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• markula (880)
• [2006-09-17 9:26]

Sal Horia!
Excellent shot of the mantis. Good POV and framing, very well blurred background, even more so that taken with a compact camera. Congratulations,
Mark

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• uleko (2877)
• [2006-09-17 9:35]

Very impressive. The shape and the colour of this Mantis are really brought out by the dark background. It's spot on and a great composition. - Your news is so sad - it happens all the time here too! New houses are popping up like mushrooms around us just where there is a lot of thyme that favours the Large Blue (Maculinea arion).
Thanks and regards, Ulla

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• Hil (5027)
• [2006-09-17 9:35]

Hi Horia,

Superb shot, I like the composition and your POV, the detail is sharp and clear, the colours are lovely with a great BG that I think creates a 3D effect with the mantis and the branch. Sorry about the destruction of your Forest, we are so lucky in the UK as so much is protected.

Regards Hilary :)

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• massougareux (834)
• [2006-09-17 9:43]

Hello horia,
beautiful photograph of this religious mint, impressionant Insect. Good color like clearness.
Thank you, Arnaud

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• jcoowanitwong (12123)
• [2006-09-17 9:47]

Hi Horia,
Nice picture but sad story. Excellent pov and composition. Great exposture and sharpness. Very well done. Regards,
JC

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• taba (1703)
• [2006-09-17 11:05]

Hi Horia
It's sad to read your note...but there's no difference between any place on earth... :(
mankind need more and more spaces...
But your photo impressed me for the great lights in the mantis, fantastic colours and sharpness, good DOF, POV and BG.
regards; sorry for the lost;
Taba

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• elefantino (14381)
• [2006-09-17 11:24]

Ciao Horia, nice close rich in colors and details.
POV and DOF are great.
Usefull notes.

Andrea

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• wishnugaruda (16720)
• [2006-09-17 12:18]

Hi Horia,
it's phantastic - what a wonderful insect.
The green wings are shimmering and I love the dark BG, a perfect shot.
I never had the chance to see a mantis - but I'd like to see one, but don't know where to find. Hope you also will find them next year - you realy told us a sad story.
Thanks for sharing, I like it so much
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• CTP (3191)
• [2006-09-17 12:37]

Hi Horia,
Great Mantis capture.
I like your pov,dof,colors,focus,sharpness,framing and dark bg.TFS
Chris

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• thor68 (5642)
• [2006-09-17 13:20]

destruction of nature is always a bad thing....
your wonderful mantis-shot should be a tribute to that
marvellous place, horia! :-)
excellent horizontal composition with beautiful strong colors,
perfectly sharp and clear.
good job with a sad story, which i hope turns out ok.
best wishes, thorsten.

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• Argus (35107)
• [2006-09-17 13:27]

Hello Horia,
I see your photo with pleasure, it is sharp well coloured and well composed.
But I read your notes with dismay. Your story reflects what we are doing to our planet in the name of growth and jobs. Soon even the nature resrves will not be reserves!
This is what is so good about TN: it will help to increase an appreciation of nature and maybe help to save it.
TFS, regards, Ivan

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• hester (11638)
• [2006-09-17 13:29]

Perfect composition and a great BG. Nice details and colours as well.

I read your note with interest. It seems such a shame that your favourite place is being destroyed. I live in the middle of a town but luckily the local council are sensitive to green issues. My favourite spot (where my rabbit was taken today and all the butterflies in summer) has been designated a green spot and they are actively trying to preserve it as a nature area. I hope the same fate happens for your spot before it is too late

TFS

Karan

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• Hay_kes (4021)
• [2006-09-17 13:39]

Hi Horia,

Great macro.Nice composition and amazing colours. Congratulations,

hAyAti

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• eruyanik (4746)
• [2006-09-17 13:46]

Hi Horia!
Wow! What a presantation here! With your pov and the lighting, she looks a queen! Wonderful pov and framing, sharpness, bg, lighting all are great, i like that texture on the abdomen, plus great dof. It's a piece of art!
BRAVO,
Ersin

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• marmottelolo (14691)
• [2006-09-17 14:16]

hi horia
bon point de vue et belle couleur"menthe".
bonne netteté egalement;
laurent

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• marjan (2641)
• [2006-09-17 14:45]

nice, cleare and bright shot. Good coloures.
Marjna

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• Kris (1812)
• [2006-09-17 14:56]
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• mikou (5269)
• [2006-09-17 15:11]

Hi Horia,
Very pretty macro with super atmosphere. I like colours, details.Good contrast opposite dark background.Very nice.

