It’s the end of another month and time again for Bushboy’s Last on the Card challenge. (See more responses here.) The top photo is the last one I took in May, a Praying Mantis that’s lucky to be alive after I nearly squashed it with a water bottle on the railing where it was perched.
The bottom photo is how I think the photo looks best, cropped and adjusted to focus attention on the mantis and its shadow.
Graham's Island 
A clever pic – nice shadowplay!
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I was taking the usual kind of photos of the mantis when I finally noticed how nice the shadows were!
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A fabulous Last Photo. I am glad you included the edit. Thanks for joining in Graham 🙂 🙂
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Thanks, Brian.
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Cool shot, Graham! I love the shadow and all the spikiness!
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I agree, Terri. Luckily it was a patient mantis and mostly put up with my attention.
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They do stay still for long periods. They make great photo subjects!
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I like creatures like that!
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