21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Portrait of a Mantis
This is an incredibly detailed image of a living Chinese mantis that was photographed as it walked through the grass of my local park during an early morning macro outing this summer. I was able to use the ground for stabilization during the focus stack and the mantis stayed perfectly still for the entirety of the process. The end result is a seemingly unprecedented view of the complex eye structure of a living mantis.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 08.2023 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2023 |
Photo Location: | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America |
Camera: | OM-1 |
Copyright: | © Benjamin Salb |