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    Camera Model Canon EOS 20D
    Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/160
    Av( Aperture Value ) 7.1
    Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering
    Exposure Compensation 0
    ISO Speed 100
    Lens 100.0mm
    Flash Off
    White Balance Mode Auto
    AF Mode AI Servo AF

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    Jonathan, interesting pose with the dragonfly's legs. Nice color, pleasing BG. Curious to know what other's might think about the angle of the perch through the frame.
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    Nice catchlight on the eye, Jonathan! Good pose and nice tilt to the stem! There is a small black blemish on the top of the back wing - I don't know if you could clean that up without destroying the wing but it would be worth a shot. Everything else looks great!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Julie Kenward View Post
    Nice catchlight on the eye, Jonathan! Good pose and nice tilt to the stem! There is a small black blemish on the top of the back wing - I don't know if you could clean that up without destroying the wing but it would be worth a shot. Everything else looks great!
    I think that is pigment in the wing (the closest wing has the same spot I think) -- some damsels have spots like that. I like this shot -- the angle of the stem is nice. Good detail on body. I can't decide whether I want more dof for the wings or not. Neat coloring on the body.
    Last edited by Mike Fuhr; 02-10-2010 at 08:20 PM.

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    Johnathan, I'm loving your damselfly images! :) I like the colors on this damselfly, especially that bit of iridescence on its back. Nice details. Would have been nice to have gotten the wings in focus too, but I understand that probably wasn't possible so it's no big deal IMO. Looks to me like there's an OOF grass stem behind the stem that the damselfly is on, that I might remove. Well done.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Julie Kenward View Post
    Nice catchlight on the eye, Jonathan! Good pose and nice tilt to the stem! There is a small black blemish on the top of the back wing - I don't know if you could clean that up without destroying the wing but it would be worth a shot. Everything else looks great!
    That is the pterostigma, it is a feature of this species.

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    Lovely image Jonathan. You are right and that black spot is part of the pattern of the wing veins and very important when identifying the species. Great detail and bg.:)

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    Beautiful shot with great BG. I like the diagonal line of the perch. I like open the wings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Christopher Miller View Post
    Johnathan, I'm loving your damselfly images! :) I like the colors on this damselfly, especially that bit of iridescence on its back. Nice details. Would have been nice to have gotten the wings in focus too, but I understand that probably wasn't possible so it's no big deal IMO. Looks to me like there's an OOF grass stem behind the stem that the damselfly is on, that I might remove. Well done.
    I agree with everything that Christopher said and that OOF grass is the only thing that bothers me about this image. It might be a bit tricky removing it from around the bug's legs but it would be worth a try.

    Where are you located? I haven't seen this species of Spreadwing before.

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    Hey Johnathan, very nice sharp details and great looking color wash in the BG. Congrats!

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    Hi Jonathan, Wonderful image well composed and lovely BG, maybe a bit of selective sharpening on the eye
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken Childs View Post
    I agree with everything that Christopher said and that OOF grass is the only thing that bothers me about this image. It might be a bit tricky removing it from around the bug's legs but it would be worth a try.

    Where are you located? I haven't seen this species of Spreadwing before.
    I live in Wirral it is the peninsula opposite Liverpool. (North West England)
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