Birthday Mantid

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• batu (16383)
• [2006-09-09 16:53]

Hallo Scott,
magnificent and impressive portrait of this Mantide. Excellent with respect to composition, point of view, sharpness and colours.
A nice gift, really.
Best wishes, Peter

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• yo_fauzan (12)
• [2006-09-09 17:00]

great macro, very sharp and focus. i like the expression of ur "model" :-)

best regards.

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• dew77 (13270)
• [2006-09-09 17:05]

Hello Scott,
Amazing macro.Details are crisp clear and razorsharp.I liked POV,eye contact,framing and composition also a lot.Excellent work!
TFS...:-)

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• Kris (1818)
• [2006-09-09 17:15]
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• RAP (7405)
• [2006-09-09 17:19]

Excelente macro con gran nitidez y muchos detalles muy vistosos.
Adecuado DOF con un trasfondo muy bien logrado y un encuadre bien elegido.
Saludos... Ricardo

Excellent macro with great clarity and many details very showy.
Appropriate DOF with a background very well achieved and an correct framing.
Greetings... Ricardo

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• gothy (254)
• [2006-09-09 17:35]

hello Scott
great close up of this mantide
lot of detail and beatifull color
bruno

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• Janice (18832)
• [2006-09-09 17:44]

Awesome Scott. What a monster he is! Excellent capture, and I love his colours.
Pity the birthday boy missed out on getting a shot of this beauty himself...
TFS
Janice

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• Hil (5035)
• [2006-09-09 19:01]

Hi Scott,

Superb macro shot, I like the POV and pose, the detail is nice and sharp and the colours are lovely, I love his face, looks a bit like a alien.

TFS Hilary :)

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• saguzar (7202)
• [2006-09-09 19:05]

Hello Scott,
Excellent tribute to your best friend. The macro and insect pose are beautiful, amazing.
I like as well the all green tones combination in this pic.
Surely Scott is glad with this post.
Best regards
Hernán

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• roconnell (224)
• [2006-09-09 19:21]

Fantastic composition. The pose and detail are spectacular. Well done.

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• ScottHale (420)
• [2006-09-09 20:39]

Scott,
This looks like my face after eating 8 taco's at my birthday dinner!
GREAT shot, very detailed and beutifully composed. Saguzar is right, I am very glad with this post. I am very greatful to have a "best" friend like you, let alone a very talented photogapher who is so unselfish and taught me 99.9% of what I know about camera work. awesome post, Thanks buddy!
Scott

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• iglootrek (1623)
• [2006-09-09 23:13]

Hey hey,

Cool shot here Scott, details on the mantis and also on the back of the leaf are simply perfect.

I think I should go for a macro lens, this seems to be really fun.

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• ewiczek (815)
• [2006-09-09 23:15]

excelent macro;-))

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• aido (4046)
• [2006-09-09 23:32]

Hi Scott,
Wow, what a monster! 8 inches, I didn't know they got that big. A great shot too, the way he's looking straight at you is quite unnerving :-) Nice composition/framing, good detail and great DOF. Good job!
Cheers,
Adrian

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• TAZ (10926)
• [2006-09-10 1:49]

Wow 20cm, incredible ! You made a great portrait ! I like the composition in diagonal. POV, colors, exposure, GB, DOF and sharpness are excellent ! I also appreciate the 2 parts of the complementary note...
Bravo my friend

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• marjan (2685)
• [2006-09-10 2:50]

hi Scott, very ugly creature on fantastic photo. good qualitdy , brightnes and details are excelent. TFS
Marjan

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• metcher (4284)
• [2006-09-10 3:13]

Hi, Scott.
Nice monster from movie. Good eye contact. Very good colors and BG. Interesting shot.

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• ddg (5507)
• [2006-09-10 4:23]

Hi Scott, great composition of this Mantis, splendid lighting and colors that harmonize. What a look!! It's terrific!! Well done, Didier.

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• claudine (0)
• [2006-09-10 5:25]

Hi Scott,
This is too much! What an expression! It seems so surprised! :) The details, COMPOSITION, DOF and POV are just great! Very good lightning too. This is really well done, I like it very much. TFS,
Claudine

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• markula (882)
• [2006-09-10 7:06]

Hello Scott!
Last Sunday I had a chance to see a large mantid. Even though it looked impressively large, it couldn't have been half the size of this guy. I like the head of the insect turned towards the camera, the composition, sharpness and tight framing. Congratulations,
Mark

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• firelord (4293)
• [2006-09-10 7:35]

I've got no words for this pefect macro work!
Great composition, DOF and POV.
Very well done.
Thanks for sharing.
My best regards,

Filipe

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• marhowie (486)
• [2006-09-10 8:46]

Hi Scott,
Whatever the actual size of this guy, you've made em' larger than life :)
Excellent detail, DOF, POV, exposure, and natural colors.
I like the way you've framed this and the extra detail of the leafs underside so well seen. PT
Very well done!

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• jmp (8415)
• [2006-09-10 9:43]

Hi Scott,
What a wonderful macro! Sharpness, colors, bg, composition, glance, crop, pov,... Congratulation!
Best regards, José M.

