Alien

[Galliani Carlo]

hello everyone
European Dwarf Mantis (Ameles spallanzania)
portrait of male

1/80s f/16.0 at 180.0mm iso200
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/5595/amelesspallanzania111.jpg

[Dave Johnson]

Apt title. Mottled body colours are very interesting as are those chrome coloured eyes! Great BKGD and perfect DOF keeps me focused on the head. Awesome shot.

[Dave Leroy]

Very well done on this happy looking creature. Straight out of a scifi movie. Excellent quality and I really like the composition.

[Jonathan Ashton]

I like the composition and the colours look very unusual, a very eye catching image. You have excellent focus and fine detail. Is the background sky??

[Marina Scarr]

Killer image and what works best is your composition the way the insect comes out of the left side of the frame and his head is peering right at the viewer from the center but with a cocked head. The colors work very well together and the head is sharp where it needs to be.

[Patrick Sparkman]

Very good Mantis portrait. They are difficult to frame well due to their long body and I like diagonal and cropping you did here. Was this in full sun?

[Galliani Carlo]

thanks everyone for comments
yes Bg is sky

[Bill Jobes]

That's a striking pose and an all-around superb image.