The Creature from the Rose Bush

Some times you are lucky enough to have all the stars and planets align and you're able to get an amazing shot. Some times you plan everything out to the Nth degree so you are sure you'll get the image you wanted.  And some times you find yourself crawling on all fours in the dark trying to juggle holding a huge maglite with one hand, a giant SLR in the other, while trying to manually focus your macro lens, all while chasing a small alien creature that just can't hold still and keeps charging the camera.  Fortunately, if you get the picture, it doesn't matter.  National Geographic has nothing
 on the praying mantis that decided to hang out by my door the other night.  Here's to knowing enough to be dangerous, being lucky enough to make you look good, and swearing you know EXACTLY what you're doing in the process.

-Cheers