Cole's Mantids

[hysteresis]

Ghosts 

 

[Cole 78]

Did you photoshop this picture? Your ghost looks here more alien.

The colors were already like this when I took the pic, btw this is the male. I obviously cropped a bit and enhanced backround colors, sharpened the pic a bit, and brightened it up just a tad. But it's mostly natural.

 

[MantisGirl13]

The colors were already like this when I took the pic, btw this is the male. I obviously cropped a bit and enhanced backround colors, sharpened the pic a bit, and brightened it up just a tad. But it's mostly natural.

That is awesome! You take really good pictures!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Cole 78]

That is awesome! You take really good pictures!

- MantisGirl13

Thanks!

 

[MantisGirl13]

Thanks!

I wish I could take such great pics!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Cole 78]

I just did a MASSIVE photo shoot of my male ghost (he has the best colors.) Btw, the pics below are completely raw and un-edited. Meaning I haven’t changed what the look like AT ALL! Also, I really like the bright backgrounds, do you guys? (Please do not use any photos in this journal without my permission) 

Next pic is a super macro of the eye.

I don’t want people thinking that all the pics I take are good, because that would be a lie. I take tons of bad pics! This for example:

My good pic to bad pic ratio is depressing, so don’t worry lol.

@Prayingmantisqueen you asked me for a pic for the front cover, would any of these work? You can use any of them for your book. Just credit me as Shaheer Fahad.

 

[hysteresis]

These photos are sick!

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

I just did a MASSIVE photo shoot of my male ghost (he has the best colors.) Btw, the pics below are completely raw and un-edited. Meaning I haven’t changed what the look like AT ALL! Also, I really like the bright backgrounds, do you guys? (Please do not use any photos in this journal without my permission) 















Next pic is a super macro of the eye.









I don’t want people thinking that all the pics I take are good, because that would be a lie. I take tons of bad pics! This for example:



My good pic to bad pic ratio is depressing, so don’t worry lol.

@Prayingmantisqueen you asked me for a pic for the front cover, would any of these work? You can use any of them for your book. Just credit me as Shaheer Fahad.

Those are AWESOME!

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

I would love to use some of those. Esspecially the upclose pics and the one of his eye. Awesome!

As long as I have pernission that is

 

[Synapze]

Beautiful photos!

 

[Mantis Lady]

Wow, nice close ups of your ghosts faces. Ghosts are beautiful if you see them in close up

 

[Cole 78]

I would love to use some of those. Esspecially the upclose pics and the one of his eye. Awesome!

As long as I have pernission that is

You do have my permission!

Also thank you @hysteresis @Little Mantis @Synapze and @Prayingmantisqueen for the kind words!

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

@Cole 78 

Thanks so much. 

 

[Graceface]

He is so handsome! Glad you are enjoying him. Love the close ups of his face, so neat!

 

[MantisGirl13]

Those pictures are BEAUTIFUL! Great job! I love the bright backgrounds and the shots are so clear!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Cole 78]

@Graceface here are the Spiny Flower pictures you requested. These are by far some of the worst photos I’ve token, and I’m pretty embarrassed about it . To my defense, these little dudes are L2 and CRAZY tiny, did I mention fast and jumpy too? They will not hold still for a pic. Sorry.

 

Also, my Creobroter (Gemmatus?) L3-4. 

 

 

And, I have two G. Amoena ooths in incubation, here is a pic of them and their setup.

 

 

[Mantis Lady]

Nice pics, they aren't so bad. Mine are worse. Now i want creos again. I never got a good close up of mine.

 

[Cole 78]

I'm getting rid of a lot of my mantids and ooths, trading them for tarantulas. I'm only keeping a P. Paradoxa Ooth, a Ghost female and male    . (L5) A female and male Sphodoromantis linolea, and maybe my giant Asian L6. I need to make room for my new tarantulas...

 

[MantisGirl13]

I'm getting rid of a lot of my mantids and ooths, trading them for tarantulas. I'm only keeping a P. Paradoxa Ooth, a Ghost female and male    . (L5) A female and male Sphodoromantis linolea, and maybe my giant Asian L6. I need to make room for my new tarantulas...

How many tarantulas are you getting?

- MantisGirl13

 

[Cole 78]

How many tarantulas are you getting?

- MantisGirl13

Around five or so. But at least two for sure. The other three I'm still negotiating a trade for mantids with the guy.