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EMERGING DRAGONFLY
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EMERGING DRAGONFLY

by Graham Brown

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 21, 2011127 views11 comments
Four Spotted Chaser.
Canon 40D, Sigma 105mm, 1/125th sec at f5.6 and iso100

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on August 21, 2011 at 4:32 PM
Wow, what a great moment to be able to capture! Great comp and details. I think pulling back on some of the blue tones in editing would give this a more natural coloring IMO.
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Sam Rua on August 21, 2011 at 5:03 PM
Nice timing and detail, Graham. Looks a little heavy on the magenta on my monitor --- perhaps that is what Carolyn's suggestion would correct. Would love to see more from the series (assuming you hung around awhile to watch this unfold (no pun intended)). :smile:
Registered on September 9, 2006, 130 Posts, 2281 Comments
Comment posted by Graham Brown on August 21, 2011 at 6:40 PM
Carolyn and Sam. Thanks for your comments. I have reduced the magenta as suggested. Graham
Registered on November 20, 2007, 275 Posts, 1365 Comments
Comment posted by Phillip Noll on August 21, 2011 at 6:42 PM
Very cool! Looks like something from "Aliens"! :eek: The twig and the bugs old shell appear a bit magenta. Might play around with the hue/saturation a bit. I would be tempted to try a square crop on this. Just a suggestion. :toast:
Registered on November 17, 2003, 207 Posts, 1083 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 21, 2011 at 8:04 PM
Graham:
Wow! really dramatic to catch it emerging. The repost is much better. Well done :jump:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 21, 2011 at 8:57 PM
An exceptional look at this dragonfly! Nice detail on the eye and body.
The BG is fairly noisy - would benefit from a round or two of NR.
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Verdon on August 22, 2011 at 1:13 AM
hoo hoo hoooo, great detail and the moment, it was that purple tone of the colors!? :wavey:
Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments
Comment posted by Lynn Scott on August 22, 2011 at 2:38 PM
Way cool!! This is a very nice capture!!
Registered on January 10, 2010, 7 Posts, 20 Comments
Comment posted by Roger Leekam on August 22, 2011 at 4:18 PM
What a shot! One of the best I've seen in a long time. Your magenta adjustment works well.
Registered on May 28, 2009, 83 Posts, 646 Comments
Comment posted by Jude Haase on August 22, 2011 at 9:09 PM
Very nice!!
Registered on April 3, 2006, 236 Posts, 1657 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 26, 2011 at 2:13 PM
This is excellent Graham, love everything about it.
Tack sharp & a great plane of focus with so much in @ F/5.6 :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments