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[Galliani Carlo]

hello everyone
calopteryx virgo female
1/160s f/10.0 at 180.0mm iso400

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6663/calopteryxvirgo37apbase.jpg

[Daniel Cadieux]

Pretty cool perspective, and I LOVE the leg grooming pose! Nice vertical comp. I'm just not sure the image is cropped at the right spot on this individual's body above...you could crop to underneath the dark horizontal "split" line, or adding a touch more to avoid clipping that body section. Wondering if a bit of flash would have given you more definiton in the compound eyes. I still love it as is though, very striking image!!:c3:

[bhavya joshi]

..Lovely Macro.. Carlo.. like the pose too .. Nice eye contact. .Well sharp and nice details. Wonderful shot..:c3:

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Carlo. Awesome pose and those black eyes are striking! The tall, narrow vertical crop works well here as does the shallow DOF. Daniel makes some good suggestions above for you to consider and I am seeing a sharpening halo around the eyes. Overall, this is very nicely done.

[John Storjohann]

Hi Carol...I love the pose and expression...it brought a smile to my face...Daniel and Steve both make good observations. Nicely done, and I hope to see more from you.

[Galliani Carlo]

thanks everyone for comments and observations