Dragonfly

[Ian Cassell]

One of these days I really need to start learning the various dragonfly species ...


Canon 7D
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L
1/1600 sec f/10 ISO 400

Crop for composition and sharpening in CS6

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Ian, really like the composition on this with the diagonal reed and dragonfly on top. There is alot of noise in this image which really hurts IQ. Was the crop large?

[Nick Palmieri]

Hi Ian, I wish this was tighter. I also think there is a lot of noise. I like the diagonal composition. Can't help with the species.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Ian I think there is a little something wrong with the image. Not sure if the resizing algorithm is ideal?? The image is a little noisy, I suspect it is sharp but it looks soft. Is this a full size image?

[John Storjohann]

Ian, I agree with the previous responses; while the diagonal composition is strong, the IQ is adversely affected by the presence of noise and the apparent lack of sharpness...maybe too much of a crop?

[Charles Mills]

Given your location, this might be a Mexican Amberwing. Odonatacentral.com is an excellent source of information on dragonflies and damselflies.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Ian. I like the comp (I might take a little off the left), lighting, and pose. But, like the others, I think the very noticeable noise (I wouldn't expect this much at ISO 400) is really detracting from your otherwise strong image.