Mantis

[Grahame Hamblin]

d300 100mm macro off camera flash darkened background lightened mantis. went mad spotting white spots on leaf. Do i dump or keep comments welcome

[Ken Childs]

The mantis still looks pretty dark so if you can lighten it up a bit more without bringing out any problems like excessive noise, I'd keep it.

[Cheryl Flory]

agree with seeing if you can lighten it some. I like the mantis and its pose

[Julie Kenward]

Grahame, I popped the little guy into PS and hit "auto" on the levels adjustment layer and came up with this version of your image. It still preserves the dark BG but really gives a nice pop and contrast to the insect. See what you think...

[Grahame Hamblin]

Thank you all. You got my old brain going it looks better and will start using more of the tolls available.