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Dashing Eyes

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 28, 2015289 views8 comments

This cooperative Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) let me get quite close as it watched over my pond from this perch on a milkweed leaf. That allowed me to emphasize the details in it's eyes with this single shot, nearly life size view. The larger view shows the eye facets well. (5D3, 180mm macro + 1.4TE, 1/40s, f/10, iso 200, tripod)

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Comment posted by Richard Harlow on July 28, 2015 at 6:45 PM

Now that is a great shot! The eyes and head are spot on.

How do you train these guys to stay long enough to setup your tripod and take the shot?

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 28, 2015 at 6:55 PM

Excellent sharpness at the face/head, one even see some great eye segment detail as well Mark.

Great color & portrait style comp too.

I like the near wing edge in sharp focus, it leads your eye up & through the frame left.

LP looks very nice, well done! devil

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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 28, 2015 at 9:05 PM

Great shot, Mark. Love the baby blue peepers. Excellent perspective and detail in the larger image. devil

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on July 28, 2015 at 9:14 PM

Hi Mark,

A nice perspective and I'm surprised that the eye facets are not revealed in this close-up. (I re-examined the shot on another monitor and the eye facets were revealed nicely! My apologies to Mark--I knew that you would not sacrifice any detail on a shot like this one.). Thanks Howard for letting me know that you saw them . Hmmmmm, maybe I need a new monitor. Colors and comp look good..............Jim

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on July 29, 2015 at 2:10 AM

Thats lovely eyes Mark. The larger version says it all..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on July 29, 2015 at 10:20 PM

Mark, I like the perspective and the sharp detail in the eyes. The blue color is beautiful. Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 30, 2015 at 8:53 PM

Mark - Love it when the magnification resolves the compound eyes of the Dragonfly. Very beautiful

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Comment posted by Swathiraj G on August 2, 2015 at 11:44 AM

NIce details Mark...

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