I was at the LA County Arboretum last weekend and noticed a couple of these flitting around next to a little stream. I waited for a while before one landed on a reed. Cropped about 50%, as I don't have extension tubes, at least not yet.Cloned out one OOF blade of grass at the bottom of frame.
I posted a processed version in OOTB yesterday.
7D, EF400mm f/5.6L
Manual mode, f/5.6@1/3200 ISO 800 WB 5100K
AI Servo autofocus, hand-held no flash







Cloned out one OOF blade of grass at the bottom of frame.
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Great colors and excellent sharpness on the abdomen and near wings. The head isn't quite as sharp as the rest - you might try some additional selective sharpening to see if it helps. A slight move to your right in the field would likely have done the trick - though it's always a challenge to get both the head and tail of these critters in the same plane of focus. I also like the diagonal perch and the OOF background. Overall, this is very nicely done.

