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Sunset Dining

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted January 20, 2016291 views5 comments

Here's a left over from last July. A male American Rubyspot damselfly (Hataerina americana) munches on a fly as it faces into the setting sun on a rocky island in the Potomac River. I went for the damsels and the sunset, but only the damsels cooperated. (5D3, 180mm macro + 1.4 TE, f/10, 1/160s, iso 800, tripod)

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Comment posted by scott lanz on January 20, 2016 at 9:39 PM

Quite a catch, Mark. Well composed for the action and the victim, and the nice light really brings out the colors and detail. devil

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on January 21, 2016 at 8:20 AM

Mark, I like the golden metallic color and the prey is a wonderful addition. Nice detail and pose.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on January 21, 2016 at 3:39 PM

Hey Mark,
The large version is very impressive with wonderful detail from one end to the other. The setting sun light makes for an outstanding color pallet and the back ground works well. If it were mine, I would be tempted to clone out the far back oof leaf from the start of the solid yellow hump to eliminate the yellow area and everything beyond on the right. It seems awkward as is for some reason, just a thought.
Well done and I'm sure your missing July weather about now . . . laugh

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on January 22, 2016 at 3:59 AM

Love the composition here Mark. I love that golden light and that metallic effect on the demsel..lovely..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by David Schoen on January 24, 2016 at 6:33 PM

The damselfly has electric colors and looks great on the leaf.

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