Damselfly

[Alfred Forns]

From Viera wetland took some time for macro and found this nice Damselfly Normally go after them with longer lenses but was able to close in with the macro

Comments welcome and much appreciated

NIkon D300
Sigma 150 2.8 1.4X
f 8.0 1/400 sec
ISO 400
Av +2/3

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Alfred,
didn't realize that Canon made a D300 :eek:.........either one to many 0's :D.......or it's a Nikon! ;)...........anyway.......The bud and DF are very nicely handled. The BG is good......but could go for a bit more blurring for my tastes. Very nice and sharp throughout! Very interesting colors too!

[Alfred Forns]

...... must be getting late and its been a long day !!! Will edit Roman !!!! :D:D:)

[Alfred Forns]

Roman I got some at f 4.0 and did not look all that good Should have tried the 5.6 setting also For these guys the bg is not all that far .... could be wrong but I think I was crawling for this one?

[Sharna Lee]

Alfred,
I think this dam is lovely. She's the purdiest shade of green I've seen yet. And she's sharp, and the bg is wonderfly OOF.
I know how hard these critters are to catch. I chased them all around the lake last week and only came home with a few good shots. I do however need to get me a macro.
Good job.

Sharna

[John Cooper]

Superb detail, exposure and BG Al. I like it a lot!!!

[Bill Whitney]

Alfred....wonderful detail and color on the damsel. Agree a bit more blur to the BG would help but certainly nice as presented.

[Mike Moats]

Hey Alfred, nice sharp details and pose. Agree with the others on the BG.

[Robert Amoruso]

You did well with the tough light Alfred.