Common darter

[Jonathan Ashton]

Tripod, mongoose head,
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/20
Av( Aperture Value ) 11.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 100
Lens EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
Image Quality RAW
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Servo AF
AF area select mode Manual selection

Another shot from my garden pond, the weather has turned much cooler now, I will be lucky to get any more dragonflies now until next year.
Sometimes you get the wings just where you want them, sometimes you don't.....
All c&C welcome

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Jon. I love the beautiful light on this one! You also have excellent sharpness on the dragonfly and stem - all set against a clean background. I might suggest cropping a little from the right, but that's pretty subjective. The wings perhaps aren't in the "best" possible position, but this is a very strong image nevertheless!

[Bill Jobes]

The detail is stunning, Jonathan ! The pure BG and soft, rich colours are very appealing.

[Satish Ranadive]

This wonderful of image of your's inspired me to take some pictures of Dragonfly today morning.
Love the super sharp details in beautiful colors. very nice lights.Nice composition and smooth BG too.

Regards,
Satish.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thank you for your kind comments everyone, they much appreciated.

[Tim King]

Nice clean shot and perfect BG. Too bad about the wings (like you said) would have made this good photo an amazing one.