Idolomantis diabolica - New pics september 03

[ThorEH]

There's such foul weather here nowadays, such it's not much more to do then to stay inside and take pictures...

 

[ThorEH]

Finally some new pics of the Idolomantis..

 

[andy hood]

beautifull mantid and great photos

 

[joossa]

Awesome! Keep 'em coming.

 

[Malnra]

Very nice pics ... thanks for sharing ... the more i see of these the more i think i want them more than the violin .... however i am not ready to give them a try yet .... Asians are test subject 1 ... hehehe

 

[Sparky]

It started to lose its color? I thought it would gain more color as it molts.

 

[ThorEH]

It's blackish at L1 (after moult), and has the pink/purplish color at L2, and at the rest of the instars it has this brownish grasscoloration all the way till it's adult.. and then BOOM

 

[macro junkie]

amazing work buddie.how did u do them shots with white backgrownd..what flash and is it a home made studio u use? what lighting do u use?

 

[ThorEH]

amazing work buddie.how did u do them shots with white backgrownd..what flash and is it a home made studio u use? what lighting do u use?

Thanks - amazing what can be done with only a 1:1 Nikon, and extensiontubes on some of the headshots

The backgrounds differs, as I use both white paper, colored A3 cardboard and even a T-shirt in the background if it has the right color.

As for lighting I use a mix between a extrenal flash with a softbox, triggered wireless, natural lighting and a 200W halogenlamp. All pics is taken in my livingroom