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    Default Backlit Amberwing

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    Canon EOS REBEL T1i
    Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS @ 400mm.
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    This obelisking Eastern Amberwing was backlit so I decided to shoot without flash to see what I'd get. I can't say the colors look completely natural but I like the result.


    Cropped, flowers to the left and right cloned away, SH, NR (Neat Image) on the BG, high-pass and smart sharpening.


    Last edited by Peter Kes; 11-29-2012 at 04:22 PM.

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    Hi Ken. You have a striking image here! The backlighting makes for a very nice effect, the obelisking pose is great, excellent overall sharpness, nice comp, and a clean background. I wouldn't change a thing. Excellent work!

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    This is wonderful! The posture, spread of the wings and all round details...........work very fine.
    Thanks for sharing.

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    Very nicely done Ken. I find dragonflies normally obelisk facing away from the sun. I usually use fill flash to counter the resulting shadows but it looks like this subject was nicely lit even with the backlighting. Good call shooting this as is. Lovely image.

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    I like the shot and the pose, equally I like the colours however I think it is a little over exposed and it makes me curious to think what it would like with a little less exposure, especially on the flower.

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    A stunner overall... comp, detail, angle, exposure, and bg are all spot on... super shot... WD Ken!

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