Your opinion? Sphodromantis Sp blue flash

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Mantis Man

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Hi kongo the 2nd here, sadly she is gone now, however she was a beauty and loved to pose.
Sphodromantis Sp blue flash
 

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Jack

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Amazing details on this picture, I can't see any noise on it. Did you used diffuser ?
 

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I used a diffuser, flash, tripod and macro sliding rail and a remote control to take the photo as one slight knock and well we know what happens there lol
 
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Mantis Man

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I was also trying to capture the 3 eyes on there head at the top, i have also later realised some have another underneath them which i havent seen yet on the 80 species I have had so far. I am looking into a devil mantis next. Idolomantis diabolica look that up on google images, you will see why i want to take some photos of these huge ones.
 

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I used a diffuser, flash, tripod and macro sliding rail and a remote control to take the photo as one slight knock and well we know what happens there lol

I have a slider , flash and a tripod, but never tried with a diffuser yet. Is that worth trying it ?
 
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Jack

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You might need a Laowa lens for that, or you can shoot with normal lens if your insects are massive
 

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Yes it is, however my camera is so heavy and I need a better tripod so been looking around for one that also links underneath and does a 360. There is one on wish, however I shall not be ordering from china any time soon sadly
 
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Jack

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Yes it is, however my camera is so heavy and I need a better tripod so been looking around for one that also links underneath and does a 360. There is one on wish, however I shall not be ordering from china any time soon sadly

Don't invest in cheap tripod, I had one from amazon made in China, and I wasn't really happy with it, was made from very cheap material. I prefer to spend money for a tripod which will last longer and I know that's reliable and I can unse heavy camera on it.
 
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