Greetings
Milos

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• Luis52 (12761)
• [2006-09-17 20:18]

Hola Horia. Me agrada mucho esta bella foto de una Mantis. Tiene exelentes colores y un a gran definicion por lo que se puede apreciar con detalle todo su cuerpo. saludos Luis52.

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• scottevers7 (12267)
• [2006-09-17 21:38]

Hi Horia,
An excellent full body shot on this Mantid. Beautiful colors and sharp detail from the spot on exposure. Great OOF backround shows him very well.
Scott

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• coasties (27718)
• [2006-09-18 1:10]

Hello Horia

What a very sad note. This happens all too often. On a happier note, this is a brilliant shot. Excellent low POV. Good colour and excellent quality. Nice work. TFS.

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• liquidsunshine (11494)
• [2006-09-18 2:16]

Hello Horia,
The details are nice, clear and sharp.
superb colours, lighting and exposure. The POV is good.
Well composed, great framing and excellent notes.
Thanks for posting, have a great week.

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• pablominto (16124)
• [2006-09-18 2:39]

Hello Horia,
This is a wonderful macro, as beautiful as the story you tell in the note is sad!!
I like the lines in your composition, macro work is well done and gives great details in the insect!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• ramthakur (32178)
• [2006-09-18 6:16]

Hi Horia!
Your story is prototypical of this phenomenon happening all over the world today. It is a sad, hard-hitting story that rings a warning bell for the entire humanity.
Coming to your picture of Praying Mantis, it is a great image from every point of view -- perspective, depth of focus, colours and sharpness.
Sadly, this creature will perish with the destruction of its habitat. :(
Thanks for sharing it, my friend.
Ram

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• ciccio (2721)
• [2006-09-18 8:38]

Hi Horia, Preciosa la foto de la mantis. Una maravilla. Enhorabuena y un saludo.

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• RAP (7405)
• [2006-09-18 9:35]

Uno de los insectos que más me apasionan y menos oportunidades he tenido de ver.
Una gran POV y colorido son los puntos fuertes de la imagen, además de la composición.
Las agudeza es muy buena, junto con un trasfondo difuso que realzar aun más el primer plano de la escena.
TFS y saludos... Ricardo

One of the insects that more impassion me and less opportunities I have had of seeing.
A great POV and coloring are the strong points of the image, besides the composition.
The sharpness is very good, together with a diffuse background that to even enhance more the first plan of the scene.
TFS and regards... Ricardo

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• dew77 (13209)
• [2006-09-19 4:32]

Hello Horia,
Wonderful capture.Sharpness,BG,details and composition are excellent.I'm sorry for the forest:(
TFS...:-)

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• sAner (4744)
• [2006-09-19 6:31]

Hi Horia,

I think this is a pleasing shot. Details are sharp and bg is great. I just think the scene is a wee bit underexposed. Nothing serious though. TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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• SkyF (8127)
• [2006-09-19 7:35]

Hello Horia,
sad that those natural habitats are getting lesser all the time. This mantis is a great represant of all the animals praying for their own space. Very well captured and composed. The pose and the somber lighting look wonderful. The OOF BG and the POV greated a wonderful depth.
Sky

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• fyapici (6407)
• [2006-09-19 10:52]

Hi Horia.
I agree with other friends. This ist simply perfect.
With my best wishes.

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• mbasil (3304)
• [2006-09-19 20:57]

Great shot and a sad story, Horia. I like the color and composition in the shot. The story reminds me of how some early photos and drawings of Yellowstone helped establish it as a National Park. Of course, that was 100 years ago, before progress became economic development.
Mike

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• izler (506)
• [2006-09-20 6:33]

hi horia
wonderful mantis photo. point of view, depth of field, background, colours, focus, sharpness, details and photographer's note are great. thanks for sharing
greetings
izler

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• Xplorator (7671)
• [2006-09-20 13:25]

I feel your pain, far away lands all over are in the same position! :( Wonderful photo, brilliant composition and POV! TFS - Xplorator Radu

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• claudine (0)
• [2006-09-21 7:08]

Hi Horia,
What a sad story. Things like that are more and more common unfortunately and this is really, really sad. It seems like people just don't care about natural environment and this is happening everywhere around the world :(

This is an excellent portrait of this Mantis. Details, composition and lightning are very good. I love this soft atmosphere created by this unusual lightning. Well done and well seen. Thanks,
Claudine

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• sdavis75 (186)
• [2006-09-21 10:17]

A sad story indeed. But an excellent shot. Wonderful color, details, and composition. Nice work.

