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    Default Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)

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    Camera Model Canon EOS 50D
    Tripod
    Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
    Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/13
    Av( Aperture Value ) 9.0
    Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
    Exposure Compensation 0
    ISO Speed 100
    Auto ISO Speed OFF
    Lens EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM +1.4x
    Focal Length 252.0mm
    White Balance Mode Auto
    AF Mode Manual focusing
    Flash Off

    It took some patience to get this as there was an intermittent breeze, it was cold and my feet were wet through - still I loved every minute!
    All comments welcome
    Last edited by Jonathan Ashton; 02-10-2010 at 03:07 AM.

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    No image is showing, Johnathan. :confused:
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    Need an image :)

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    Sorry - had trouble with internet connection last night, I thought nothing had been sent.:eek:

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    Stunning image and great moment captured Jonathan. Love the detail, colours, soft light and bg. Would maybe do a slight sharpening on the eyes but it is not a big issue. This could also work as a pano with less space on top and a little bit more on the left.:)

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    Very nice capture, Jonathan. Excellent job getting both damselflies in such sharp focus. I like the comp with the stem on a diagonal. Only suggestion I have is to possibly make it into a pano as Vida suggested. Very well done. :)
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    Great behavioral catch. Very sharp and nice background. I think you nailed it.

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    Great shot. Very sharp and wonderful light and colors. Great calm BG.
    I only would crop a little from the top.

    Markus

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    Jon, this is a beautiful df image but I have a question for you: with the breeze that was coming and going why didn't you open up your ISO a bit (maybe 200 or 400) and get the ss up from 1/13th? Even on a tripod, getting that little bit extra speed with moving objects would be nice.

    I also vote for the pano crop and a bit of canvas added to the left side although what you have here is also very nice!

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    Nice and sharp, love the diagonal perch and BG

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    Quote Originally Posted by Julie Kenward View Post
    Jon, this is a beautiful df image but I have a question for you: with the breeze that was coming and going why didn't you open up your ISO a bit (maybe 200 or 400) and get the ss up from 1/13th? Even on a tripod, getting that little bit extra speed with moving objects would be nice.

    I also vote for the pano crop and a bit of canvas added to the left side although what you have here is also very nice!
    Last year I was totally convinced that the 50D produced noisy images so I always went for 100 when possible, the chances are that I did use 200 and 400 but I kept this one because it was less noisy. I am slightly less concerned about noise now but I don't think the 50D is as quiet as it should be, maybe if it was 12million pixels it would be a different story.

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