Assignment - Macro - Dragonfly Screenshot

[Harold Davis]

another from the fruit and spice park. i love that place!! this is as close as i have ever gotten and thanks to fabs for letting me borrow her 25mm extension tube.

D300, Sigma 150, f/6.3, 1/500s, 0EV, ISO 1600, flash fill

thanks for looking. comments and critiques are much appreciated.

[Lance Peters]

Love it - Great in yourr face feel - any closer and you would have been photographing from the inside out ;)
Sharp as a tack were it needs to be :)
Cool

[Gus Cobos]

This is sweet Doctor,
I like the color rendition and the fine details...the eyes are tack sharp, and I like the wing position...well done...:cool:

[denise ippolito]

Excellent Harold!! Really nice composition and colors and the sharpness rocks!!

[Nick Palmieri]

Shooting these guys is addictive! Like the sharpness and the composition. Was that yellow added or just the lighting and BG? It has a great feel.

[Harold Davis]

thanks guys. nick, no yellow added. as shot. i might add to that this is full frame.

[Alfred Forns]

Love it Harold !!! You did real well with that Dfly !!!! Great detail in the face and such a good feel !!!

[Ron Boisvert]

Hi Harold, this is really nice!! I love the sharpness and background. I wouldn't change a thing. That fruit and spice park sounds like a macro shooter's paradise. Well done!!!

[Alfred Forns]

Ron we just lost half the area ... took all the plants out and preparing the ground .. the other half they are removing weeds, not sure what I'll find on my next visit !!!

Last time there were more assassin bugs than I've ever seen .... but all difficult to photograph !!!

[Ron Boisvert]

Hi Al, I'm sure they're disturbing all kinds of bugs in the ground - that might attract some birds!!

[Bob Miller]

Harold...I am spending quite a bit of time doing df and haven't gotten anything near this good. Congrats to you. Love all the detail!!I am using a 300 2.8 with 27 mm extension. How were you able to get so close? Was the flash on camera?

[Harold Davis]

=How were you able to get so close? Was the flash on camera?

thanks bob, seriously, i just leaned in closer and got the shot. it helps to manual focus. with the ext tubes, the AF tends to hunt a lot. so best to go manual and be prepared for action. i'm always looking for the cleaner, smoother bgs. if i dont have that, i might take a couple of snaps and try to reposition for something nicer. i hate fixing stuff in Ps.

the flash was a SB-600.

[Richard Waas]

Harold, this is unbelievable..... You guys should call me when you come down this way... Congrats!!!!!