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• mbasil (3320)
• [2006-09-10 10:40]
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This is a wonderful macro of this mantis. Amazing details. But I like the diagonal composition and the tight crop - it really makes this is face shot.
Mike
P.S. Happy birthday, Hale
P.P.S. "Happy birthday, Hale, here's what you missed by sitting at home on your butt?" Jeez, you're kinda mean, Evers! ;-)

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• carper (8439)
• [2006-09-10 11:58]

good close upp Scott,
the look into the lens made this shot very good, the capture is good and the quality is very nice, well done.
gr. jaap

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• Graal (5100)
• [2006-09-10 15:05]

Hi Scott,
great macro, friends all told You, I like it also. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

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• osse (7805)
• [2006-09-10 15:27]

Hi Scott
Wow Great shot. Great sharpnes, colours, light, details, DOF and POV. Also good note and BG.
well done my friend

osse

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• jcoowanitwong (13754)
• [2006-09-11 0:44]

Hello Scott,
Beautifully composed. Sharp and crisp clear image with all details to appreciate. Very impressive macro picture. Regards,
JC

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• valy67 (9219)
• [2006-09-11 6:37]

Hello Scott !
This is a wonderful picture, I like everything here : details, colors, composition, POV, DOF... And the pose of the Mantis is excellent too, it seems to be smiling for you ! :-) Very well done !
Valerie.

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• pablominto (14563)
• [2006-09-11 8:52]

Hello Scott,
One superb close-up with great details!
DOF is spot on and it is quite fun to see how he stares back!!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• elefantino (14406)
• [2006-09-11 11:13]

Hello Scott, nice portrait of this mantis.
It seems bigger than it is!
Well done and tsf.

Andrea

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• lovenature (6391)
• [2006-09-11 12:37]

Hi Scott
You've captured a monster of a shot here! Eight inches of insect eating beast. Awesome detail, colours and composition.
TFS Janice

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• CTP (2726)
• [2006-09-11 13:47]

Hi Scott,
Nice dedication to Scott.
Happy Birthday Scott Hale:)
Great capture of this Mantis.
I like your pov,dof,colors,details,note,blurred bg,focus and sharpness.TFS
Chris

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• jeanpaul (14962)
• [2006-09-11 17:28]

Bonsoir Scott
C'est un superbe insecte que tu nous envoies avec une excellente composition surtout que c'est la plus grosse de son espèce. Les couleurs sont belles ansi que les détails qui sont de toutess beautés.
Merci et au revoir....JP

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• arfer (0)
• [2006-09-11 22:40]

Hello Scott

Wow. That is a great macro,looks like that character from "A bug's Life".The DOF and POV are really good.Beautifully composed against that lovely BG.TFS

Rob

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• SunToucher (11162)
• [2006-09-12 7:05]

Hi Scott,
What a stunning photo, the diagonal composition is beautiful. I love the details and the colors and How nice that he turned his head to face the camera.

A happy late B'day to Hale.
TFS,
Niek

So now I need to wait for the B'day gift from Scott for you?

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• eruyanik (5046)
• [2006-09-12 7:36]

Hi Scott!
What a wonderful and different portrait of a mantid! Different because i didn't see any steel looking mantid before! Superb shot! Colours, details, sharpness, framing, bg, leaf all are superb! Has to jump in to my favorites!!!
BRAVO and TFS!
Ersin

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• vanderschelden (30441)
• [2006-09-12 8:53]

Scott,
Nice macro. Very well done. Amazing creature.
Congrtas to Scott.
TFS
Annick

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• SkyF (8073)
• [2006-09-12 13:41]

Hello Scott,
great birthday shot, such a beautiful smile this mantis is giving. Great capture, with sharp details and excellent detail. Maybe a little tight on the crop, still a wonderful composition.
Sky

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• peter_stoeckl (11530)
• [2006-09-13 5:50]

Hi Scott,
what a fascinating encounter - and unique birthday dedication. Perfectly composed arrangement to create an intense portrait of the cunning stalker.
Reading your notes about the actual size of that insect: more than fascinating - thrilling!
With thanks and best regards,
Peter

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• wishnugaruda (19365)
• [2006-09-15 16:46]

Hi Scott,
brrrrr - what an impressive insect, I never had the chance to see one with my own eyes.
Excellent work, so sharp and wonderful.
Thanks, I realy like it
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• coasties (28054)
• [2006-09-18 0:58]

Hi Scott

Love the golden colour of this guy. Talk about 'ET phone home' What a face. Excellent macro. Congrats!

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• marmottelolo (14697)
• [2006-09-18 12:39]

hi scoot
le montre de commentaires que vous avez eu pour ce cliché demontre bien sa qualité,j'aime la position de la mante,tête en bas et regard vers nous.
bien vu et bravo.
laurent

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• touristdidi (2490)
• [2006-09-20 6:46]

"Walking sticks"? Wow, is he ever gruesome!!! I like this guy, alien eyes and all! When my son Nick was little he used to find all kinds of creatures, including these in our yard.

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• EOSF1 (23955)
• [2006-09-22 17:33]

Well done my friend, very impressive shot ! Nice crop, very sharp and an eye contact ! Great stuff, thanks !

Mario

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• izler (44)
• [2006-09-30 15:32]

hi scott
congratulations this is excellent macro shooting. in addition superb exposure. point of view, depth of field, background, focus and details are great
tfs
greetings
izler

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• cedryk (5270)
• [2006-10-10 6:01]

Hi Scott,
Very nice POV! The mantis looks like it is hunting for you.
Best greetings,
Michal

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• PDP (11769)
• [2006-11-22 18:16]

Hi Scott, great composition! I love the way the mantid is staring at you, did you know her name? Very nice work.