The Praying Mantid

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• fartash (5161)
• [2007-09-28 8:02]

Hello Pankaj
It seem you really like to shoot them :o)
Perfect details,lighting and DOF,Welldone.

Good Luck
Fartash

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• batu (16383)
• [2007-09-28 8:03]

Hello Pankaj,
an artistic picture of the Mantis with a peculiar composition. Besides that, focus and sharpness are excellent.
Best wishes, Peter

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• Tamrock (1928)
• [2007-09-28 8:10]

hi pankaj!
very nice macro with good
sharpness and i like the
dark background!
well done and tfs!

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• EOSF1 (23955)
• [2007-09-28 8:42]

Hello Pankaj, that's a beautiful image of the Mantis, with the dark background it stands out perfectly. Well done,

Mario

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• schnoopie (964)
• [2007-09-28 8:59]

Hi Pankaj,
great shot of this mantis.
I like the composition with the dark background very much :)
Sharpness and focus are perfect. Nice POV, too.

TFS tatjana

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• lensaleksander (42)
• [2007-09-28 9:07]

hi pankaj
amazing specimen
the composition is original aand beautiful
colors and background are near perfection !!

aleks ;)
best wishes

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• jesst (2441)
• [2007-09-28 9:33]

Wonderful photo!
Great composition and very beautiful combination of green and black

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• jaycee (25460)
• [2007-09-28 9:43]

Hi Pankaj,

Another beautiful and artistic presentation of the praying mantis. Marvelous position, colors, and details. The green against the black is striking. Beautiful composition once again.

Jane

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• Platypus (280)
• [2007-09-28 9:57]

Hi Pankaj,

This mantis is realy worth posting. I especially like the tones, green on the black background. Nothing disturbs the subject.

Did you do any post-treatment or did you get the shot as is ? In any case, great job !

Pascal.

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• gracious (13068)
• [2007-09-28 11:01]

friend Pankaj,
Great exposure and focus of this mantis!
perfect sharpness, natural colour and details
good bg too
cheers
Tony

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• smitha (4409)
• [2007-09-28 11:25]

Hello Pankaj,
No wonder you feel like sharing the shot after you process it. This is a fantastic picture. I really liked the way you have captured it with excellent clarity and details against a dark background. the POV and DOF are excellent.Great composition. Though your mantis picture looks too tempting for me to give it a try myself, I will have to overcome my fear first.
Thanks for the shot, Pankaj and have a nice weekend.
regards,
Smitha.

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• Patleboss (5950)
• [2007-09-28 11:47]

Hello pankaj, fantastic composition with wonderfull colors and sharpness, outstanding background and lighting,
very well done,
friendly,
Pat

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• undoredo (2740)
• [2007-09-28 11:52]

Hi Pankaj
Very nice pose and moment you've captured.
Excellent details and clean black BG makes it outstand out, well framed, too.
TFS and Regards,
Kevin

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• eqshannon (31141)
• [2007-09-28 13:18]

Your pictures are alway so unbelievably clear and almost fixating. I find myself wishing for more..and bigger..It is just the kind of picture with little to no real frame, for on a medium dark wall...all alone with an indirect lighting. Great as usual my good friend.
Bob

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• Juyona (16891)
• [2007-09-28 13:55]

Hola Pankaj,
excelente trabajo,
foco estupendo y buen pov y bg,
saludos

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• jignasi (27917)
• [2007-09-28 14:21]

Ya publicaste una parecida, pero es tan buena que la volvemos a votar jeje

Abrazo Pankaj.

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• Luis52 (15809)
• [2007-09-28 17:14]

Hola Pankaj. Exelente Macro. Los colores suaves en verde lucen bellamente- la pose muy hermosa tambien. Saludos Luis52.

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• tiklod (3397)
• [2007-09-28 17:27]

Hi Pankaj,
Amazing backgound effect and excellent details and light on this mantis. Great composition.
Thanks,

Claude

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• pablominto (14563)
• [2007-09-28 23:38]

Hello Pankaj,
Good details and a fine dynamic composition!
The insect is captured from a good point of view, attractive colours...
Well done on the close-up work!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• parthasarathi (1314)
• [2007-09-28 23:49]

No more comments - only points.

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• jmirah (4687)
• [2007-09-29 1:06]

Hi Pankaj,
A beatifully composed photo. Outstanding color against the dark BG. Very well captured and presented.

TFS
Jim

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• haraprasan (20403)
• [2007-09-29 1:32]

Hi Pankaj,
Yes it is a very nice subject to shoot. This is also well captured with a nice composition with fine details and POV. Nice use of flash. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• Silvio2006 (102073)
• [2007-09-29 2:33]

Hi Pankay, splendid mantid in prayng pose, excellent sharpness and elegant presentation , very well done, have a nice week end, ciao Silvio

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• Servane (1138)
• [2007-09-29 3:01]

Wow!
Magnificent work of composition .It's very well-kept.

Best regards

Servane

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• angybone (7684)
• [2007-09-29 6:49]

Fantastic...that black bg is perfect again. Wonderful shot again! :)

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• japiey (405)
• [2007-09-29 7:01]

Hi Pankaj.

EXCELLENT CAPTURE !!
The colours are fine and details sharp.
Thank you for this share.

jean paul

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• Jamesp (18906)
• [2007-09-29 13:29]

Hi Pankaj

Wow

Excellent POV with superb lighting and focus.

james

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• gannu (14761)
• [2007-09-29 20:30]

Pankaj, Not at all. Lovely even sometimes i really wonder behind the lens the way they behave. Sometimes i really feel I missed all these moments for such a long time. (Since I started taking the camera business seriously in the last 6-8months). Excellent shot. But the pity is I have not come across even one of them. Probably next week when i visit Haraprasan and Sumon. Coming to the picture. a. BG is superb. b. The frame showing the mantis and leaving the rest c. Macro shot TFS Ganesh

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• cicindela (9226)
• [2007-09-30 5:27]

Hi Pankaj!
What a nice composition and beautiful "green-black" contrast :) Lovely DOF and POV, details are really great.
TFS and I am waiting for the next photo :)
Radomir

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• SelenE (13972)
• [2007-10-01 3:02]

Hi Pankaj,
I like this praying mantis series of yours a lot. This one is again very nice. Dark background, pose you captured and the composition look very elegant. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-10-01 10:26]

Hello Pankaj

The colours and contrast are super.The dark BG is a wonderful backdrop for this mantid.The lighting is well done.The POV and DOF are excellent.Great job.TFS
Rob

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• vipinbaliga (460)
• [2010-09-08 5:05]

Brilliant picture sir..!!! :-)