Bark Mantis | Portrait

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

A bark mantis (Humbertiella sp.) photographed on New Year's Eve. :)

Canon 500D, Canon 100 mm Macro USM
SS 1/200
Av 5.6
ISO 400
Small crop for composition

Thanks, C&C welcome. Wishing everyone a happy 2015!

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice. wud have liked to include the antennae in full...seems smug and happy with itself...:001_smile:

TFS
Roopak

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Thanks, Roopak. I had assumed that the OOF antennae wouldn't draw attention, but in hindsight I agree I have should have included them fully. I was finding it hard to decide between a tight closeup and a more spacious image including all the limbs and antennae. :(

seems smug and happy with itself...:001_smile:
Agree, mantids are probably the cutest posers in the insect world :D

[Mrudul Godbole]

A very Happy New Year..:).

Good details and sharpness. Where was this photographed? Thanks for sharing.