July 24th, 2010

Managed to capture this Praying Mantis hanging out outside my home this afternoon . . . I love photographing these guys in the Fall when they are nice and big. This is actually the first one I've captured so early in the season. This one was very young and nice, bright green, which is how it caught my eye. Now as the camera only as digital zoom - which is mediocre at best - I had to get right up on this little fellow - like an inch away! Took a lot of patience to get him, but photography is sometimes about waiting to get the shot . . . very happy with this!