damsel

[stuart wanuck]

nikon 800 e iso 400
180 mm sigma lens

[Mitch Haimov]

Nice dragon, Stuart (I don't think this is a damsel) and the BG is sweet. The nearly straight on perspective works well. Plane of focus in this image is puzzling. Comp seems tight on left.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Stuart. Love those eyes! This looks like a Blue Dasher dragonfly. I like the (almost) head-on view and the clean background. You also have good sharpness where you most need it. Very nicely done!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Nice shot Stuart, I like the colours and composition - perhaps just a tad tight in the frame , maybe a little less at he top and more at the base too. The DOF is not far off ideal maybe a tiny bit smaller aperture would have given that little bit more DOF but having said that I think that is a very minor issue.

[Nancy Bell]

I would like to suggest a slightly different crop for this dragonfly. If you have more on the bottom with the perch I would add that and reduce some of the empty space at the top. As it is now, the dragonfly is entirely in the lower half of the image and nothing in the top half. Awesome eyes and lovely soft complementary bkgd colors!