... Well not really glass, It was actually the hood of my car. Colors and contrast were only slightly edited to make everything black and some dust(actual not sensor) was cloned out.

I've been looking in my yard all summer for a mantis. Last night when I went outside to get the mail. I caught him hanging out in our front flower bed from the corner of my eye. It was 9:30 PM and dark, so I captured him in a jar and photographed him/her this morning.

C&C Welcome

K10D with Vivitar S1 105 2.5

Edit: Updated Images Below

[Eaglerapids]

:-), thank you.

[Bud]

Great shots! The mantids are one of my favorite targets with the Vivitar... extremely photogenic

[dantuyhoa]

Ninja

You are really a Ninja : Those are some "deadly " photos of a mantis :-) Very cool . That black background did make that shot !

[Alvin]

Whoa! That first photo made me jump! I'm sidetracking here, but how many coats of wax are on your car?!

[Vertex Ninja]

Wow! Thanks for the kind responses everyone.

Alvin: Ha ha. The funny thing is that my car isn't even black! It's a slate blue metallic. I thought, "wow... blue and green would look great together!" My car was in a dark garage though and when I the flash fired I ended up with this. Funny how the result can surprise you sometimes.

[Vertex Ninja]

Bud: Looking at your gallery, you seem to have hit the mantis gold mine! Very nice shots.