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• pilonm (2919)
• [2006-09-22 10:09]
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Hello Horia,

Excellent and nice picture of this Praying Mantis... I like the diagonal formed by the insect... Nice colors and lots of details! Excellent pov and dof having the blurry bg enahancing the animal... It is so sad knowing that this beautiful place won't exist no more in a near future... Has the local population tried to fight against that destruction? Petition? Committee? etc...

Great picture and TFS,

Michel

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• EOSF1 (23469)
• [2006-09-22 18:06]

Great macro Horia ! Very strong composition, well composed and exposed. Beautiful background and very good note. Thanks.

Mario

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• Pentaxfriend (6335)
• [2006-09-23 16:31]

Hi Horia,

Great composition, extreme sharp, perfectly detailed ,superb Blurry BG

TFS Thijs

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• metcher (4258)
• [2006-09-24 8:22]

Hi, Horia.
Wonderful creature. Nice hole size shot. Good exposure.

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• ddg (5111)
• [2006-09-25 12:57]

Hi Horia, great macro-shot of this Mantis, the insect that I prefer!! Splendid POV and beautiful saturated colors, well done, Didier.

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• peter_stoeckl (10219)
• [2006-09-25 14:36]
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Hello Horia,
perfect portrait of an ample bodied female Mantis.
Flawlessly sharp, colours well saturated and naturalistic, composition very strict and well balanced. An icon.

The story you tell us here is really saddening and moving.
Ignorance and lack of feeling of locals and/or authorities has ruined a lot. My impression is that during the last two or three decades things have slightly turned to the better in my place, but still there is a lot of blind destruction going on here.
I think I know what you are feeling - a sad loss, and a feeling of being helpless. But let us stay optimistic, let us explain, convince, and fight for better awareness. We have no other choice.
Picture documents and stories like the one you have posted are a perfect way to convince people and make them aware of treasures they have been unaware before.
With many thanks, and best regards,
Peter

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• red45 (30243)
• [2006-09-26 2:10]

Hello my friend!

Yes, very sad story indeed. People thinks only about own business, not about natures. Half of Poland was sold to international corporations which build big markets or factories everywhere. Best of all, our government is going to build international highway crossing national park! It's madness.

Picture is very good, very well composed with your note. Sad mood. This mantis looks like praying during sunset for better place to live.

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• radz (3404)
• [2006-09-27 11:43]

Wow wOW BEAUTIFUL shot,love the composition,detials are superb!!!POV is very nice.TFS!

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• jrubiocasado (5684)
• [2006-09-27 12:34]

Hi Horia
Excellent picture of the mantis with a goof point of view,
Congratulations
Regards
Jorge

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• marhowie (302)
• [2006-09-29 9:03]

Hello Horia,
Very good color, DOF, sharp detail and BG.
I like the exposure level here, low key. I had a go around with a mantid recently, they seem to be larger now and easy to find..
Great work & have a nice weekend mf.

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• osse (7801)
• [2006-10-04 14:09]

Hi Horia
Nice shot. Good colours, Bg, sharpnes and POV.
Well done Horia

osse

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• extramundi (12818)
• [2006-10-04 15:20]
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Hi Horia.
You photo is very beautiful, I really like it very much. Mantis reflect very well diffuse light and this is a good example. The fill flash is perfect, I guess you used the "high tech" difusser :)
About you story, is the story of most of us. All our land is was full of forest and rivers wirh hundreds of species, and nowadays is very difficult to find an original forest, most have been replaced with eucaiptus and pine for forestal purposes :(
Regards, Felipe.

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• captainsgirl (4082)
• [2006-11-03 8:51]

a great shot, I love praying mantis, they are such interesting "bugs" , sad story indeed that you write about...

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• snowfalken (1788)
• [2006-11-09 14:24]
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• jojo (176)
• [2006-11-17 7:28]

Excellente macro bien nette. Beaux détails
bravo pour cette belle image

jojo

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• Nephrotome2 (2129)
• [2006-11-21 6:18]

Details are a little lost because the pic is in overall a little too dark. I think that if you had increase the lightness from the original pic, this post would have drown more attention.
Good subject colors and composition.
TFS