Canon 7D, Canon 70-200mm II, 2x TC III, monopod, 580EX II
ISO 400, f14, 1/200s, fill flash
A tiny dragonfly I have not been able to capture up til now. I thought the perch was rather different for a dragonfly.
Canon 7D, Canon 70-200mm II, 2x TC III, monopod, 580EX II
ISO 400, f14, 1/200s, fill flash
A tiny dragonfly I have not been able to capture up til now. I thought the perch was rather different for a dragonfly.
Nice capture..Allen. sharp and Like the eye contact and nice pattern on abdominal.
Sweeeeeet Allen!!! You got the perfect pose for this! Might tweak and lighten the body in a few places.....just a touch....but a great job overall!
Hi Allen, wonderful species and interesting perch (finally something else than dried out sticks!). I would be tempted to clone out the flash higlights on the wings and perch. I'd also add a little selective sharpness to the thorax and head. I'm not too happy with the centered position of the dragonfly, but I think with your square crop it works out rather well.
Hi Allen, Nice pose and BG
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I agree, Allen, great pose and image. Cool pattern and colors on this dragonfly and nice soft BG. Agree that you may want to remove the specular highlights on wings.
Hi Allen. A cool little dragonfly (we don't see these up here - and we don't see obelisking very often either) and an interesting pose. Great job with the DOF and I like the perch and background. Here's another vote for cloning the flash-generated specular highlights from the wings - but it's a minor point. Very well done.
Fantastic subject, Allen. You nailed sharpness and DOF. The highlights on the wings don't really bother me, although I certainly have no objection to removing them. But catchlights in the eyes, which I normally like just fine, bother me on this one--perhaps because they make the 'fly look both cross-eyed and obviously flashed (catchlights would be at same position on both eyes if it were from sunlight). Very well done.
Great pose and very nice colors, good DOF and also like the BG. Well done.