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Mantis Portrait

Mantis Portrait

Close-up of preying mantis from my yard.

Close-up of preying mantis from my yard.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

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Aperture f/8 ISO 200 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 90/1

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Nov, 2018

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Amazing macro capture, nice work Chris.

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Beautiful macro.

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