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Dewy Dragon

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted March 4, 2018168 views6 comments

This is an oldie from 2012, but I haven't run across such nice morning dragonflies since. I need to get down to the water more often.

7D, 300 mm,f/4 ISL, tripod, f/14, 1/50, iso 1250, aperture priority, pattern metering, -2/3 EV to keep from blowing out the drops. Taken at a local preserve at 7:06 am on September 1st, 2012.

Your comments and critiques are always appreciated.

Note, the drops are so small that even the larger image is pushing it for resolution.

Thanks for taking a look,

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on March 5, 2018 at 12:48 AM

Hello Dennis ...this is a cracker ..I can feel the cold and shiver right out of that dragonfly...nice one

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 5, 2018 at 10:28 AM

Dennis, that is one well dewed dragonfly. The glow of the dew is quite dramatic. The details in the df and it's perch look great.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on March 6, 2018 at 12:17 PM

Superb image. I like the composition, the contrast between the wings in the background, and of course the dew

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 6, 2018 at 11:12 PM

This is a really nice oldie Dennis. I love the tiny droplets all over the DF. Really good DOF and nice smooth BG too. The leaves are drawing my attention and I kind of wish they were either all there or not at all there.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on March 7, 2018 at 2:49 PM

Beautiful and delicate, a real find. Lovely dark background makes for a good contrast. The dark leaf at the top is a little distracting but I'm not sure what could be done about it. Perhaps try dodging? Wonderfully sharp where it counts.

Registered on November 11, 2011, 404 Posts, 1639 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lowe on March 7, 2018 at 3:52 PM

Oldie but goodie. Well done.

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