Portrait of Mantis

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• Arjun (7593)
• [2007-12-01 9:18]

hi,
mantis is very happy that it got a wonderful portrait:)...beautiful picture with xcellent details and splendid composition.nice pov.black BG looks great.
TFS

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• gracious (13068)
• [2007-12-01 9:27]

Hello friend Pankaj,
Perfect use of the flash to bring total sharpness, vivid colour and so much details on the Mantis!
This is a great composition with useful notes
TFS
my best wishes
Tony

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• fartash (5161)
• [2007-12-01 9:33]

Hello Pankaj
Very nice shot of this Mantis,
Great focusing,details and lighting,
Superb shot,Welldone.

Regards
fartashphoto.com

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• lousat (65489)
• [2007-12-01 9:38]

incredible sharpness and beautifull black background for a first class pic,very good work,have a nice day,Luciano

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• Luis52 (15809)
• [2007-12-01 9:47]

Hola Pankaj.- Bello Macro de exelente calidad, gran calidad en la foto con muy alto nivel de nitidez e iluminacion, todo con un fondo negro muy hermoso.
Saludos
Luis52.

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• Argus (50626)
• [2007-12-01 9:51]

Hello Pankaj,
Fine capture of a praying mantis taken at night with excellent sharpness and colours and contrasting very well with the black BG of the night.
Well done and TFS!
ivan

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• mariki (9477)
• [2007-12-01 10:03]

Hello Pankaj,

Great shot of this mantis. Good sharpness and beautiful colours, especially for the eyes.
Well done,
Cheers,
Mariki

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• marhowie (486)
• [2007-12-01 10:36]

Hi Pankaj,
The late light, flash, and F/16 has combined to make this great black BG, I like it.
Very good DOF, POV, detail, color and pose with eye contact.
Nice work,
Howard

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• Juyona (16891)
• [2007-12-01 11:00]

Hola Pankaj,
espléndido trabajo y agradable bg y foco.
buenos colores,
saludos

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• Patleboss (5950)
• [2007-12-01 12:08]

Hi Pankay,
fantastic ^portait of this mantis, very sharp with splendid colors and wonderfull black background,
cheer,
friendly,
Pat

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• anel (40574)
• [2007-12-01 12:12]

Hello Pankaj,
Again a very beautiful mantis picture. I like the composition, the fine colours, the dark background. A very artistic shot.
Best regards
Anne

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• writerscrawlz (2961)
• [2007-12-01 12:31]

One word: WOW! I love this, especially how you have it surrounded in blackness. It really helps bring the mantis into focus so that he pops. Excellent job! It's so focused and detailed and I love the lighting.

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• joey (24909)
• [2007-12-01 13:59]

Striking image of this awesome insect.
Once again the black BG is very effective and causes the Praying Mantis to stand out very well.
Excellent sharpness and detail.
Very well done Pankaj,
Joe

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• saguzar (7202)
• [2007-12-01 15:44]

Hi Pankaj,
A very good portrait in middle of the night, I like the mistery sensation of this scene. Good job
Hernán

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• pablominto (14563)
• [2007-12-01 23:09]

Hello Pankaj,
This is a fine pose and a good point of view!
Good details in the insect, and the result is presented in this fine composition!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• wishnugaruda (19365)
• [2007-12-01 23:27]

Hi Pankaj,
sooooo wonderful, this mantis is so interesting and mystical, I never saw one in nature but it's a great wish for me to find one and make such a fantastic shot like you did, I'm realy impressed, marvelous, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• fiyo (15161)
• [2007-12-02 1:29]

Hello Pankaj,
Great color & composition with excellent details within your DOF.TFS

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• haraprasan (20403)
• [2007-12-02 2:05]

Hi Pankaj,
A very brilliant capture of this beautiful yet dangerous looking mantid. Very good composition with excellent details and well use of flash. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• eqshannon (31141)
• [2007-12-02 2:47]

All of my best to you and yours from the snowy white western US...a greetings of a mantis which you are a master at picturing. I definitely like the frame and notes plus signature...it works well with the green and then your background. Very well done sir.
Bob

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• Debz (3307)
• [2007-12-02 2:48]

Hi Pankaj, this is really a wow shot. These Preying Mantis cerainly present themselves if many interesting ways. This is a great pov which works very well with the dark background. They do look like an alien species. This is very sharp with good light throughout and on the spooky eye. Clean, crisp and sharp.
tfs
debz

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• PeterZ (49139)
• [2007-12-02 6:22]

Hello Pankaj,
Fantastic portrait of this mantis. The flash works perfect here. Great colours and details. The contrast against the black BG is marvelous.
Very good composition and pose.
Regards,
Peter

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• EOSF1 (23955)
• [2007-12-02 8:19]

Great shot Pankaj ! This macro is just beautiful with the dark BG. Eye contact, sharpness and exposure are perfect ! Thanks.

Mario

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• parthasarathi (1314)
• [2007-12-02 11:07]

Well taken & thanks to Mr Mantis for nice posing.

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• angybone (7684)
• [2007-12-02 14:30]

Great against that dark background...love the lighting here...was it a flash? yep, I just checked your photo info.
Well done!

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• loot (11276)
• [2007-12-02 16:17]

Hi Pankaj

Lovely camera work. It is a great result for shooting this one hand held and at night. The flash provided excellent light on the subject and the darkness of the night ensured a splendid neutral black BG to enhance the bright green mantis.

Good sharp details, lovely colours, and the composition is also very good. I like how the twig delivers the insect into the frame.

Well done and TFS.
Best regards
Loot

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• Swats (151)
• [2007-12-03 2:14]

Fantastic capture here Pankaj! Lovely details, sharpness, and colour. The dark background works beautifully!

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• SelenE (13972)
• [2007-12-03 5:32]

Hi Pankaj,
I love your mantis shots. This one is also very good with fine POV, focus, sharpness, details and a lovely dark background. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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• kjpweb (4788)
• [2007-12-03 18:08]

Good one - well isolated from the BG. Great portrait - maybe a tad harsh due to the flash illumination - but all in all spectacular! Good work, Pankaj!

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• smitha (4409)
• [2007-12-03 23:20]
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Hello Pankaj,
That is a very pretty Mantis you have got in your picture. Or is it that your picture has made it look good? :)
Perfect sharpness and details with an excellent POV and skillful use of Flash light to bring out the colours and contrast in the best way. I remember your previous shots of Praying mantis , all of them equally good. I have tried to photograph it but each time I look at it through Macro it reminds me of those alien creatures that we see in the movies.But somehow when I se them in your pictures, they all look very attractive. Must be the master photographer in you.:)
Best,
Smitha.

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• tiklod (3397)
• [2007-12-04 17:51]

Hello Pankaj,
Another EXCELLENT fine close-up :-)
Wonderful light and deails. Nice pose on this little branch...
Beauiful dark BG...
Best regards,

Claude