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Love in the air #2

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted November 28, 2010176 views8 comments

Thanks everyone for comment on my previous in-flight mating dragon. This one is the frame preceding the previous post and the focus is much better especially on the rear DF. I did not post this one before because the background lighting was rather uneven due to reflection from the moving water surface. I have even out the lighting using Vivezia 2 which I bought this weekend thanks to Mike Moats coupon which saved my some $$. Curves and USM applied.

I will submitting this for competition to my local photographic club and comments on improvement will be greatly appreciated.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on November 28, 2010 at 10:16 AM

Gary,
if the first was great this is even better. The subjects are well in focus, the colors are vivid and the action is super. Very nice background too. Great work.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 28, 2010 at 1:23 PM

Great image, I wonder if the background were a little darker if the subjects would stand out a little more.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by John Kerr on November 28, 2010 at 9:00 PM

Great colors on these DF's. I'm kind of torn a bit with the BG. I like the soft-light pastel color it seems to have and it works well with the color of the DF's because it dosn't take away any attention from the subjects. With that said I also agree with Richard and wonder if the BG was a little darker if it would make the DF's stand out more.
Good luck in the competition.

Registered on October 28, 2009, 111 Posts, 1070 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Huff on November 29, 2010 at 12:04 AM

Just awesome Gary. Your really get some great images.

Ron Huff

Registered on August 31, 2010, 69 Posts, 440 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 29, 2010 at 7:11 AM

Nice improvement, the BG colors look more natural here too..
I have the Viveza 2 program courtesy of Mike Moats as well, it's a great plugin.
Anything that makes your life easier is well worth the money.
Well done

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 29, 2010 at 2:48 PM

So impressive being able to get a shot like this one, I think it's amazing!

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on November 30, 2010 at 8:57 AM

This is even better then the previous Gary, splendid capture

Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments

Comment posted by Sam Rua on December 19, 2010 at 3:08 AM

Well done, Gary. I agree with the others on the comments about this being better than your first post of this pair. Just an outstanding capture.

Registered on September 9, 2006, 130 Posts, 2281 Comments