Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum

[Jonathan Ashton]

Handheld, Canon 7D Canon 180mm macro ISO 400 1/500 sec f8
All C & C welcome.

[Bob Miller]

Jon....I like the look of this image....great balanceo of oof and in focus elements. You might consider a bit of a vignette to concentrate focus on your subject!

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Jonathan. I like the diagonals of the comp and you have good overall sharpness. The background gives a sense of the environment, but is blurred enough that the subjects stand out well. You might tone down the bright area in the ULC. I might wish that the wings didn't cover so much of the head, but there was not much you could do about that other than to try a different shooting angle (which would create DOF issues along the length of the perch). Overall, this is very well done.