Found this praying mantis in my parents' garden in Japan. I waited for her to climb onto a red maple tree so that it would be a nice contrast between the green. She was actively tracking me, and reaching out with her front arms at me, perhaps protecting something.
Hodie wrote:
Found this praying mantis in my parents' garden in Japan. I waited for her to climb onto a red maple tree so that it would be a nice contrast between the green. She was actively tracking me, and reaching out with her front arms at me, perhaps protecting something.
Great image. In my backyard a Praying Mantis killed a Hummingbird and was feeding off it.
Photo taken at 6:50 PM in totally cloudy flat lighting.
Looking down from the top of the Preserve toward a hillside.
Tripod mounted FE 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G set to 321mm and A7rII, silent shutter.
ISO 400, f16, 1/3 second
Exposure corrected -0.12 Stops
September 1, 2019
From the top of the Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, PA.
