Dragonfly

[OvidiuCavasdan]

40D, EF 100mm f2.8 macro
f/11
1/200 sec
ISO 1000
Manual mode, pop-up flash, no crop
Comments greatly appreciated.

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Ovidiu,
This is one sweet image. I like the composition, image and capture, you have good color rendition and sharp details...I like the black background...looking forward to your next one...:cool:

[Lance Peters]

Cool - love the black Background and the Composition - Looking good :)

[Ron Boisvert]

I agree Ovidiu, this is very nice. Great composition in the camera. Did you try any shots parallel to the dragonfly's body?

[Jeff Cashdollar]

With pop up flash, well done. Maybe larger aperture and faster shutter could prepare one for movement and fine-tune details - nice picture.

[Alfred Forns]

Agree with comments and one good looking image Good suggestion to get parallel to the bug for dof coverage !!!! Excellent !!

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Thanks for comments.

Did you try any shots parallel to the dragonfly's body?

Yes I did. I'll post one the following days.

[Bob Miller]

very nice! How were you able to get so close with a 100 mm macro? just luck or a lot of patience...probably both...love the colors and detail!

[OvidiuCavasdan]

very nice! How were you able to get so close with a 100 mm macro? just luck or a lot of patience...probably both...love the colors and detail!

Sometimes they are slow, esp. in the morning. Yes, patience, moving very slowly and definetly... luck.
I do strongly belive that patience is essential.

[Christopher Miller]

Very nice dragonfly image, Ovidiu! Love the details and the black BG sets it off perfectly.