Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted January 22, 201096 views5 comments
Variable Dancer (Argia fumipennis)
D200
Sigma 180mm macro w/extension
ISO 200
f2.8
1/125
58 days till spring.
Charles
Dushore, Pa.
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5 comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 22, 2010 at 12:28 PM
I'm also counting til spring!
Nice image here. The 'fly is sharp, in a good pose, and a nice perch.
The greens seem a bit bright though, and compete with the 'fly, so might be toned down a little.
Cheers! and welcome..
Sandy r
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on January 22, 2010 at 12:58 PM
Nice shot, with strong composition. I agree with Sandy about the greens, but it is a minor nit.
D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Younger on January 22, 2010 at 5:01 PM
There is a lot of green. I'll grant you that. And it's kind of a bilious green, too. I've always imagined it as a stage backdrop, and the damsel as a stagehand rearranging the props. Maybe some Roman epic.
Charles
Registered on January 15, 2010, 151 Posts, 269 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 22, 2010 at 6:47 PM
The bug is a tad soft, especially the tail end. Also echo the other two previous comments about the brightness of the BG.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Younger on January 22, 2010 at 6:52 PM
I agree. I'd love to see each of those little individual hairs. Not about the tail though. I think perfectly parallel gets boring after awhile.
Charles
Registered on January 15, 2010, 151 Posts, 269 Comments
Comments
5 commentsNice image here. The 'fly is sharp, in a good pose, and a nice perch.
The greens seem a bit bright though, and compete with the 'fly, so might be toned down a little.
Cheers! and welcome..
Sandy r
D&L
Charles
Charles