Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly, female

[Allen Sparks]

Canon 7D, 300 f4 IS, 1.4x TC (Tamron SP Pro)
ISO 400, f9, 1/125s, HH

[Ron Conlon]

Gorgeous background, nice contrasting color in the stem, diagonal is excellent.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Super shot excellent focus and DOF, I like the composition but would also consider making the dragonfly just a little smaller in the frame.

[Arthur Morris]

Ditto all the positives above. Love the colors. Not sure if it would be possible to selectively sharpen the head a bit as it is behind the wing..... Why not point the lens down and include all of the leaf on the bottom frame edge? SH with a perfect EXP. BKGR killer sweet.

[Steve Maxson]

Another beauty, Allen! Nice light with good detail in the whites - as well as blacks. Good overall sharpness and a clean background and the diagonal comp is a plus. If you had a version showing the rest of the leaf, I think that would also make a very strong presentation. Very nicely done!