Aww, It's Just a Baby!
Stagmomantis carolina, Praying Mantis Nymph. 18 mm in length.
Single exposure; this individual wasn't going to stand still for a stackable series!
Photographed and released unharmed. This friendly individual was very cooperative. If it had not cooperated I would still have released it unharmed, but with a stern lecture on the importance of being nice.
Canon 6D Mark II, Canon EF 100mm ƒ2.8 macro lens.
Strobist: Profoto B1 500 AirTTL in 2'x2' Profoto RFI softbox at camera left. Manual exposure. Profoto Air Remote TTL-C radio trigger.
Gambrills, MD.
Aww, It's Just a Baby!
Stagmomantis carolina, Praying Mantis Nymph. 18 mm in length.
Single exposure; this individual wasn't going to stand still for a stackable series!
Photographed and released unharmed. This friendly individual was very cooperative. If it had not cooperated I would still have released it unharmed, but with a stern lecture on the importance of being nice.
Canon 6D Mark II, Canon EF 100mm ƒ2.8 macro lens.
Strobist: Profoto B1 500 AirTTL in 2'x2' Profoto RFI softbox at camera left. Manual exposure. Profoto Air Remote TTL-C radio trigger.
Gambrills, MD.