Flower mantid just moulted

[StuartH]

Thought I would get some pics after its recent moult..tried some different lighting effects as well..

 

[chrisboy101]

wat a pretty mantis

 

[matt020593]

Great pictures!

It's a sub adult male if you didn't know

 

[StuartH]

Thanks Chris..cheers Matthew..had a feeling he was male B)

 

[macro junkie]

lighting looks a little harsh..are your diffusing your flash?

 

[StuartH]

lighting looks a little harsh..are your diffusing your flash?

No just playing...

 

[StuartH]

What diffuser do you use?..I was going for a sto-fen...got any samples of your diffused images?

 

[pedro92]

Great Pics! Is it ocellata or wahlberghii

 

[andy hood]

beautifull mantid and great pics

 

[macro junkie]

What diffuser do you use?..I was going for a sto-fen...got any samples of your diffused images?

what flash are you using..?

 

[matt020593]

Great Pics! Is it ocellata or wahlberghii

I think it's Wahlbergii.

 

[StuartH]

I use a sb600 nikon speedlite,thinking of getting the sto-fen..cheers everyone else for the comments..

 

[macro junkie]

I use a sb600 nikon speedlite,thinking of getting the sto-fen..cheers everyone else for the comments..

sto-fen are ######..dont botther your be wasting your money..go for lumerqest mini soft box.trouble with sto-fen is the plastic is the same size as the flash head..what you need is a diffuser thats bigger than the end so the light gets evenly dispersed. http://www.lumiquest.com/lq951.htm

 

[Al&Nathan]

Great pictures!It's a sub adult male if you didn't know

Please pardon my ignorance, but in general, how do you tell that is a male?

Thanks,

Alan

 

[macro junkie]

Please pardon my ignorance, but in general, how do you tell that is a male?

number of segments on its abdomen

 

[matt020593]

Yeah the best way with this species is to count the spines on the abdomen 5 spines for a female 6+ spines for a male.

 

[StuartH]

sto-fen are ######..dont botther your be wasting your money..go for lumerqest mini soft box.trouble with sto-fen is the plastic is the same size as the flash head..what you need is a diffuser thats bigger than the end so the light gets evenly dispersed. http://www.lumiquest.com/lq951.htm

Cheers for that mate.. I must admit had looked at the soft box but the sto-fen gets rave reviews..have you compared both side by side?

Do you use the lumiquest? By the way nice pic..does look a tad soft though..what macro lens do you use?

 

[StuartH]

Well after Macro junkies comment I looked into the lumiquest and will deffo be getting next week..thought I would try using a bounce card to tame the flash some and quite pleased..its no softbox but it certainly helped..

 

[libertine101]

Great pics and a lovely mantis you have there