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Praying Mantis

This praying mantis allowed me to shoot him for half an hour. I think he was just as interested in me as I him.

This praying mantis allowed me to shoot him for half an hour. I think he was just as interested in me as I him.
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cameraCanon EOS REBEL T2i

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 160 Shutter 1/160 

upload_dateJan, 2014

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7 Comments |
believeit2receiveit
 
believeit2receiveit January 17, 2014
Amazing macro!
learjet60
 
learjet60 February 16, 2014
Cool macro!
Witmar
 
Witmar June 29, 2016
very good
nornots Ultimate
 
nornots June 29, 2016
Fantastic macro.....
westi PRO+
 
westi June 29, 2016
Thanks, bunches. Westi
KnnVaUSA
 
KnnVaUSA June 30, 2016
wonderful job, what kind the lens did you use for this shot, how far did you closse to the object ?
susieboard
 
susieboard April 15, 2017
Fantastic macro shot!

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