Dragonflie's

[Dumay de Boulle]

Canon 1D MKIII
Canon 500 f4 L IS +1.4 Ext
AV f8
TV 1/1600
Exp +0.67
ISO 800
AWB
Raw file processed in CS5 iMac

Dont do any macro (well not that this is really Macro) but I enjoy shooting these guys...Comments and crits appreciated:S3:

[Kaushik Balakumar]

Nice image of the mating DFs. Nicely composed frame, off-centering the subjects towards the top and keeping them in same focal plane. Loved the clean, smooth bokeh as well.
Only thing that bothers me a bit (only a bit) is the OOF regions towards the bottom of the frame on the perch/wood.

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Nicely composed, good sharpness and beautiful colors. I would clean up the bright line (spider web?) on right and some oof ones low left. Very nice capture.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Dumay. Nice use of the 500 mm + 1.4X as a "macro" lens. Kaushik and Ovidiu have covered my thoughts very well. Overall, this is a very nice image and a couple minor tweaks will make it even stronger. :S3:

[Dumay de Boulle]

Thanks for the feedback guys...I will try the suggestions:S3:

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Dumay,
Excellent moment captured and the suggested tweaks will put this over the top! Very nicely done!!!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Very nice shot indeed, if it were mine I would consider lowering the brightness just a tad, I think this would enhance the colours and contrast and reveal a little more detail in the female.