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Halloween Pennant

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 3, 2011113 views8 comments

I normally post in the Flora Forum but occasionally shoot a bug

. It happens to be today.

ND200, 200mm F/4 Micronikkor, F/9, 1/200 Sec, ISO200 and Tripod in strong mid day sun. Shot horizontal and cropped for composition

All thoughts and comments Welcome.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 3, 2011 at 8:39 PM

Ram:

DFs are my favorite bug. This one is beautiful. I like the clarity and color in the DF and the perch (rose) as well. The BG can't be sweeter.

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Comment posted by Todd Bielby on July 4, 2011 at 8:58 AM

Nice capture Ram. To bad the wing tips couldn't be focus but I know its difficult without the background showing up. I seen a DF while on my vacation in Northern Minnesota that grabbed another flying insect right out of the air. It was cool I didn't know they did that.

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Comment posted by Morgan Casey on July 4, 2011 at 10:51 AM

Ram, outstanding detail in the wings! I really like the OOF areas, as it gives a sense of motion. Really nice.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on July 4, 2011 at 11:38 AM

Excellent DF shot- Interesting pose, very nice detail and a pleasant BG on this one- Great job, Fabio

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on July 4, 2011 at 1:12 PM

Nice shot of one of my favorite dragons.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 4, 2011 at 6:43 PM

To bad the wing tips couldn't be focus but I know its difficult without the background showing up.

Todd, It could be done but the issue will be one of magnification and hence the background. These are very small dragonflies - their tail alone is about one inch and the whole dragonfly may be inch and a half (give or take some). If I back off too much then details will be lost so I went for this compromise.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on July 4, 2011 at 6:45 PM

Great detail on the bodyand the face Ram yet I do wish for more dof on the wings.Great bg too

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 8, 2011 at 5:16 PM

Very, very nice Ram.
May

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