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Dragonfly

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 10, 2011122 views9 comments

I took this about and hour ago in some pine trees in my backyard. There was a bunch of dragonflies landing on the end of the needles. the wind was shaking the tree pretty badly. I focused in manual and then when the wind would die down a bit, I shot off a burst of images. I was surprized how many turned out sharp. All comments are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 30D
Sigma 70-300
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/350
Aperture f8
ISO 800
263mm
Full Frame
Almost no post processing.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by May Haga on July 10, 2011 at 5:38 PM

Very nice image Richard. I like the angle you chose. The setting is also very nice.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on July 10, 2011 at 7:42 PM

A clear and very pleasant winner as far as I'm concerned. Your depth of field is a huge plus for your personal input into this photo. Two thumbs up, Richard.

Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 10, 2011 at 8:59 PM

Excellent POF and technically well done Richard.
Hard to get such an esthetically pleasing image of a DF..Yep, it's a wall hanger

Well done!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 10, 2011 at 10:05 PM

Richard: Marvelous capture. The perch is a huge plus element for me. Nicely done.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 10, 2011 at 10:36 PM

Richard:
A really nice DF image. The pose is great and the perch and bg are exceptional.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 11, 2011 at 2:52 AM

Love the comp here - nice detail, great perch, and a great look at the head.
Well done!
Sandyb

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on July 11, 2011 at 4:18 AM

Excellent DF shot- Nice colors, DOF and BG on this image- Very well done, Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on July 11, 2011 at 4:32 AM

Cool image, Richard. Your perseverance paid off.

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Comment posted by Morgan Casey on July 11, 2011 at 11:15 AM

Wow! The detail is amazing and the DoF just right in my opinion. I really like the painterly feel of the background, as it complements the needles up front. Amazing shot.

Registered on November 16, 2010, 22 Posts, 269 Comments