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Green Praying Mantis

Green Praying Mantis

I took this photo in the artificial lake called Dry Valley

20-10-2013

I took this photo in the artificial lake called Dry Valley

20-10-2013
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camera

NIKON D3000

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 10/1250 Focal Length 550/10

upload_date

upload_date

May, 2016

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187

Likes

+23

Awards

Peer Award

Superb Composition

Top Choice

Absolute Masterpiece

All Star

Magnificent Capture

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Well done. I have yet to get a capture of a Mantis!

Thank you very much, i wish you luck in finding the Mantis! :))

You really nailed the focus on this praying mantis. Nice photo.

This was on a fishing day, my father was fishing on a lake called Dry Lake, i went looking for spiders and i ended up finding this beautiful green praying mantis. :)

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