That curious eyes

[Prajwal J Ullal]

Mantis nymph spotted along the Nagla Trail, this one tried its level best to evade the lens, but eventually came off to a leaf and stayed steady and kept looking at the different lenses getting closer to it

EXIF:
Canon 550D
Canon 100mm macro
F/13
Shutterspeed 1/160
ISO 400
Handheld, External flash used

Location: Nagla Block

[Mrudul Godbole]

The eyes look nice. Liked the pose. Was it possible to raise the camera a bit to avoid the underside of the leaf in the foreground? Thanks for sharing.

[Prajwal J Ullal]

It was a bit difficult as the leaf was a bit high, could have been possible with live view, but it would have complicated the whole situation, especially with extra weight on top(the external flash)

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Looks nice. The pose is good. I agree that a slightly higher angle would have been even better. Which external flash were you using? Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Prajwal J Ullal]

Sir I got a manual flash from Digitek, Digitek DFL003, works well for me and has slave function too, so seems a good and cheap option as compared to the branded TTL flashes