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Twelve-spotted skimmer
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Twelve-spotted skimmer

by Charles Younger

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted February 3, 2010119 views8 comments
by the pond last summer

D200
180mm macro w/extension
ISO 140
f5.6
1/250

Charles
Dushore, Pa.

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on February 3, 2010 at 8:23 PM
ahhhhh! makes me long for summer! Nice details and good job keeping the head and body in focus.
I may be tempted to clone out the bright spot in the right of the frame. A vertical composition also may make this stronger. Thanks for sharing. :smile:
Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 3, 2010 at 9:15 PM
Great shot of this DF, sharp from head to toe. Nice BG. Bit surprised with the DOF for f5.6. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Younger on February 3, 2010 at 10:50 PM
What's surprising about f5.6?

That bright spot is my lens in the other dimension taking the same photo from 180 degrees. We are in perfect opposition, me and my alternate Universe twin. I wouldn't exist without him. Ipso facto, I love that bright spot.

Charles

Registered on January 15, 2010, 151 Posts, 269 Comments
Comment posted by István Molnár on February 3, 2010 at 11:53 PM
Cool shot!
István :wavey:
Registered on January 7, 2010, 114 Posts, 704 Comments
Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on February 4, 2010 at 7:24 AM
".......Ipso facto, I love that bright spot." - If you like it, leave it, I only offer my suggestions. :smile:
Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on February 4, 2010 at 4:38 PM
Very nice subject and perch. You managed the arsh light very well. Did you try a vertical composition too?

D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Younger on February 4, 2010 at 5:13 PM
Of the 11 shots I kept some are a bit closer but there are no verticals. They were all shot as horizontals and aren't amenable to being cropped vertically. There was only one limited angle of approach to this guy and a minimum working distance. This one obviously can't be cropped vertically without cloning out the second wild carrot stem. The others are similar. I do a lot of local adjustments to levels and saturation, etc. but I do very little cloning. I generally like to leave nature's "clutter" intact and, whenever I can, find a way to use it in the image.

Charles
Registered on January 15, 2010, 151 Posts, 269 Comments
Comment posted by Alessandra & Rocco on February 5, 2010 at 6:53 AM
Very nice capture :wink:
Registered on March 3, 2007, 122 Posts, 778 Comments