Not-so-silent hill

A low angle backlit portrait of a Mantis religiosa next to a small mushroom. I was hiking in an area I visit frequently for macro photography, in a forest near Servia, Greece, when I spotted this female Mantis religiosa.She stopped moving as soon as I approached, trying to avoid me relying on her camouflage. It's a very common species in my area, so I tried to frame it creatively. I went for a low angle shot, utilizing just the natural light that was coming through the trees, and placing my camera in an angle so that the brightest part of the image would be around her head. The mushroom was a nice supporting element in my scene, and after the mantis left, I took a few shots of the mushroom alone.