Mantis & Grasshopper

[petal666]

Love my macros!

Mantis (http://mark.locatrix.com/bmanson/gallery/albums/Macro/IMG_6417.jpg)

Hopper (http://mark.locatrix.com/bmanson/gallery/albums/Macro/IMG_6405.jpg)


(http://mark.locatrix.com/bmanson/gallery/albums/Macro/IMG_6417.jpg)

[ving]

umm... while great shots, they are both the same mantis! :)

oops!

nice mantis shot tho.

[petal666]

Fixed. This forum sucks for editing posts with links.

[ving]

that is the cutest grasshopper i have ever seen!!! :ashamed:

nice and sharp :)

[iceman]

Excellent shots, Ben. What were they taken with?

[petal666]

Taken with a Canon 20D with Sigma 180mm Macro lens and a Canon 550EX flash.

[petal666]

How about this for one ugly mantis. (http://mark.locatrix.com/bmanson/gallery/albums/Macro/IMG_4206.jpg)

[Ric]

Great Macro's Ben.
The mantis is real "land that time forgot" stuff.

cheers

[ving]

thats one cool mantis!

[h0ughy]

nice shots. so what else is in your bag of tricks?

[astroron]

With Creatures like those who has to go to Science fiction for very nasty looking things for movies

[petal666]

My bag of tricks is very heavy.

Canon 20D + battery grip + Kirk L Plate
Sigma 8mm fisheye
2x Canon 10-22mm
Canon 17-40f4 L
Canon 24-105f4 IS L
Canon 28-70f2.8 L
Canon 50f1.4
Canon 50f1.8
Canon 70-200f2.8 IS L
Canon 135f2 L
Sigma 180mm Macro
Sigma 120-300f2.8
2x Sigma 1.4x tele
Canon 2x tele
2x Canon 550EX flash
Benro C297 Tripod
Markins M10 ballhead
:D

Obvisouly there are a few double ups I need to get rid of at some stage.

[spacezebra]

Excellent shots, great macro work.

Cheers Petra

[iceman]

I'll take your 50mm 1.8 ;)

Nice kit!

[petal666]

I can't sell anything on here for another couple of weeks yet :P

[Tamtarn]

Wow those shots are awsome Ben :eyepop: Look forward to seeing more of your great work

Welcome to IIS :hi: