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Sympetrum

by Daniel & Loana

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 12, 2010165 views8 comments
A quite common dragonfly here (Sympetrum fonscolmbii, female). The light is a bit harsh because we were at the end of the photo-exit. We like the balance between the flower and the DF.

Thanks for looking. Larger version provided.

D&L

Canon 40D, sigma 150macro, 1/1000sec, f/7.1, ISO200, natural light, HH.

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 12, 2010 at 4:22 PM
Hi D&L,

What a collection of dragonflies.

I'd admit that my attention is divided between all of the dragonflies and the flower. IMO, I would eliminate the lowest dragonfly.

Doesn't look as though the light is too harsh at all.

:wavey:

Carol
Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 13, 2010 at 2:54 AM
D&L
It may be a common DF but the comp is sure not common. Like the nice perch and the clean bg. Well done :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on September 13, 2010 at 12:10 PM
Light looks pretty good to me. Very nice combination of elements here . . . a great capture.
Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Moats on September 13, 2010 at 8:07 PM
Hey D & L, very nice comp. Great details and BG. :toast:
Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments
Comment posted by John Kerr on September 14, 2010 at 2:25 PM
Nicely done. DF's have been fun to photograph this summer and I like the way you've added the flower to your image instead of getting a extreme close-up, it adds more beauty to the photo in my opinion. Great BG as well. :toast:
Registered on October 28, 2009, 111 Posts, 1070 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on September 14, 2010 at 4:19 PM
Thank you for the comments.
@John: yes I always tend to get as close as possible, but sometimes it is not the best choice.

:wavey:

D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Comment posted by Nicola Destefano on September 16, 2010 at 6:36 PM
extremely elegant. well done.
Registered on May 3, 2010, 7 Posts, 47 Comments
Comment posted by Basil Greber on September 22, 2010 at 1:54 PM
Very well done. An unusual composition, well executed, and with a nice subject. :toast:
Registered on November 8, 2005, 219 Posts, 1340 Comments