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Damselfly Reflections
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Damselfly Reflections

by Barbara Graham

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 16, 2011164 views5 comments
Canon EOS REBEL T2i
EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
4/13/2011 – 5:27:39 PM
1/500
Manual
f/9
ISO 400
Focal length 250 mm
Handheld
My backyard in Northeast Florida
Raw file processed in PSE9, full frame

Removing any of the space at the top seemed to me to make this boring. Feedback on that and anything else would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on April 16, 2011 at 7:10 PM
Great capture of these guys. You have great focus on the damselflies; even their wings seem to be in focus. I also really like the clear reflections you captured. I think it may have helped the picture if you could have cloned out the clutter behind the top damselfly and some of the other clutter spots. That and a slight toning down of the background color intensity would make this a real winner IMO. I also agree with your comp choice regarding the top space.
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Varina Patel on April 16, 2011 at 8:24 PM
This is beautiful, Barbara. I love the soft blue background, and that reflection is just gorgeous. The little smudge behind the top bug obscures some detail but it doesn't kill the image. I might crop just a bit from the right and the bottom, in order.o get these guys out if the center. I love the shot, though. Just wonderful!
Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on April 17, 2011 at 3:01 PM
Barbara,
damselflies in coupling with reflections ..... and all at once!! Great capture. :toast:
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on April 18, 2011 at 4:50 AM
Barbara:
Great capture. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 22, 2011 at 8:51 PM
This is cool. I had to look for a while to figure it out. :toast:
Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments