Mate
posted by micki at 4/06/2006 08:17:00 AM
Thursday, April 06, 2006
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- Name: micki
- Location: United States
No digital photography here folks. Only film, all the time. No post processing. I shoot it, I have it developed, I scan the print, I post it. It is hoped that you would respect my ownership of the images posted, despite the ease with which you could copy them. If you would like a true photographic print of any of my images, please contact me at goodiesbaker@yahoo.com and I will be happy to provide you with one. Weapons of Choice: * Minolta 7000 * Minolta 9000 *Minolta Dynax 9 * Konica Minolta 70 *Minolta x-700 * Minolta AL-F Rangefinder *1958 Minolta Autocord *Holga *holgamod Holga *PIX Panorama Toy Camera *Polaroid One Step Close Up Lenses: Too many too list, just read the stats for each shot I post Scanner: Epson 4990 Perfection Photo Favorite Films: * Kodak Tri-X * Fuji Superia * Ilford HP5+ -- Goal: To make the best exposure possible, on film. A Theme a Day *Sunday – Take A Guess *Macro Mondays *A Glimpse of My Town Tuesdays *Wednesday's Colors *Thursday's Critter *Unique Film and/or Camera Fridays *Saturday – Anything goes
37 Comments:
Not my best technically...as a matter of fact, it's filed in the "what will I do with these?" container...but, tomorrow's Friday, so I thought we'd lighten up today. Woo Hoo!
During warm weather, I do laps around the house every morning. Last fall, this praying mantis was hanging onto a bush the whole time I was out there. After the last lap, I grabbed my equipment and took a bunch of photos. I noticed after awhile that hanging next to her was her dead mate. Like most females of all species, she did what we all do so well...sucked the life out of her 'better half' and left him to hang out in the wind. On to the next one....
Konica Minolta 70 Fuji HQ ISO 100 1/10 f-5.6 Program Mode Sigma 70-300mm zoom
Now that's just not very nice. Looks like she folded him over and broke his back first too! Gosh, how mean!
Tricky shot to make, but sure is fun to look at the larger version to see more of the details - seems like the deceased has been there for a bit, being somewhat transparent looking...
Yeh, that's my experience with the "mate thing" too :)
women.
Everybody pretty well summed it up for me:).
The twigs look very delicte and nice blur.
Another doomed relationship. Reminds me of Sharon Stone in that Basic Instinct 2 movie ;)
lol! i thought she was naked ;-)
Erm, quite a tricky subject... but you've captured it well, Micki
could start a bit of a male/female split here...just glad I am not one of the species.
Looks like a victim and a prey
Really great capture!
~Chris
www.mydayinlondon.com
wow. cool shot!
as for my plan on how to get the 30d? i haven't figured that out yet lol. Win the lottery? Rob a bank? Sell lemonade? or ... gasp at the thought, get myself a job? lol. =)
Thanks for dropping by.
-evan
You have obtained a very showy defocusing.
beatiful....
The colours are so beautiful. What a capture!
Impressive! Great capture.
Hey Micki...
She looks gracious...nice play of DoF. Beautiful Colors which I think can be a lil more accentuated maybe?
Nice Work as always
BTW, thx for your kind words
We'll see where it goes...
Take care
Philippe (Philo-graphious.darrenlui.com)
Lovely!
LOL @ "Mate reference".
What a great photo of one of the many wonders of nature.
Did you know that the Mantis can actually capture (and kill) hummingbirds? Didn't believe it until I saw a photo of it..
Funny description! And a great close-up photo!
Nice picture, I like it so much. Is very insteresting the camuflage that provide the nature to some species.
Congratulataions.
Great capture! I remember I was afraid of this creature when I was a kid hihihi, but its so harmless (to us).
Women...cant live with them, but also cant live without them, hihihi :D
You say it's "not my best technically", but I think it's really cool! Not everyday you get to see something like this...
Regards,
Jason
The colors complement each other well... almost too much... It definitely took opening the larger picture to examine it well. But the subject is awesome. A fun picture, for sure.
This is the part of life I really don't get. Why does the woman have to win here? Okay I'm begining to sound like a sexist ......
Nice capture Micki.
I just to a look at your latest photos. Very cool shots. Very different from what I usually see. I like them a lot. Congrats on your blog!!!
Oh, thanks for the visit to my blog (http://aroundaboutme.my-expressions.com) and for your comment, I hope you return.
better to die at the hands of your mate than not have had one at all, that is once you hit 90
Bummer...He must have really ticked her off. Must have been a crime of passion.
Great shot.
Wow!! Nice one.
nature can be so cruel! Great image Micki - I lobe my insects..;)
A fantastic shot and I can see where your coming from :)
Tena koe ehoa
The trouble is we let you think you're sucking the life out of us so you feel sorry for us males! Then we get what we want for about 1-2 days. You're happy cause you're thinking you are doing us a favour and we happy cause we're getting what we want. The truth of the matter is we both know nothing about each other and should just admit that.... What do you think.... You go first and admit women know nothing about men.... :)
Ummm not bad. :)
gotcha!
Great capture, I'm not that into nature shots but its definitally interesting
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