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Parched Land
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Parched Land

by Balan Vinod

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted March 29, 2014141 views4 comments
The Land was dry, the controlled burning of the dry grass is over. My expectation was that...there should be nothing there. However I found this piece of dry grass that move. On closer inspection I found it was a mantis....which camouflaged perfectly with the burnt/dry grass

7D, 70-200 F4L, with extn tubes, 1/125, 4.5 200 iso, shade white balance

Thanks NPN for your support

Balan

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 29, 2014 at 2:44 PM
Balan, this looks like a hitch hiker with it's thumb out for a ride. This shows off the color match well.
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Comment posted by scott lanz on March 29, 2014 at 6:48 PM
Excellent, Balan. I like the comp and pinpoint focus against the super nice bg. :toast:
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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on March 30, 2014 at 12:36 AM
Balan,
Well seen and captured on this image . . . :cool:
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Comment posted by gary phillips on March 31, 2014 at 1:52 PM
Beautiful capture, Balan. Such an amazing creature, presented perfectly. Nice find.
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