Alien vs Predator

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• massougareux (834)
• [2006-10-19 10:04]

Hi Horia,
beautiful impressive image, it is rare to see this scene! Details are very good.
TFS,
Arnaud.

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• RAP (7405)
• [2006-10-19 10:11]

Wow amigo mío... impresionante captura, la tuya y la de la Mantis.
Espeluznante escena que demuestra la ferocidad de estos insectos devorando una presa de semejante tamaño.
Excelente POV, foco, OOF e iluminación, con gran colorido y agudeza.
Gracias y mis mejores saludos... Ricardo

Wow my friend... impressive capture, yours and that of Mantis.
Nightmarish scene that demonstrates the ferocity of these insects devouring a prey of similar size.
Excellent POV, focus, OOF and illumination, with great coloring and sharpness.
Thank you and my best greetings... Ricardo

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• fartash (5161)
• [2006-10-19 10:16]

Hello horia
What a great shot of mantis,
Good time to shoot,Beautiful colors,
Perfect focusing,Excellent.
I'll be back later :-)
Regards
Fartash

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• ramthakur (32178)
• [2006-10-19 10:17]

A hair-raising moment depicting the "survival of the fittest" law, Horia. Yes, we adore both these insects in isolation, but this is a different "meeting" altogether.
Wonderful picture in the strong light that leaves nothing to imagination.
TFS and bye.

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• blakitan (5451)
• [2006-10-19 10:23]

Hi Horia,
Great catch for the mantis and superb catch for you! Great sharpness and very neat image. Nicely composed. Great DoF.

Ben Lakitan

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• Pentaxfriend (6335)
• [2006-10-19 10:33]

Hi Horia,

i'm sorry for this dragonfly.
Exellent shot with great details ,sharpness and colours

TFS Thijs

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• cataclysta (5468)
• [2006-10-19 11:28]

Hi
Killer in action! Great moment.
Thanks
Krzysztof

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• pvs (13835)
• [2006-10-19 11:56]

Hi Horia,

An excellent macro,and indeed not so much seen on TN,2 in 1,well captured with good sharpness and a nice OOF BG,well done and TFS

Regards,

Paul

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• pauljk (226)
• [2006-10-19 12:00]

Hi Horia,
Great capture. Loads of life and death drama. Very well seen with good composition and exposure. Very interesting notes.
TFS
Paul

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• Naturewalk (1137)
• [2006-10-19 12:23]

Hi Horia,

You have captured well this moment. Good details, clean picture (good use of NeatImage), good focus throughout the subject. They are well balanced in the picture.

'la revedere !'

PC :)

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• marmottelolo (14691)
• [2006-10-19 12:25]

hi horia
ce serait difficile de ne pas aimer ce cliché pour sa rarete d'abrd puyis aussi pour ses qualite.couleurs netteté details POV et DOF.
felicitations et merci.
laurent

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• batu (13364)
• [2006-10-19 12:37]
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Hallo Horia,
superb capture either way. Well composed and presented. Contrasts are rather hard due to strong light (coming from frontal/right). I tried a workshop but I'm only partially satisfied with the result.
Best wishes, Peter

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• jaycee (21912)
• [2006-10-19 12:42]

Now this is a fascinating action shot. Wonderful timing - marvelous detail. TYFS.

Jane

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• wishnugaruda (16720)
• [2006-10-19 13:08]

Hi Horia,
wwwwwooooooowwwwww - that's the shot of the month! I love it - even if I'm a little sad for the poor dragonfly.
This mantis is wonderful - what a great moment you could capture, excellent.
Thanks a lot for this impressive shot, bye and many greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• eruyanik (4746)
• [2006-10-19 13:55]

Wow! Really an impressive moment Horia! Great catch indeed! Two sharp hunter but one of them is a voracious indeed! This time poor dragonfly:-) Wonderful moment wonderfully taken, never saw a scene like this on the tn or anywhere!
Thank you mf,
Ersin

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• uleko (2877)
• [2006-10-19 14:02]

