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Blue dragon

by Fabio Giarrizzo

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 21, 2011131 views4 comments
A shot of a blue dragonfly, caught on early morning light- Cropped for composition, noise reduction, selective sharpening.
Nikon D300s; Sigma 180mm ; ISO 400; F8; 1/30; - 0,33 EV; tripod
Thanks for looking, Fabio

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 21, 2011 at 6:52 PM
A great plane of focus to show us the wings, from tip to tip. Looks like overcast soft light, no hard light & shadow to deal with..Nice colors and BG, I especially like the wing pattern detail of course :smile:
Well done Fabio :toast:
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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 21, 2011 at 7:42 PM
Love the colors, detail of the wings is wonderful. Great shot.

Ray
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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on July 22, 2011 at 12:57 PM
Great clean image of the structure of this DF. Hat off, Fabio
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 24, 2011 at 9:31 PM
Fabio:
A beautiful DF as I ever seen. The wing details are fabulous. :toast:
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