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Damselfly (II)

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 27, 201093 views5 comments

Hi all

Another damselfly portrait taken this weekend. It was a bit chilly that morning, so it took quite a while for this little fella to reach its operating temperature, allowing for plenty of shooting (800 MB worth of shooting, to be precise...). This shot here features a cleaner background than the one posted previously (see below), but the light is not as soft anymore. I wonder which one you prefer.

The previous shot can be seen here:
http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/ic.cgi?a=vp&pr=152230

The techs are almost identical on the two - Nikon D300 + Sigma 400/5.6 APO Macro + PN-11. Tripod, cable release, mirror up, manual focus.

All comments and suggestions are welcome!

Thanks!

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 27, 2010 at 8:19 PM

Basil:
I like the bg in this one but the lighting is much nicer in the previous post. Overall, if you could darken the bg slightly in this image, it would be a stronger image.

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on July 28, 2010 at 1:16 PM

Lovely sharp image with excellent details.
Nice BG to go with. Thanks for sharing the larger version - looks even better in that !

Registered on January 4, 2008, 98 Posts, 1403 Comments

Comment posted by Basil Greber on July 28, 2010 at 6:22 PM

Thanks for your comments!

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Comment posted by Alessandra & Rocco on July 29, 2010 at 4:14 AM

Amazing shot! I like lights and compo.
Colors work well with the bg !!

Registered on March 3, 2007, 122 Posts, 778 Comments

Comment posted by mark cillo on July 29, 2010 at 11:58 AM

Beautiful colors and really nice soft light. Great work

Registered on July 27, 2008, 143 Posts, 1483 Comments