Hi Horia,
What a fantastic shot of this Mantis devouring a dragonfly! Very clever (and lucky) shot indeed!! Excellent focus and very nice composition.
TYFS, Ulla

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• shirgold (2700)
• [2006-10-19 14:22]

Hello Horia,
Well done! That's a lucky capture or you are very patient :)
This is an amazing predator and one of my favorite insects. Seeing them in action is always impressive.
TFS - Shir

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• XOTAELE (8)
• [2006-10-19 15:37]

Original imagen la de estas capturas. Color, nitidez, contraste... espectaculares.
Saludos Horia y mi más sincera enhorabuena por tan certera fotografía.
Desde Gran Canaria, JL.

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• cosmln (1952)
• [2006-10-19 16:10]

sal' Horia,

frumoasa captura, poate ever o sa vreau poza asta (daca ever voi reusi sa fac monografia pe care o vreau de libelule). apropo vrei sa determin specia? :)

for the rest: great capture, great DOF,perfect sharpness, you know.
TFS this moment,
cosmln

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• Bufo (4241)
• [2006-10-19 16:13]
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These animals look frightening and must be a real horror for smaller insects. It seems to have started with the head. Maybe that's really tastefull?
TFS Horia,
JAcob

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• jeanpaul (14117)
• [2006-10-19 19:14]

Salut Horia
Elle est superbe cette prise de vue avec ce beau macro,les couleurs et la présentation tout est joli. Merci pour ta présentation qui est vraiment spéciale avec cette mante religieuse bouffant cette libellule.!
Bravo et merci....JP

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• glazzaro (4565)
• [2006-10-19 21:37]

The title is perfect! Detail is fantastic on both, nice work.

Greg

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• jcoowanitwong (12123)
• [2006-10-19 21:49]

Hi Horia,
A masterpiece. First time to see such action shot. Sharp and crisp clear picture. Very well done.
JC

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• izler (506)
• [2006-10-20 1:55]

hello horia
wooow this is excellent natural hunting photo. wonderful timing and exposure. composition, POV, BG, DOF, colours, focus, sharpness, details and note are great
congratulations
regards
izler

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• deud (2372)
• [2006-10-20 2:00]

wow! o scena interesanta si plina de actiune! focus, culori - la nivel. merci

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• coasties (27718)
• [2006-10-20 2:11]

Hi Horia

Awesome! Excellent macro. Clear details and good low POV. Nice camera work. :-)

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• emmari (3105)
• [2006-10-20 3:05]

Hi Horia
Very great shot, an impressive moment.
Regards.
Emmanuel

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• claudine (0)
• [2006-10-20 5:23]

Hi Horia,
This is a great capture in action, wow! Details are really sharp on both insects, this is very well done! I like this lightning, POV, composition, DOF, everything about it in fact. This is a great shot, congratulations! Thanks,
Claudine

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• SkyF (8127)
• [2006-10-20 6:56]

Hi Horia,
this is very interesting a very well captured.
Quite amazing how suggessfull these mantises are catching their prey, I seen them catch butterflies. This close up is excellent, POV, colors, DOF and sharpness are perfect.
Very well done.
Sky

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• mikou (5269)
• [2006-10-20 8:14]

Hi Horia.
Very much pretty moment are catch here.I like perfect POV,which fine comprehend all scene.Also beautiful light, background and super composition.Apropos-very much apposite title. :-)
TFS and greetings.
Milos

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• vanderschelden (30147)
• [2006-10-20 8:17]

Horia,
Nice shot..
A lot of content displayed.
TFS
Annick

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• keanhoon (1171)
• [2006-10-20 10:29]
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Hi Horia,
I wonder about the flash and where the light source from.
Good take, exposure and reflection is perfect.
Thanks.
Regards,
Ken

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• thistle (9272)
• [2006-10-20 10:39]

WOW! ;-)
I've never seen mantid in reality. Unfortunatelly we don't have them where I live. I've seen some pictures of these creatures of course and this is one of most interesting. I guess it's not easy to catch a dragonfly, even for a mantid :-)
Apart from the great theme, the photo is also very good technically. I really like the POV and framing too.
VERY WELL DONE! :-)

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• elefantino (14381)
• [2006-10-20 12:00]

Great moment captured.
Excellent compo and shot!

