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Praying Mantis pics

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Just seemed like a decent photo opportunity when I saw this critter sitting on the handle of one of the wagons underneath the car port.

Taken with Nikon D850 using the Nikon 70-180mm Micro lens.

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Yes, definitely has her eyes on me............

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It was VERY hard trying to focus on that eyeball. I'm really not sure if I was successful or not.
 
I think what really astonishes me with this camera is that photos with such black backgrounds and stark contrast still expose the subject nearly perfectly. I don't have to do any sort of compensation at all trying to get it "right".

Makes taking photos like this about as easy as falling off a log.
 
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