Black tailed skimmer, Female

[Carel v/d Sanden]

A female of the ordinary bank dragonfly.
The yellow flower a few colored leaves that were overexposed.
full frame photo. reduced, sharpened

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 1-6-2012 19:32:47
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/13
Av( Aperture Value ) 9.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 250
Lens EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
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[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Carel,
Excelent light and BG. While the wing position isn't my favorite it shows the body of the DF well although I do wish the near wing didn't obscure the body as much. A contrast boost would eliminate that in all likelyhood. Still .....very nicely done.

[Jerry van Dijk]

Very nice capture of what looks like quite a fresh specimen! I'm not too fond of the centered position. There is a bit much empty space to the left. BG looks fabulous, by the way.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Very nice shot, i like the sideways view, it makes a change from the standard back view. I agree a little too much space on the left.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Carel. Very nice light and excellent overall sharpness plus a clean background. The wing position does not bother me. If this was mine, I'd probably crop about half of the empty space on the left. This is very well done!

[Carel v/d Sanden]

This further cut so there is less space for the dragonfly.
and thorax more contrast and given some extra sharpened
Better ?


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[Jerry van Dijk]

Hi Carel, I would keep a little more room below (dragonfly is now a little too close to the edge of the frame). I would have cropped the original image from the UL corner. I liked contrast and sharpness on the dragonfly on the original post. I think this one look a little unnatural.

[Ken Childs]

Carel, this angle looks good and it's always nice to see a dragon perched on something with color. I agree with cropping some from the left but I'd leave the other 3 sides alone. Instead of boosting the contrast, you might want to try a round of High Pass sharpening.