Mary the Mantis playfully looked over her shoulder with a grin at Mike and said “Don’t worry, silly, I don’t bite…”

Fujifilm X-H1
Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2:1 macro lens
Raynox DCR-250
Godox V350f flash
AK Diffuser hood
Edited and cropped in Lightroom

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My 9mm goes bang again: here's the front entrance to Harold's Square framed by Paris Baguette which isn't from Paris but rather from South Korea

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Grafitti-covered bridge in Monkey Run near sunset when the creek is in shadow but some of the surrounding hills are still illuminated.

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Swimming pool at the bottom of the gorge in Treman State Park

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I told these hikers that I was out with my new lens because I'd always struggled to capture the experience of what it's like to hike in Shindagin Hollow State Forest and they said that was a noble mission

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𝑅𝑢𝑑𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑎 field in front of my barn shot with the Laowa 9mm rectilinear fisheye

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Bumblebee doing what bumblebees do. Drinking nectar and collecting pollen. I like the texture and stripes of its abdomen. Also the Yellow and Purple colors are pleasing together.

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Beautiful vibrant photos!
@arcturus Thank you so much!
@FlashF1R3 Compared to wasps, they’re like pandas to me
@gfidk@mastodon.social Haha, yeah I kinda wanted to pet this one but held myself back.