Phos Graphis: MACRO MANTIS.......

Friday, September 14, 2007

MACRO MANTIS.......

I happened to notice a praying mantis on one of my front windows so I grabbed my camera and snapped a few up close and personal.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...: That is a nice one. The last one I saw was totally green and that was last year.

Nice photo.; September 14, 2007 at 6:31 PM
Anonymous said...: That thing looks HUGE. Is it just the camera angle, or was it actually the size of a small horse?; September 14, 2007 at 8:12 PM
Melinda said...: he was good size! hahaha...but not as large as a horse! Maybe about 6 inches or so......; September 14, 2007 at 8:33 PM
Melinda said...: hum.......I am not sure that sounded very good! haha; September 14, 2007 at 8:33 PM
Dottie said...: I ran across your site through your dad's site which I found through a site called Authorblog. I love your pictures...all of them. I have started taking pictures and developing an addiction almost. I honestly don't know if my camera has a macro mode on it...probably not? It's not an overly expensive camera. I think it's a Olympus SP550UZ something like that. I'm actually at work and can't look at it right now. I haven't started a photo blog, but I might. I've put some photos on my regular blog, but not tons. I'm so glad I ran across this site. I really want to go home and take a better look at my camera. :) Thanks.; September 19, 2007 at 5:07 PM
Melinda said...: thanks for stopping by Dottie! I look forward to seeing some of your photos too! ;); September 19, 2007 at 5:17 PM

WHY the name PHOTOGRAPHY FOR DUMMIES?

Because I don't know much about the digital cameras I have used over the years....and yet I am able to take photographs. I have never made it through my entire instruction manual for any of my cameras. I started out with a little cheap 1MP camera.....and progressed from there. I still only have a 5MP Lumix.

Can I explain much about the settings I use or how I captured the shots I have? No, not really. Does that negate the value of the photo? No, not really. They are what they are and can more than stand alone based on their own value.

I want this blog to inspire and encourage even those who think they are clueless or a "dummy" when it comes to taking pictures to just get out there and DO IT! After all if I can get these shots....I am pretty sure you could too!