Thank you, Godfrey.
They are indeed fierce, and I was hoping to catch a really dramatic
display. I suspect I'll have more opportunities in the days ahead, as
I've spotted three of them hanging around the feeder. They're a lot more
challenging to photograph than I'd expected -- at least when using a
50mm at f/2.8. I'll have to stop down a bit in the future and hope the
background is reasonably agreeable.
-- Walt
On 9/24/2013 7:49 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Very nice!
Praying Mantis are fierce little buggers. Happy I'm a lot bigger than they are!
G
On Sep 24, 2013, at 8:28 AM, Walt <[email protected]> wrote:
An interesting development occurred at the hummingbird feeder this morning.
I've been taking shots of a mantis that's been hanging out there for the past
several days. Then, late last night, I noticed there were two of them there,
but the light was so low I didn't even bother to grab the camera as focusing
would have been out of the question. So, I put it off hoping they might still
be there this morning.
Well, they were. And it seems they've gotten one another's attention. The one
on the bottom actually struck out at the one on top before scurrying back down
to the bottom of the feeder. Unfortunately, I wasn't quick enough to capture
it. But, I was pretty happy to get this shot nonetheless.
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/9917379156/#large
K-5, F 50/1.7, 1/1600, ISO 80, f/2.8
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