Ishnura pumilio

[Galliani Carlo]

Hello everyone
I loce macrophoto
Ishnura pumilio female
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2659/ishnurapumilio31.jpg

[Ken Childs]

Hi Carlo, welcome to BPN!

This is a great first post! Please post some more information about this shot so we can do a better job with our critiques. Follow this link for information on what you should post along with your photos.

http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?53927-Posting-Instructions-and-Guidelines

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Carlo and welcome to Macro! This is an excellent image of a damselfly - talk about being "bug-eyed!" Ken has already mentioned the request for the specs on how you created this image. Was this one image or a stack? The area between the eyes and around the mouthparts seems to be soft - yet features in front and behind this area are sharp. :confused: Nice light and a good background. This could also work well as a vertical comp with the leaf on the right removed. I hope to see more of your work! :)

[Galliani Carlo]

thank you very much:)
these are the data D300 and 70/180 macro nikon + extension tube 20mm+12mm
1/60s f/8.0 at 180.0mm iso400


Why my other threads (on Avian and Introduce Yourself ) are not visible ? :o

[Steve Maxson]

thank you very much:)
these are the data D300 and 70/180 macro nikon + extension tube 20mm+12mm
1/60s f/8.0 at 180.0mm iso400


Why my other threads (on Avian and Introduce Yourself ) are not visible ? :o

Thanks for including the specs, Carlo. (You should now be able to view your other threads. :) )

[Ken Childs]

Carlo, the light on this looks good and the sharp areas look great! I don't mind the shallow DOF but it's just a little too shallow which is why those areas in the face look soft. Maybe going to f10 would have got the extra DOF needed. You should be able to improve this one by selectively sharpening those soft areas.

Keep posting those bug pictures! :)

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Carlo,
Welcome to the forum! You isolated the damselfly nicely and those are great eyes and a face. I agree with Ken on some of his suggestions to help improve this one. Just keep the depth of field (DOF) in mind when out in the field next time.

[Anita Bower]

Welcome! I like this bug-eyed image. The shallow dof does not bother me. It makes the eyes dominate, and I like the details of the little hairs and the legs. Nice light and color. The only distraction for me is the leaf to the right. You could clone it out, or, crop it out.

Did you get your other threads to be visible?

[Galliani Carlo]

thanks everyone for comments