Best picture of a mantis, ever?!?

Kaeru Gaman · Post by **Kaeru Gaman** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:39 am

c'mon...

give my six pictures a guess...
fake or photo...? wich is wich?

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:48 am

2,3 and 5 aren't showing up.

Edit. I'll go with 1,3 and 6 being fake so 2,4 and 5 being real.

What did I score.....tell me, I can't wait?????

Kaeru Gaman · Post by **Kaeru Gaman** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:58 am

> I'll go with 1,3 and 6 being fake so 2,4 and 5 being real.

so did they show finally?

I send you the "score" via PN...

Joakim Christiansen · Post by **Joakim Christiansen** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:59 am

Derek wrote:2,3 and 5 aren't showing up.

I got some of them to show by right clicking and select "view picture" or something.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:05 am

No, there is a box now showing how big the pictures will be but they aren't being displayed.

I used a right click and selected info then pasted the url into a new window to get the pictures, right clicking and selecting show picture didn't work for me.

Edit. Just checked my score, not bad for a first attempt!

PB · Post by PB » Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:18 am

> That blow-up looks slightly indecent. You sure it is from the main picture?

Yes, it's a direct zoom in from the larger actual image on the Flickr site.

Dare · Post by **Dare** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:05 pm

PB wrote:> That blow-up looks slightly indecent. You sure it is from the main picture?

Yes, it's a direct zoom in from the larger actual image on the Flickr site.

Yes. Was just kidding.

PB · Post by PB » Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:27 pm

Ohhhhhhhhh, now I get it.

Demivec · Post by **Demivec** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:31 pm

@Kaeru Gaman:
#2 is real,
#1,#4,#6 are raytraced,
#3 is computer generated,
#5 is a real photo with fake elements (butterfly is a picture placed on the real flowers).

Kaeru Gaman · Post by **Kaeru Gaman** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:37 pm

@Demivec
same score as Derek. (PN sent)

thanks for playing.

utopiomania · Post by **utopiomania** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:37 pm

Nice picture, I didn't know an insect could be that nice looking! Almost like a small pet animal!

Anyways, I agree to this comment from its page

Unlike most insects, mantises can turn their heads to look at you. Combine that with the weird refractive properties of that complex eye, and it's really spooky -- we're so attuned to communicating emotions through the eyes that it makes you feel like you are in the presence of an alien intelligence.

Num3 · Post by **Num3** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:39 pm

Oh! Just one more...

Fake or Real ???

yoxola · Post by **yoxola** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 4:49 pm

It's not real, not fake, it's mantis... :roll: