Palm Warbler with Rambur's Forktail- Pt Salerno, FL
A palm warbler in non-breeding plumage happened to land by me with a Rambur's forktail in it's bill. The color of this dragonfly's tip is a bright turquoise. Taken 7:30am on a clear morning. Let me know what you think and thanks for looking!
Canon 40D, Canon EF 600mm with EF 1.4x II extender
1/1000s @ f/5.6, ISO 250, 840mm
Gitzo carbon fiber tripod, Wimberely mount, Canon Speedlight, Better Beamer
Last edited by Shawn Marques; 02-11-2008 at 03:30 PM.
Hi Shawn. Nice to see you here.
WOW, you got one of these in the wild and then with the dragonfly. Though you don't have the optimum head angle, you have captured a bird that is moving always and with pray. That's great action that is not easy to catch.
I like the diagonal perch. The BG.is a nice brown at the top but the brighter green is a bit distracting. Too bad you did not get a more even BG. This is being really picky and overall the image is working well. Nice job.
Great timing to capture this image Shawn. The dragonfly really makes it for me. Fine work.
The damselfly is way cool and the BKGR is fine but when working off angle to the light the image always pays the price: here that is the somewhat shaded face with the flanks in bright sun... Best to go for the very best possible image immediately after making one "for the record." My presonal philosophy is to go for the best possible image right off the bat. In this case that would have meant moving well right (if possible) and hoping for the best.
later and love, artie
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Hi Artie. I tried, and away it went, darn it! :oOriginally Posted by Arthur Morris
I like this and the prey is excellent I think I would crop an inch of the bottom to take the bright green area in left hand corner out of the image.
Hey Shawn, That's why I always go for the perfect image first!
Later and love, artie
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Hey Robert, I was photographing a sandhill when this little guy popped up next to me. Since he was actually more interesting, I swung the lens to capture the image just in time. I wish I had more footing for the tripod to move it to a better angle. But, I was thrilled to find that he had a dragonfly. I appreciate you stopping to leave your thoughts.
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