Blue Dasher (male)

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED shot at 300mm (450mm FFE)
1/640 F/16 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 1000 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10, repaired the edges of the wings in a couple areas
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Jonathan Ashton]

Well focused and exposed, interesting and yet awkward pose. Your depth of filed is very good covering all the areas of primary interest.
Good repair job, not obvious but would guess (seeing you mentioned it!!:bg3:) bottom right, i,e, left forewing tip???

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Joseph. A classic Blue Dasher pose with the wings tilted down and forward. Very nice sharpness where you most need it, a clean background, and the dew drops on portions of the wings add interest. On my monitor, it looks like the image could go just a little brighter - a minor point. Very well done!

[Diane Miller]

Gorgeous and sharp, with just the right touch of highlights on the wing.

[David Cowling]

Good angle and nice pose. Great detail in the wings. Agree with a little more brightness.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.

[Ron Conlon]

I like the composition with the strong diagonals, in addition to the other positives pointed out by others.

[Jerry van Dijk]

Nice details and colors! I'm impressed that you were able to manage this with the 70-300. I like how you placed the dragonfly and the diagonal in the frame. Very pleasing composition.