Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly

[Ken Childs]

Canon EOS REBEL XT
Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Av mode
1/500"
F8
ISO: 400
CS3

This is one of the smaller species of dragonfly. That's a rose leaf it's perched on.

[Allen Sparks]

I love this shot Ken. First, a tiny, tiny species of dragonfly that I find very hard to catch. Love the color of the perch against that smooth green background. Awesome clarity of the subject as well. I like the placement of the perch and subject as well. Just a great shot.

[Markus Jais]

A wonderful shot. Great calm background and killer perch. I like the composition of this shot.

Markus

[Julie Kenward]

I agree...you don't usually get a df on such a lovely perch and this one is great! Nice angle, nice placement in the frame, I love how the colors of the leaf feed off the colors on the df...excellent!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Ken,
Very nicely composed! Landed on a perfect perch and tack sharp where it was needed!

[Julie Brown]

Ken-love the perch, BG and the composition. Nice image!:)

[Don Lacy]

Wonderful image Ken, the perch puts it over the top for me.

[Vida van der Walt]

Beautiful image Ken! What makes this image special to me is the perch (the curve of the rose leaf combined with the angle of the dragonfly on the leaf is wonderful).

[Ken Childs]

Thanks, everyone!

This was really a rescue attempt so Photoshop should get most of the credit. The perch was too good to ignore but the dragon had its problems in the original.

[Mike Moats]

Outstanding image Ken, love the leaf perch, and the details and BG are awesome.

[Charles Wesley]

Ken,

Almost missed this great image. Wish I could keep this perch in my refrigerator for another day. Wonderful sense of geometry....
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Charlie Wesley
St Augustine Beach, FL