Common darters coupled

[Jonathan Ashton]

Hand held
Auto ISO 4000, 1/1600 sec f8
ACR + PSCC
Windy day grasses blowing about, excuses excuses!
I am not really happy with this, I have done some tidying up but the worst thing is the messiest bits are where I didn't tidy! Maybe I should have blended the ghostly area around the female head and male tail, but to me it looks manipulated anyway. I look forward to your comments.

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Jon,
I like the details on the dragonflies and the color. Two striking insects. I see what you mean about the bright spot in the BG - it is noticeable. Both sides of the perch look hazy - is that where you did the PS work? Still a nice image overall.
Allen

[John Mack]

Interesting frame. Looks very sharp for such a windy day. I would crop a little off the left. The perch must be angles away for it to look out of focus like that.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks for the feedback Allen, John, the frustrating thing was I did not patch/heal up the fuzzy ends of the grass.