Greetings, Earthlings.........
Uploaded: August 27, 2007
This shot is very comical looking. I found this praying mantis in my flower box outside my kitchen window. Naturally, supper had to wait while I ran and got my camera. The red glow of the background in this shot comes from a row of tomatoes setting in the kitchen window along with the light from inside. Enjoy!
Susana Ms Heide August 27, 2007
INCREDIBLE capture!!! Love the composition of the mantis leaning into the frame! And the background is fantastic as well as the lighting on the "antenas". #724648Theresa Marie Jones August 27, 2007
Wonderful candid capture! #4708408Cheryl E. Molennor August 31, 2007
Great macro #4730042Ellen Devenny September 01, 2007
Thank you Susanna, Theresa, Pamela, and Cheryl for those kinc comments! #4731234Ray Thoms September 01, 2007
Great shot Ellen.....amazing detail and colour! #4731666Ray Thoms September 01, 2007
Great shot Ellen.....amazing detail and colour! #4731667Shelly A. Van Camp September 07, 2007
Super capture, details and colors! #4760748Donna R. Wageman September 21, 2007
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU !Lorri Shane September 21, 2007
congratulations, ellen. Love this and love the title. Good luck. #4824712Colleen Farrell September 21, 2007
Excellent capture, Ellen--love the red background, the detail and the great title! I just discovered one of these guys in my yard today (a beige one). Congratulations on a terrific finalist!! #4825378Elizabeth J. Bernier September 22, 2007
WOW! This is soooo good Ellen!!!! Great details on that mantis and the perfect DOF and bg colors to top it all off...I love your title too...so cute!!!Congrats on your finalist I hope we see this in the next round!!! #4826304Dominick M. Dimacale September 22, 2007
Congratulations Ellen...Dominick #4828037Laura Bailey September 22, 2007
Congratulations on this incredible macro, Ellen! #4830167Joe McBroom September 24, 2007
Congrats Ellen.....I Loved it on Byte and it looks great here too.Cheers, Joe #4839241
Donna R. Wageman September 24, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS - how thrilling! #4839326Lorri Shane September 24, 2007
And, CONGRATULATIONS to you, too. I was so happy to see that you won for this great image! #4840367Kay E. Mahoney September 24, 2007
Congratulations on your second place winner. #4841161Susan T. Evans September 25, 2007
Congrats Ellen this is just awesome #4845292Andrew I. Boyd September 26, 2007
Congratulations on this very well-deserved winner,Ellen!! #4847525RC Fritz September 28, 2007
Awesome macro. Congrats on yor WIN! #4858714Janine Russell September 29, 2007
Ellen, excellent detail, composition and lighting; big congratulations on your Second Place Win! #4861775Melissa Malisia September 29, 2007
WOW!! Awesome 2nd place win, Ellen!!! #4862203Karen L. Sorbello November 04, 2007
Wickedly cool! Congrats on your win.Donna R. Wageman November 04, 2007
Hey, hey --------- congratulations on winner in Kim Kommando Photo Contest!Ellen Devenny November 04, 2007
Thanks to all here at BP for your kind words and congratulations! This was definately a fun shot.......... :) #5027949Ellen Devenny June 03, 2016
Thank you Better Photo for making this an ALL TIME Staff Favorite!!! #11482043Ellen Devenny July 10, 2016
What an honor to be chosen as an ALL TIME WINNER!!! Thank you, BetterPhoto!!! #11494324Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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