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Dragon

by Luke Ormand

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 14, 2011103 views3 comments
While on the hunt for Grasshopper Sparrows, these dragonflies were plentiful

Nikon D300s 300 f4 + 1.7X TC HH from car
f/9
1/1000s
ISO 500

Cropped to 75%, sharpened, levels adjustments in CS5 on 27" iMac

- Luke

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 15, 2011 at 1:15 AM
Really Nice detail on the head and legs, cool flower, and great BG.
LOVE DF's!
Sandy
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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on July 15, 2011 at 4:39 AM
Fantastic detail Luke ....well done ..

Balan Vinod
Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 16, 2011 at 5:49 PM
I like the color scheme and it's a great perch Luke. Nice detail/DOF with a good plane of focus here.
I especially like the pleasing BG that brings it all home :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments