Mantis head at F22

[JoseC]

I was able to get enough light from my flash at F22 using a white sheet of paper that I placed at 2 inches from the mantis.
The magnification ratio was approx 1:1 and F22 helped to get enough dof for
the mantis head.
Hope you'll like it.
Jose
http://jscpll.club.fr/mantishead.jpg

[pxl8]

Yikes, have you still got all your fingers? :)

Nice shot, beautifully lit.

[DigiDi]

Fantastic shot Jose!

[sw2001]

as beautiful as they are, as ugly they are that close.

[latigid soe]

Cool picture.......Looks like a little alien.....or what a little alien could look like :)

[dancinec]

Excellant capture Jose, keep up the good work.

[chemicalbro]

stunning..................(can't really think of anything else to say about this shot:))

[Bald Eagle]

WOW, A most Excellent shot, DOF is perfect, great job.:D :D

[kallousa]

an excellent shot, Jose
Great DoF. Great details and lighting

Thank you for sharing

Regards

[Leorooster]

Excellent shot. Very sharp and crisp. It has a lot of detail. Well done.

[mebailey]

Great job Jose! That eye is creepy...
What lens did you use?

[Ballen Photo]

Oh, WOW! That's just Unreal! :shock: Like Latigid Soe said; That looks like an Alien. :cool: Very nice capture. :D
-Bruce

[JoseC]

Thanks all for the kind comments.
For who asked, I used the canon 50mm 1.8 lens and Kenko extension tubes.
I also post processed ( sharpening with photoshop and filtered with neatimage).
Rgds
Jose

[busterboy]

I used the canon 50mm 1.8 lens and Kenko extension tubes.


I am amazed by the DOF and detail from this shot, I am even more amazed this was taken with a 50mm with tubes...

I have the 100mm f/2.8 Macro and havent produced anything like this before..

Very well done...;)

[RockOne]

This is a superb shot. Which planet did you say you found it on ? :-) !. I really must buy a set of those tubes soon !

[dazzlebea]

Superb! So translucent. This is just perfect from the light to the DoF.

[4nR]

great (scary) shot. a face only a mother could eat.

[TammieO]

Amazing detail and DOF.

[Mitcon]

Dang stunning capture, simply fantastic detail. Amazing

[Stargazerfrank]

Oh Lord I'm thankful these things aren't big as horses...:D

[Extirpate]

I'm going to have nightmares! Incredible focus..

[bolantej]

very nice. i'd love to see a snapshot of your setup.

[rklepper]

Wow, that is an excellent shot. Thanks for sharing.

[mrclark321]

EXCELLENT SHOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dan

[BigAl-SA]

All I can say is : amazing shot!

[JoseC]

Thanks again for those who appreciated my macro of the mantis head.
My setup is very simple as demonstrated by the attached picture.
I was shooting ants on a steel wire.
This is not a very pretty setup, but the white sheet of paper helps to get more light on the subject.
Just writing this I am thinking that of small white umbrella should work very well, the only problem beeing not to scare the insect when setting the umbrella :)
Rgds
Jose
http://jscpll.club.fr/macrosetup.jpg

[Airedale1]

Fantastic image!