Results 1 to 7 of 7

Thread: Common darter (M) Dragon tamed!

  1. #1
    Macro and Flora Moderator Jonathan Ashton's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Cheshire UK
    Posts
    17,016
    Threads
    2,604
    Thank You Posts

    Default Common darter (M) Dragon tamed!

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    Tripod, Canon 7D Canon 180mm macro & 1.4 TC ISO 200 +0.66 1/80 sec f11
    So I guess you are wondering how to tame a dragon and get it to perch where you want it to? Well here goes:


    1. Find a small blade of flexible grass.
    2. Get a cook's matchstick
    3. Attach the grass to the matchstick with spider gossamer
    4. Now you have a miniature whip.......


    No seriously I watch where the dragons like to perch and I replace the current perch with a different one..... then you wait and wait. I am sure you have got the message! Lots of patience.
    The dragon was back lit so I used a reflector to fill in.

    All C&C welcome
    Last edited by Jonathan Ashton; 08-23-2013 at 02:19 PM.

  2. #2
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Santa Rosa, CA
    Posts
    9,587
    Threads
    401
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Beautiful! I didn't know they would accept a replacement perch. Good to know!

  3. #3
    Macro and Flora Moderator Jonathan Ashton's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Cheshire UK
    Posts
    17,016
    Threads
    2,604
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    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.

  4. #4
    Lifetime Member Stu Bowie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Centurion, South Africa
    Posts
    21,360
    Threads
    1,435
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hi Jon, well worked out, and I like the slight rim light surrounding the body. The colourful OOF BG looks good.

  5. #5
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    West Nottingham, PA, USA
    Posts
    7,038
    Threads
    427
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    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?

  6. #6
    Macro and Flora Moderator Jonathan Ashton's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Cheshire UK
    Posts
    17,016
    Threads
    2,604
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Anita Bower View Post
    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.

  7. #7
    BPN Member Steve Maxson's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Bemidji, Minnesota
    Posts
    5,801
    Threads
    818
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    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!

  8. Thanks Jonathan Ashton thanked for this post

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics