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"SHOWOFF"!
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"SHOWOFF"!

by Charlie Baugh

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 1, 201181 views4 comments
I believe this is a Streaked-winged Red Skimmer.

Olympus E-5
50-200mm F2.8 @ 200mm
aperture priority
1/400 sec @ F6.3 -0.3 EV
flash off
spot metering
ISO 200
manual focus
Cropped to approx 50% of FF
Tripod

Large view provided

Thanks for comments

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Morgan Casey on August 1, 2011 at 10:03 AM
Wow, excellent detail and comp! Really well done. :smile:
Registered on November 16, 2010, 22 Posts, 269 Comments
Comment posted by Roger Leekam on August 1, 2011 at 10:25 AM
Beautiful detail & color, especially wings & head. i like its pose & also the BG.
Registered on May 28, 2009, 83 Posts, 646 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 1, 2011 at 5:19 PM
Charles:
Perfect obelisk pose. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on August 3, 2011 at 3:50 PM
I really like the vertical central composition. Very well done.

D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments