I've been chasing dragonflies again and this time I made sure to include the whole toes :D! Got a number of good photos of this one that was sitting on a wire fence. Thanks for looking and I appreciate all C&C!
Olympus SP-550 UZ
f5.6 @ 1/160, ISO 100, -0.3 EV
Aperture priority mode, pattern metering, auto WB
Processed in PS CS2; cropped, curves adjustment, slight saturation boost, and noise reduction on BG
Yes, Connie, this was handheld, but upping the ISO much more would result in very obvious noise so I don't raise it above ISO 100, if I can help it. That's one of the major drawbacks to P&S cameras like mine, they have a lot more trouble with noise, particularly at high ISOs.
hey chris, next time out bump up the ISO to 320 or 400 and email me a RAW file. i love a challenge. seriouly, i would love to try something if you dont mind.
Harold, I always shoot in JPG not RAW. I know RAW is much better, but it takes quite a while for my camera to save a RAW file so I don't. Would be willing to send you a JPG file straight out of camera though, if you want.
Agree with your reasoning for the low ISO and jpeg I used shoot a Lumix (20) and noise can be a problem.
Do you have threads on the lens? If you do get a Nikon 5T for neat close ups Can do fly eyeballs !!!
For you Dfly all you needed was softer light and fully up wings Shooting through the wings makes it seem less sharp Do like it a lot as presented !!!!
Al, the lens doesn't have threads. There is a lens adapter you can get that enables you to attach lens converters and filters, but it only works on full zoom so I don't believe it would work for macro. About the dragonfly's wings, I wasn't shooting through them. The wing you see is behind the DG.
Assignment: Macro - Dragonfly
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