Blue Dasher

[Don Lacy]

Another image from my morning with a 7D this female Blue Dasher was kind enough to pose for me.

7D, 300 f/4 + 1.4 TC, 1/400 at f/10, Evaluative Metered + 1/3, Aperture Priority, Raw, ISO 400, Tripod, Small crop.

[Ken Childs]

Great detail and color on this, Don. The BG looks awesome!
The wing pointing directly at us is a bit problematic but otherwise it looks great.

[Jerry van Dijk]

Hi Don, very nice composition and great work on the background. I do feel that the colors are a bit washed out. I might add a little saturation or maybe even warm up the image a little by adjusting WB. You should have shot this at smaller aperture, the head looks a little soft.

[Julie Kenward]

Agree about the one wing being a bit too OOF but this is still an outstanding image. I do think you could get away with cropping down on the top, left and bottom to really give it a larger presence within the frame. As always - high quality work! You can tell you have a real heart for photographing these guys Don!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Excellent shot the only suggestionI could offer would be to consider taking a similar shot slightly to the right and perhaps the right forewing would not obscure the thorax area.

[Allen Sparks]

Beautiful shot. Agree with the others on the front wing position...other than that very well done.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Don,
While I agree with the near wing sentiments.......I also agree this works as presented. You know i love the crop tool:o......so many possibilities there.......but this is still and excellent shot with a killer BG!

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Very clean shot, nice details and beautiful BG. Also like the perch a lot! Well done!

[Anita Bower]

You and the Dasher worked well together. I like being able to see the body through the wing. My attention goes right to the head. Incredibly smooth BG. I'd prefer more of a crop to allow me to focus more on the dasher.