Dragonfly

[Carel v/d Sanden]

A Vagrant Darter female in the early morning rising sun.
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 7-7-2012 5:45
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/6
Av( Aperture Value ) 9.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 125
Lens EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Carel. Beautiful light and colors! Excellent overall sharpness and the water droplets add interest. This would also look great as a vertical comp. Very well done!

[Jason Stander]

Hi Carel... sublime capture... perfect angle, detail, comp and bg... so so VVWD!

[Carel v/d Sanden]

Steve en Jason
Personally I do not like a standing crop.
Also square is not my favorite.
Thank you for the comment.

[LindaHarden]

I really like how the colors and lighting in the background work with the foreground. And how the colors in the darter work with the colors in the plant. Really nice.