The Candid Mantis

By Danny Diaz

On 3 December 2007

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The Candid Mantis

Mr.Mantis here joined in on a few lads sinking some beers and asked if I could take his photo. So I did.

59 Responses

  • Ken Takahashi

    On 3 December 2007 Ken Takahashi gave props:

    great

  • Jim Smith

    On 3 December 2007 Jim Smith gave props:

    Outstanding! Great croping

  • Anastasios

    On 3 December 2007 Anastasios said:

    woooooow. what a photo. bravo.

  • On 3 December 2007 Julia Grachova said:

    Great work!

  • Sagi Shapira

    On 1 February 2008 Sagi Shapira gave props:

    bravo! bravo! bravo!

  • Steven Heipel

    On 1 February 2008 Steven Heipel said:

    Bloody hilarious!

  • Becky Timbers

    On 4 March 2008 Becky Timbers gave props:

    awesome shot!

  • Kimberly McGugan

    On 17 April 2008 Kimberly McGugan said:

    I love it!!!! Fantastic Image!!! good luck!

  • Jayne Logan

    On 17 April 2008 Jayne Logan gave props:

    This is a fantastic and fun image! Yeah Plus

  • On 17 April 2008 Norman Richard gave props:

    great capture, and funny to boot

  • Karen Zimmerman

    On 17 April 2008 Karen Zimmerman gave props:

    Wonderful shot! Great framing!

  • Leslie Lindberg

    On 17 April 2008 Leslie Lindberg gave props:

    Made me laugh! Great photo!

  • Amelia Quicke

    On 18 April 2008 Amelia Quicke gave props:

    This is wonderful.....my vote

  • Danny Diaz

    On 18 April 2008 Danny Diaz said:

    thank you so much everyone!!

  • Linda Merz

    On 19 April 2008 Linda Merz gave props:

    What a great photograph!!!

  • May Lattanzio

    On 20 April 2008 May Lattanzio gave props:

    Superlative image!

  • marshall

    On 20 April 2008 marshall gave props:

    cute.

  • On 20 April 2008 Jonathan Davis gave props:

    This just absolutely rocks!!

  • chris wigmore

    On 21 April 2008 chris wigmore gave props:

    hilarious, perfect crop

  • Michael Cash

    On 21 April 2008 Michael Cash said:

    Love the composition. Makes you feel like he pushed himself into the frame.

  • Lee Rees

    On 21 April 2008 Lee Rees gave props:

    great shot... it takes a lot to show these things looking cute!

  • Kirklund Wise

    On 21 April 2008 Kirklund Wise gave props:

    Great Composition!

  • Sumedh Prasad

    On 22 April 2008 Sumedh Prasad gave props:

    A super duper yeah from me!

  • Joel Aron

    On 23 April 2008 Joel Aron gave props:

    brilliant composition!!

  • mark yugawa

    On 23 April 2008 mark yugawa said:

    wow...luv it!

  • Richard Bruns

    On 23 April 2008 Richard Bruns said:

    This is an image of masterful composition! Well done. It is a mesmerizing image.

  • JoAnna Webb

    On 23 April 2008 JoAnna Webb gave props:

    : ] !

  • vlad vancia

    On 24 April 2008 vlad vancia gave props:

    woooooo!!!! very cool

  • Audrey Kanekoa-Madrid

    On 24 April 2008 Audrey Kanekoa-Madrid gave props:

    Fantastic and funny! Love the face...

  • sabrina helas

    On 24 April 2008 sabrina helas gave props:

    great!

  • Jan Hoffman

    On 26 April 2008 Jan Hoffman gave props:

    Superb composition; amusing and so well done

  • Ulices Noris

    On 27 April 2008 Ulices Noris gave props:

    good job~ got my vote

  • Ray Chiarello

    On 2 May 2008 Ray Chiarello gave props:

    Lol!!! Great photo, great composition.

  • Fran Ott

    On 3 May 2008 Fran Ott gave props:

    Well done.

  • Christophe Le Canne

    On 5 May 2008 Christophe Le Canne gave props:

    Excellent

  • melanie scott

    On 5 May 2008 melanie scott gave props:

    fantastic shot! you really achieved giving this little guys heaps of personality!

  • On 5 May 2008 Johnny Barker said:

    great crop!

  • Courtney Brown

    On 7 May 2008 Courtney Brown gave props:

    This is absolutely fantastic. Great discription too!

  • "Slimeface

    On 9 May 2008 "Slimeface said:

    Cool image!!
    www.slimeface.com

  • Chad Suber

    On 10 May 2008 Chad Suber gave props:

    That's just awesome!

  • manjeet jadeja

    On 12 May 2008 manjeet jadeja gave props:

    well framed

  • Shannon Dagher

    On 13 May 2008 Shannon Dagher gave props:

    Ahaha! Brilliant comp.! Love the hues as well...definately made me laugh, but wonderful DoF & clarity as well! LOVE to see this one published! :)

  • Tony Wilkinson

    On 16 May 2008 Tony Wilkinson gave props:

    ROCKS - CLEVER - FUNNY - JUST COOL - WELL DONE :)

  • Milena Surducan

    On 17 May 2008 Milena Surducan gave props:

    this is sooo cool!

  • Eric Hart

    On 21 May 2008 Eric Hart gave props:

    Absolutely fantastic!

  • T. Graham

    On 22 May 2008 T. Graham gave props:

    Great shot! Funny, too!

  • peggy gardner

    On 24 May 2008 peggy gardner said:

    the question is did he pick up the tab for you making him famous? Fabulous shot. Love the POV

  • On 24 May 2008 William Moore gave props:

    LOL that is fantastic....bravo

  • Nicholas Hendrickx

    On 25 May 2008 Nicholas Hendrickx gave props:

    Haha, perfect! :D

  • Danny Diaz

    On 27 May 2008 Danny Diaz said:

    to peggy gardner....no, in thanks he bit my friend who tried to pick him up!

  • katie sokoler

    On 31 May 2008 katie sokoler said:

    i love this!

  • On 31 May 2008 janique helson said:

    funny

  • April Gonzaga

    On 1 June 2008 April Gonzaga gave props:

    That is so mooshy...cept you probably won't know what that means so I'll say I think its adorable

  • Iraklis Lianos

    On 2 June 2008 Iraklis Lianos gave props:

    Yeah!

  • On 6 June 2008 janique helson said:

    I love this shot
    total personality

  • Lakshmi Prabhala

    On 7 June 2008 Lakshmi Prabhala gave props:

    Superb use of negative space! Nice colours too. My vote!

  • joel miller

    On 8 June 2008 joel miller said:

    lol awesome photo

  • "Peggy Sue" Harrington

    On 16 June 2008 "Peggy Sue" Harrington gave props:

    yeah! this is so fantastic .. wow .. as if he is seriously giving you the option .. wonderful

  • Adam Hurly

    On 22 June 2008 Adam Hurly said:

    this remains my favorite photo on jpg.

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