Andrea

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• Peregrine (930)
• [2006-10-20 12:34]

Hi Horia,
Woww.. :) Wonderful timing and very sharp.
Good work. TFS
Okan

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• thor68 (5642)
• [2006-10-20 14:28]

a big "WOW!"...amazing shot, horia! :-)
stunning capture of the mantis having a nice big lunch,
leaving only the wings.
nature and photography at their best.
incredible job & take care, thorsten.

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• viv (3307)
• [2006-10-20 15:00]

Hello Horia,
Great macro shot, sharp good on and with details.
Great job.
Vivian

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• jmp (8411)
• [2006-10-20 15:04]

Hi Horia,
Really a great moment! Everything fine here: details, colors, pose, pov, action, moment,...
Not so easy to see a predator eating another one!
Congratulation!
TFS, José M.

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• hester (11638)
• [2006-10-20 15:09]

Wow amazing shot, perfect focus from the end of the mantis to the wing tips of the dragonfly. Excellent POV and colours. A real nature shot

TFS

Karan

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• Hil (5027)
• [2006-10-20 19:07]

Hi Horia

What a excellent capture though not so excellent for the poor Dragonfly I think, the POV is superb and the pose with the Mantis holding and eating its prey is wonderful and very impressive, the detail is clean and sharp throughout the whole shot with nice natural colours too.

TFS Hilary :o)

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• livios (16906)
• [2006-10-20 20:06]

Horia, a dramatic and well taken picture. Congratulations.

Excellent sharpness, pov and composition. I like the shades of green all around too.

A winner image.

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• arfer (0)
• [2006-10-20 22:42]

Hello Horia

Very impressive shot.The timing is excellent.The DOF and POV are amazing.Razor sharp details.The colours and lighting are lovely.TFS

Rob

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• Alex99 (18601)
• [2006-10-21 4:20]

Hi Horia.
Fantastic scene and fantastic executed picture. Great lighting and POV. Surprising details and sharpness. Outstanding composition and framing. Perfect DOF – all main details are in focus and BG is out of it. Skilful job, Horia. BRAVO.
Alexei.

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• red45 (30243)
• [2006-10-21 15:48]

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr...Horia, it scares me :-) I hate matises very much :-) Amazing moment. Two great predators or maybe one better and remains of the other. Perfect post in my opinion.

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• oscarromulus (5714)
• [2006-10-21 22:39]

Horia,
Your frames & notes are OUTSTANDING.
You do such fine work; I admire your photography.
Done with such unusual taste & balance.
Great DOF & POV.
Excellent CLARITY.
Best regards,
Mario.

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• extramundi (12818)
• [2006-10-22 6:18]
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Impressing capture. For my personal and worthless opinion, one of your best!
Predator predated, life is hard...
This time, I have nothing to say, just sit for a while and enjoy your picture, really.
Congratulations and TFS.
Best regards, Felipe... added to favs.

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• Hay_kes (4021)
• [2006-10-22 9:15]

Hi Horia,
Great shot.Sharpness, composition, details, colours, POV and DOF are excellent.Best regards.

hAyAti

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• metcher (4258)
• [2006-10-22 14:40]

Hi, Horia.
Superb catch from nature! Good sharpness and compo. Nice coloros. Good notes.

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• osse (7801)
• [2006-10-22 14:45]

Hi Horia
Well seen and captured. Good moment shot. Good colours, sharpnes, details, light and POV.
Well done Horia

osse

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• cecilia (4630)
• [2006-10-22 16:37]

I love preying mantis, they are very photogenic, and they truly know how to posed....Great detail on this perfect image...
Well done...

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• touristdidi (2480)
• [2006-10-23 6:07]

Oh my ____!!!!! This is a vicous photo! I love raying mantis, but never saw one feast on another of my favorites, dragonflies! Wonderful photo of real life in nature!!!!

