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    Default Black tailed skimmer, Female

    A female of the ordinary bank dragonfly.
    The yellow flower a few colored leaves that were overexposed.
    full frame photo. reduced, sharpened

    Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
    Shooting Date/Time 1-6-2012 19:32:47
    Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
    Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/13
    Av( Aperture Value ) 9.0
    Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
    ISO Speed 250
    Lens EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
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    Roman Kurywczak
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    Hey Carel,
    Excelent light and BG. While the wing position isn't my favorite it shows the body of the DF well although I do wish the near wing didn't obscure the body as much. A contrast boost would eliminate that in all likelyhood. Still .....very nicely done.

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    Very nice capture of what looks like quite a fresh specimen! I'm not too fond of the centered position. There is a bit much empty space to the left. BG looks fabulous, by the way.

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    Very nice shot, i like the sideways view, it makes a change from the standard back view. I agree a little too much space on the left.

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    Hi Carel. Very nice light and excellent overall sharpness plus a clean background. The wing position does not bother me. If this was mine, I'd probably crop about half of the empty space on the left. This is very well done!

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    This further cut so there is less space for the dragonfly.
    and thorax more contrast and given some extra sharpened
    Better ?


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    Hi Carel, I would keep a little more room below (dragonfly is now a little too close to the edge of the frame). I would have cropped the original image from the UL corner. I liked contrast and sharpness on the dragonfly on the original post. I think this one look a little unnatural.

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    Carel, this angle looks good and it's always nice to see a dragon perched on something with color. I agree with cropping some from the left but I'd leave the other 3 sides alone. Instead of boosting the contrast, you might want to try a round of High Pass sharpening.

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