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Crunch Time

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 16, 2011118 views7 comments

It's dragonfly season..What can I say?

Better light this time on the Roseate Skimmer, and it's "crunch" time as it devours a small fly..
F/16, 1/400th, ISO 500, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + Kenko 2x ext with fill this time. Shot around 11:00 and cropped to 5.8MB

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7 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on July 16, 2011 at 9:21 AM

Love the perch, beautiful colors and sharpness and detail.

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on July 16, 2011 at 10:39 AM

Really a great one Howard. We don't see this one here in Oregon so glad you did such a great job and shared it.

Charlie

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 16, 2011 at 3:10 PM

The colors and detail are terrific. DF eyes are so amazing. I would like to better see what he's eating.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 16, 2011 at 5:09 PM

I'd like to see more of what the DF is eating as well Mark. They takeoff and catch the small stuff in flight, and most times it's half eaten by the time they return to their perch..At least you can see its eating something hey

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 17, 2011 at 9:28 PM

Nice colors and composition - the prey is a real bonus. I'm still waiting to be lucky enough to capture that

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 18, 2011 at 4:44 AM

Howard:
Beautiful! Nice color, perch and bg. I don usually do fill with DF but I must try using flash fill next time.

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Comment posted by Sam Rua on August 21, 2011 at 8:46 AM

Very nice detail and comp, Howard.

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