close up image in which I used a Medium Format Mamiya RZ Pro 2 camera, (film type) with 2 extension tubes, #1 and #2 a #1 softar filter and a dark black background, bringing out all the beauty this little guy has to offer. This enabled me to get approximately 2" from the mantis filling up the entire frame of the view finder. depth of field was very shallow, approximately 1/2" to 3/4" deep. This is why you see his body going softly out of focus while still keeping his face in soft sharp focus. I mainly tried to focus in on his eyes and face as sharp as possible. It's also 9 of 9 images I captured this close. This is one of the few I captured with good detail and expression! I was always fascinated with these little guys as a young boy growing up in Brooklyn in the 1960's. If anyone wanted to catch one of these little guys they should do it very carefully extending their hand palm down, letting the mantis walk on the top of their hand. Doing it this way they will not feel threatened as compared to picking them up grabbing their body and possibly getting a sting from one of their sharp claws! Everyone should experience these wonders that I have of Nature and how everything as a purpose in this wonderful world we live in today!
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August 25th, 2014
