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Beautiful! I didn't know they would accept a replacement perch. Good to know!
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Diane this is a hunch nothing more but I reckon they choose perches becasue of the direction of the sun and air currents. Frequently I have noticed they have two or even three favourite perches, one often being a stone where they warm up.
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Lifetime Member
Hi Jon, well worked out, and I like the slight rim light surrounding the body. The colourful OOF BG looks good.
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Patience--lack of it is why I don't take photos of dragonflies. I'm glad you do. Excellent pose, perch, composition. Beautiful bg. The body is sharp but the wings aren't. Is that because they were moving?
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Originally Posted by
Anita Bower
Patience--lack of it is why I don't take photos of dragonflies. I'm glad you do. Excellent pose, perch, composition. Beautiful bg. The body is sharp but the wings aren't. Is that because they were moving?
Not so much movement Anita it is really a question of the DOF, the plane of focus is along the head to tail so from a lateral viewpoint it is impossible to get the wings completely in focus.
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BPN Member
Hi Jon. Nice job of "training" your subject! - and good use of the reflector to add some light where you needed it. Good head-to-tail sharpness and the background has a nice "woodland pond" look to it. If anything, I might wish that the wing was positioned back just a bit so we could see the entire head - a minor point - but some species like to perch with their wings pointed forward like this. Very nicely done!
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