Post photos here for the 2017 calendar

[Sarah K]

@Sarah K Thanks Sarah for the photo submissions.

Please supply me with the species scientific name for each photo to prevent mis-identification, rule #2 "2. Upload copies of your entries here. These may be lower resolution of the image and may include watermarks, etc. For each photo, please include the scientific name of the mantis." Thanks.

Okay, added labels under all pictures. Thanks!

 

[CosbyArt]

Okay, added labels under all pictures. Thanks!

Alright thanks, I have copied the details for your submissions.

 

[scytheclaw]

Liking seeing all top quality photos on so far ? 

European mantis or mantis regaliosa

Heterochaeta or African stick mantis

King mantis or hierodula majuscula

Sphodromantis/African mantis 

 

[CosbyArt]

@scytheclaw Many thanks for the photo submissions for the calendar. I have updated your emailed photos with the scientific names as well, so thanks for listing them.

 

[Mantis Monarch]

1. Phyllocrania paradoxa (Ghost Mantis) adult female 
   
2. Hierodula venosa (Red Armed Mantis or H.golden) adult female 
   
3. Taumantis sigiana (Lime Green Mantis) adult female 
   

 

[CosbyArt]

@Mantis Monarch Thanks for the photo submissions, they have been received from your email too.

 

[CosbyArt]

It seems the extended deadline was just right, as it helped several other members get in their photo submissions, and there is only one member left to submit theirs tomorrow. So the 2017 submissions are now finished. I am working on the calendar photo layout and the best way to give some variation. I will start a new topic, and post a link here, when the new calendar is available for sale.

There were 9 members who submitted a total of 38 photos for the 2017 calendar.

There is plenty of various mantid species, photo composition, and other factors making them unique - not to mention many truly are amazing. As usual everyone who submitted photos will have at least one photo that appears in the calendar too.

I would like to let everyone have more involvement such as voting for their favorite for the cover and other such things, but we are out of time and need to get the calendar finished for anyone to have a shot at getting the calendar ordered and shipped in time for the new year.

Thanks to everyone for their photo submissions and involvement in the Mantidforum 2017 calendar.

 

[Precarious]

Fashionably late...

Ceratomantis sausurii L1 fresh hatched (pink landscape is my finger!)

Yersiniops sophronicum adult male

Leptomantella lactea L3 showing red from eating a fruit fly (video HERE)

Leptomantella sp. L3 showing purple but appears black to the naked eye

Decimiana bolivari adult pair

 

[spider_creations]

Fashionably late...

Ceratomantis sausurii L1 fresh hatched (pink landscape is my finger!)

....

What set up do you use?

 

[Precarious]

What set up do you use?

My favorite setup to use is "a guy walks into a bar..."

Or did you mean for photography?

Canon 5D SR
Canon EF 100mm 1:2.8 L IS USM
Canon MP-E 65mm
Canon Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX (with homemade diffuser)

 

[spider_creations]

My favorite setup to use is "a guy walks into a bar..."

Or did you mean for photography?

Canon 5D SR
Canon EF 100mm 1:2.8 L IS USM
Canon MP-E 65mm
Canon Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX (with homemade diffuser)

Haha, thanks

 

[CosbyArt]

@Precarious I received your photo submission in email, and already species labelled too - so thanks.

 

[CosbyArt]

Update - The calendar is finished, double checking everything for errors and such, and getting final verification before final submission. It will uploaded to Zazzle, SnapFish, and RedBubble printing services soon, likely early next week and links will be given then to purchase.

Here is a preview of the calendar from Zazzle...

 

[papilio_]

YAY!!!    <clap>  Nicely done Thomas!!! 

 

[CosbyArt]

YAY!!!    <clap>  Nicely done Thomas!!! 

Thanks! It was easy with such great photos. Speaking of which notice January?

I was hoping to have it done a bit sooner but the flu got me bad this year (and lead to bronchitis). It started on the 6th and I'm now just starting to feel about 70% like my usual self. I'm grateful though I did not get sick like my co-worker - he has been since a few days before Thanksgiving.

 

[papilio_]

Still plenty of time, I hope you didn't feel too rushed. 

Yeah, thanks!  Nice way to start off the new year. 

 

[CosbyArt]

Still plenty of time, I hope you didn't feel too rushed. 

Yeah, thanks!  Nice way to start off the new year. 

No rush, my university projects cured me of that lol. I was hoping to spend time on a more creative calendar version (perhaps a alternative) but with that off my list it was no problem.

Thank you, I figured a full photo was the best way to start.

 

[papilio_]

 

[Sticky]

Beautiful work! Yay!

 

[CosbyArt]

Beautiful work! Yay!

Glad you like it, hopefully it looks even better on your wall as a calendar.