Your opinion? Moss-mimic mantis, Haania sp.

[baldguywithacamera]

Photographs of a beautiful moss/lichen-mimic mantis, Haania sp., from the Philippines.

EXIF
f/10
1/250s shutter speed
ISO 100
Flash fired, with DIY diffuser
Canon EOS 70D with Canon EF MP-E 65 Macro lens

 

[baldguywithacamera]

Sorry, made some mistakes in the post. First time using this website.

EXIF:
F/10
1/250s shutter speed
ISO 100
Flash fired, with DIY diffuser
Canon EOS 70D with Canon EF MP-E 65 Macro lens

 

[nataliaflejszar&Photo]

Photographs of a beautiful moss/lichen-mimic mantis, Haania sp., from the Philippines.

EXIF
f/10
1/250s shutter speed
ISO 100
Flash fired, with DIY diffuser
Canon EOS 70D with Canon EF MP-E 65 Macro lens

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Really beautiful sarja .
How did you get this black background? , Did you shooted in night?

 

[Shan]

wow...beautiful and perfect. I love mantis s and this is as good a picture as any i have seen!

 

[Bob Noble]

You have really captured the exotic quality of the mantis. Great one!

 

[Jack]

Really great pictures baldguywithacamera

 

[baldguywithacamera]

Really beautiful sarja .
How did you get this black background? , Did you shooted in night?

No, this was taken during the day, but at f/10, 1/250s and ISO 100, almost no natural light reaches the sensor (especially in a forest, under the trees).

When you use flash with these settings, only the subject shows up in the picture. If there is anything not too far behind the subject, you may see it in the background, but not much else. To try this out, hold up your finger and take a picture of it at f/10, 1/250s and ISO 100 with flash. The area around your finger will be almost completely dark.

 

[nataliaflejszar&Photo]

No, this was taken during the day, but at f/10, 1/250s and ISO 100, almost no natural light reaches the sensor (especially in a forest, under the trees).

When you use flash with these settings, only the subject shows up in the picture. If there is anything not too far behind the subject, you may see it in the background, but not much else. To try this out, hold up your finger and take a picture of it at f/10, 1/250s and ISO 100 with flash. The area around your finger will be almost completely dark.

Thank you so much baldguywithacamera for this details . Sounds great! And usefully and not alway need PS or Lr .. to get beautiful black background..

 

[Helix_2648]

The perfectly camouflaged hunter baldguywithacamera