Macro and Flora Image of the Week Cheryl Molennor for the week ending Mar. 30th, 2012 - Mantis

[Daniel Cadieux]

Congratulations Cheryl!!!

This shot was taken last year or so outside my house. I saw this guy in the bushes and was shooting when he jumped into a terra cotta planter and started crwaling around the planter. i was able to get down and dirty on my belly while resting my camera on the planter for balance.If you look closely you can see he is cleaning his antennae... Pretty cool. It was slightly backlit so i worked a little PS magic with lighting. This image was just awarded winner in Natures Best Photography Backyards 2012
Canon 7D 60 mm 2.8 lens
f7.1@ 1/1250
ISO 800 rested on planter
NR and sharpening applied

[Allen Sparks]

Congrats Cheryl! This is a wonderful image!!

[Andrew Merwin]

Congratulations Cheryl. This is quite an impressive image.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Thanks so much !