Results 1 to 6 of 6

Thread: Common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) (M) -

  1. #1
    Macro and Flora Moderator Jonathan Ashton's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Cheshire UK
    Posts
    17,287
    Threads
    2,653
    Thank You Posts

    Default Common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) (M) -

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    You guessed another from my back garden

    Olympus E-M1X
    Lens focal length : 60 mm
    Focal Length (35 mm conversion) : 120.0mm
    Metering mode : Pattern
    Exposure mode : Manual exposure
    ISO Sensitivity : 400
    Exposure time : 1/3200 sec
    F number : F3.5
    Exposure compensation : -0.3 EV
    Flash : OFF

    ACR/PSCC

  2. #2
    BPN Member Steve Maxson's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Bemidji, Minnesota
    Posts
    5,801
    Threads
    818
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Another cool flight shot, Jon - you nailed the focus on the head! On the picky side - the background has enough different colors that it becomes distracting. You might consider toning down the brighter colors with some low-opacity cloning. A tighter crop might also help to focus our eye more on the dragonfly.

  3. #3
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jul 2016
    Location
    Ithaca, NY
    Posts
    10,421
    Threads
    1,708
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Well the focus is dead on. The background is what it is. But still sure a challenge to get one of these.

  4. #4
    Macro and Flora Moderator Jonathan Ashton's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Cheshire UK
    Posts
    17,287
    Threads
    2,653
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Steve I agree the background isn't perfect but I am trying to produce images in keeping with FIAP, so cloning is something I am trying to avoid, I suppose blending is an alternative but I suspect this also regarded as cheating so I left the background as it was.

    Thanks Steve & John, there are several ways to get these guys in flight. One of the simplest is to pick on a species that returns to a favourite perch, darters tend to do this, I think you call yours chasers? I think this is probably the easiest way:
    Note where it perches, manually focus that point or just beyond it, wait till it flies and upon its return hit the shutter so hopefully it comes through the plane of focus as it lands, and voila!

  5. #5
    BPN Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Location
    Madison, WI
    Posts
    528
    Threads
    101
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Another great flight image. Love the head-on perspective with focus right on. Challenging to say the least to get these in flight.

  6. Thanks Jonathan Ashton thanked for this post
  7. #6
    Landscapes Moderator Andrew McLachlan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Thornton, Ontario
    Posts
    6,039
    Threads
    480
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Excellent capture in a very challenging situation for sure!

  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