Kamakiri | brent's iPhone & japan

Kamakiri

Today I had a little photo shoot… with a praying mantis.

Can you spot her in the brush?

Tags: bug, daily photo, insect, iphone, iphone4s, iphoneography, Japan, photo, photography

32 thoughts on “Kamakiri”

emaillikeunderwear on August 30, 2012 at 10:02 pm said:

and they say there are no dragons in japan! thanks for making me smile this morning!

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- toinlessons on August 30, 2012 at 10:17 pm said:
  
  it was fierce! lol
  
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My Gal Friday on August 31, 2012 at 4:25 am said:

so cool! Im not a photgrapher but i seem to be drawn to it, i love the eye you have to capture such amazing images!

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- toinlessons on August 31, 2012 at 5:58 am said:
  
  me too.. i’m not a photographer either…!
  thanks for dropping by!
  
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SwittersB on August 31, 2012 at 8:19 am said:

Amazing lens and steady camera! Wonderful…

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- toinlessons on August 31, 2012 at 8:25 am said:
  
  thanks! actually, it wasn’t too difficult…. the mantis was pretty willing! lol
  
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Paul Cahill on August 31, 2012 at 9:21 am said:

Incredible detail.

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- toinlessons on August 31, 2012 at 9:23 am said:
  
  Thanks. It’s pretty amazing how much detail the iPhone4S can capture!
  
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marviiilous on August 31, 2012 at 10:05 am said:

What a cool guy!

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- toinlessons on August 31, 2012 at 10:23 am said:
  
  thanks! he(she?) was…!
  
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Kate on August 31, 2012 at 1:52 pm said:

Love that he looks like he’s got a little doofus expression on. Fantastic!

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- toinlessons on August 31, 2012 at 3:06 pm said:
  
  haha! yea… thanks for stopping by!
  
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niasunset on August 31, 2012 at 4:20 pm said:

In the first one, as if she is looking at you! These are all amazing shots. And it is hard to notice her. Thank you, have a nice weekend, love, nia

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- toinlessons on August 31, 2012 at 4:25 pm said:
  
  yea! they turned out nicer than I thought! thanks for stopping by!
  
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johndwm on September 1, 2012 at 4:39 am said:

Stunning insect photography from Japan! Kamakiri http://wp.me/s2z3mM-kamakiri via @wordpressdotcom

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- toinlessons on September 1, 2012 at 5:49 am said:
  
  thanks! come back again..!!
  
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  - johndwm on September 1, 2012 at 6:05 am said:
    
    Will do with pleasure. Likewise!!
Denis Stancsuy on September 1, 2012 at 6:56 am said:

Awesome creatures! Last week I saw one on my balcony.

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- toinlessons on September 1, 2012 at 6:57 am said:
  
  thanks! they are amazing, aren’t they?!
  
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  - Denis Stancsuy on September 1, 2012 at 9:05 am said:
    
    A little bit scary, but amazing.
  - toinlessons on September 1, 2012 at 9:11 am said:
    
    yes, they can be quite aggressive too!
Denis Stancsuy on September 1, 2012 at 10:44 pm said:

do they bite or something?

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- toinlessons on September 2, 2012 at 12:32 am said:
  
  bite!? they got those claws in front and are not afraid to use them!! aggressive!!
  
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tchistorygal on September 3, 2012 at 1:09 pm said:

Love this bug! You got these pictures with an iPhone? Amazing. They’d be amazing with any camera. What expression! so funny! Thanks for stopping by my site. 🙂

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- toinlessons on September 3, 2012 at 1:49 pm said:
  
  thanks for stopping by. Yes, amazing bug…and yes, all with an iPhone 4S! amazing! lol
  
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tchistorygal on September 3, 2012 at 1:10 pm said:

Reblogged this on Marsha Lee and commented:
I love this praying mantis, and I’m not usually a fan, but this one was caught red-handed, or clawed.

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travelgardeneat on September 4, 2012 at 10:32 pm said:

Great photos — had to really scour the last shot to find her in the grass! Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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- toinlessons on September 4, 2012 at 10:35 pm said:
  
  thanks! I actually thought it wouldn’t be so hard to find, but several others said the same!
  
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bluebrightly on September 5, 2012 at 2:55 am said:

I always feel very lucky when I see these guys! But i have to admit, the cricket picture above made me jump! Good work!

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- toinlessons on September 5, 2012 at 8:14 am said:
  
  crickets I think I can deal with, mantis’ …kind of scary! usually aggressive!
  
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summer picnic on September 7, 2012 at 9:08 am said:

She’s definitely laughing! And I loved the puzzle, though she was hard to spot!

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- toinlessons on September 7, 2012 at 9:24 am said:
  
  yep! yep! I thought it was easy to spot, until I looked a little harder…lol
  
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