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• valy67 (8733)
• [2006-10-23 6:22]

Hello horia !
Mantids are really fascinating creatures, I like them very öuch. Here you have caught an excellent ection scene betwen the Mantisd and the dragonfly, it's something I had never seen before. Sharpness, details, colors, composition, DOF... Everything is excellent here. Very well done !
valerie.

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• Maite (5195)
• [2006-10-23 9:50]

Helo Horia,
I really like this shot, it's very impressive and the moment very well caught. Very good in all the aspects.
Congratulations.
Maite.

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• flagman (2396)
• [2006-10-23 10:31]

Amazing scene and technically excellent photo!
Good composition and exposure. Colours look a little muted but that's just my personal preference.
Unusual to see the dragonfly being the hunted instead of the hunter!

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• mrcrow (3002)
• [2006-10-23 10:59]
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that is some performance you get with the S2is...and i keep saying it...
this is so sharp and well composed as a real time situation..not just a pose on a branch..i can imagine the mantis is not static but munching away when you took this.. ASA 100..!! good!
cheers
geof

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• parvulescubio (1541)
• [2006-10-23 17:18]

Hi Horea
verz interestin scene, high quality picture. Superb kind of share.
All my wish
Lucian

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• Xplorator (7671)
• [2006-10-24 2:40]
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Noroc chior romanesc, rabdare de chinez sau perseverenta de neamt? Care din ele, Hori? Foarte misto captura! Cu titlu pe masura!

THE CRITIQUE SCALE
Composition & POV : 10
Sharpness & DOF : 9
Light & color: 10
Creativity & Originality: 10*

Best regards,
Radu Xplorator

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• pablominto (16124)
• [2006-10-27 8:33]

Hello Horia,
As the only member of TN it seems like I have missed this one!
Hmmmm... Great capture of course, reality of nature in the most brutally beautiful way!!
Not only is the situation unique, tech wise it is top shelf too!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• CTP (3191)
• [2006-10-28 2:07]

Hi Horia,
Excellent macro shot my friend.
I like your pov,timing,action,colors,note,focus,sharpness,blurred bg and frame.TFS
Chris

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• liquidsunshine (11494)
• [2006-10-28 5:43]

Hi Horia,
I've just been looking through your gallery. It looks like I've missed some stunning images from you. This one really stands out, a fantastic cature.
I can see no fault anywhere in this capture. Perfect detail, colours, sharpness and composition. Absolute perfection.
Thanks fo rposting, have a great weekend.

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• mario-roberto (2627)
• [2006-10-30 16:18]

amazing shot.

thank for your workshop, very clever.

TFS mario

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• AndyB (3982)
• [2006-11-08 12:34]

Hello Horia,
A superb capture of this beast with prey.
Great lighting and excellent detail.
Awesome,TFS!

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• Nephrotome2 (2129)
• [2006-11-09 4:32]

The dragonfly is so big. The mantis could have been the prey.
Excellent capture.
TFS

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• saguzar (7198)
• [2006-11-15 17:30]

Hello Horia,
A titans fight, won by the alien...
Very good document about this voracious species; i´ll see them eating a great variety of insects, but unfortunately last years I see a few of them and I can´t take photos.
good details and nice Bg.
Regards
Hernán

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• krvanheuven (622)
• [2006-11-18 5:22]
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Hornia,

Great shot. Good POV and nice composition. Great timing as well. Was it pure luck or were you there from the start?
TFS
Kim

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• gannu (14691)
• [2006-12-07 6:23]
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• cicindela (8635)
• [2007-01-27 12:40]

Hello my Friend!
This time I decided to comment something from your archive :)
This is an amazing and rarely seen situation to take photo of mantis species eating a dragonfly! :) Really I have to say that you picture is the second I have even seen (the first was by cedryk who photographed such situation 3 years ago when we visited Montenegro - this picture in on PES web site and also here on TN).
Anyway, you were lucky to be in the right time and right place. :)
Best regards,
Radomir