Throughout the second day of the festival, the local zoo
brought all manner of creepy and crawly to show the crowds.
I was talking to one of the organisers of the zoo, and she
showed me a few different creatures- needless to say I avoided the spiders!!
One of the things she showed me was this mantis. She was very obliging, and
even took it out of the box for me to take a photo. The insect itself was a
stunning yellow colour, a similar shade to that of a pineapple. However, this
didn’t come across well in the photograph, as the lighting was wrong and the
camera struggled.
When editing, I was trying to find an amount of saturation
that complimented both the skin tone, and the colour of the mantis. I tried
reducing the saturation, but decided I liked the photo almost completely
de-saturated. I say almost, because I like to have some colour left, which
gives the grey tones a tint. Having done this, I increased the contrast and
decreased the brightness to remove any remaining details in the background (having
used flash). I have also sharpened the image, more as a habit.
This is one of the images I am most pleased with from
festival weekend, as it was a nice break from a more journalistic style of
photography, as well as a nice break from the sun!!
Bex
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