Dragon

[Sharna Lee]

Hi folks!
I woke up this morning early and decided to take some shots of the local birds in my yard.
They were not co-operating though so when my husband told me he was going fishing I tagged along.
I got a whole bunch for the circular file but this one was amazing. *For me anyway :o*
These were all over the place. I couldn't keep track of which one was which but I got a few good ones.
I also was able to get a bird or two today. I'll post those in the next day or so.
C & C greatly appreciated.
Sharna

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h146/ittyboo9358/_MG_7936.jpg

Canon 40D - 100-400 L IS in Aperture Priority Mode.

F/8
1/800
ISO 400
@370mm

I used the quick select and pasted a copy of the dragon on a new layer and used USM on him/her.

[Katie Rupp]

Hi Sharna,
This is just lovely and very sharp! Did you handhold? If so, I am very impressed.

[Sharna Lee]

LOL Yep and wow what a workout I got today. Thanks for the kind comment.

[Lance Peters]

Sharna - very nice and handheld.

well done

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Beautiful Sharna - love the colours. Who needs the gym when they can handhold their heavy lenses!!!!! I try to handhold my 100-400 as much as possible as I find it a great way to hone the concentration...actually if I'm being really honest I hate using my tripod....

[Nonda Surratt]

Wonderfully sharp and I really like the BG, super nice. The one whitish stick is a bit, tiny bit, distracting.

Really lovely image!

[Gail Spitler]

Like the sharpness of the image. Well done. I agree dragonflies can be difficult.
Gail