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    Was happy to finally get some shots of this species better than my digiscoped efforts before.
    I scared them off the pond accidentally when first arriving so decided to lay in wait on my stomach with camera setup in front low profile to pose as little a threat as possible.
    By waiting a while I was finally rewarded when the flight-prone pair swam into view.

    Exposure: 1/1000
    Aperture: f/5.6
    Focal Length: 700 mm
    ISO Speed: 320
    Exposure Bias: 0 EV
    Flash: On

    D300 + 500mm f4 AFS-I + 1.4x teleconverter + tripod + SB800/Better Beamer.

    Thanks for looking.

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    Paul the light is a bit harsh to my taste and the saturation seems to be high, specially in th ereds. The low angle is good but the image seems to be a big crop. I like the fantastic eye contact and the low angle and, of course, the very cool species. Keep them comnig :-)

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    Awesome species thats for sure! :)
    I agree that the reds are oversaturated and based on a few jaggies on the backtail area it does appear to be a noticeable crop. Keep working this guy! :)

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    Thanks guys, it looked good late last night but this morning I can see what you are saying is true.
    It wasn't all that big a crop but maybe I pushed it a bit too much.
    Will work on my "over-saturation" problem as well.
    cheers!

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    Nice low angle and a pleasing bg with good eye contact make this image a good one, nits mentioned previously are spot on :)

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    A big ditto on the over-SAT. I do not have anything good on this species.... Where was the image created?
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