M/CU - 1st HM

by Graham Brown

Gallery: EPA 2011Posted September 20, 20111,973 views27 comments

Newly emerged dragonfly

Four Spotted Chaser drying it's wings.
Canon 40D, Sigma 105mm, 1/8th sec at f16 and iso100

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on September 20, 2011 at 7:39 AM

Beautiful shot- Splendid light, excellent detail and an awesome BG on this one- My best congrats, Fabio

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on September 20, 2011 at 11:22 AM

Wow, this is an awesome photo, Graham! Such great detail on the dragonfly. Love the comp and the wonderful BG. Great capture!

Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 20, 2011 at 11:27 AM

Graham, superb capture...impressive DOF and winning detail !

Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 20, 2011 at 1:21 PM

Great macro shot, Graham. Perfect in every aspect.

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Comment posted by Matt Cole on September 20, 2011 at 3:12 PM

an excellent shot Graham, very nicely composed. I always enjoy photographing these.

Matt

Registered on February 18, 2008, 17 Posts, 267 Comments

Comment posted by Todd Bielby on September 20, 2011 at 4:08 PM

Great shot Graham. I will have to wait to next spring since I just figured out how to shoot insects DF/BF late this summer.

Registered on March 10, 2011, 169 Posts, 392 Comments

Comment posted by Roger Leekam on September 20, 2011 at 6:26 PM

What a Nature story! Capture of a moment which every photographer would love to get. The sharpness is amazing.

Registered on May 28, 2009, 83 Posts, 646 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 20, 2011 at 8:57 PM

Graham:
W

W, really nice capture. Fabulous details on the DF and perch and sweet bg.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on September 21, 2011 at 12:16 PM

Wow, beautiful sharp image, good moment and love the BG!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on September 21, 2011 at 3:51 PM

Excellent close up full of detail, nice job in getting this, well done.

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Comment posted by Venugopal Thantry on September 22, 2011 at 9:24 AM

lovely.TFS

Registered on May 12, 2011, 33 Posts, 144 Comments

Comment posted by Jude Haase on September 26, 2011 at 7:37 PM

Beautiful capture!!!

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Comment posted by Ron Huff on September 26, 2011 at 9:31 PM

Graham, what an outstanding photograph!!!

Ron Huff

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

Comment posted by Kate Silvia on September 28, 2011 at 2:11 PM

That's awesome!! Congrats on the weekly pic!

Registered on January 12, 2009, 56 Posts, 158 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 29, 2011 at 1:30 AM

Congrats on the EP - a really fine image!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on September 29, 2011 at 1:23 PM

Fantastic image Graham! Incredible detail with a great background. Also excellent comp.

Congratulations on the well deserved EP!

Registered on March 9, 2009, 79 Posts, 676 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 29, 2011 at 11:29 PM

Congrats Graham!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on September 30, 2011 at 3:10 PM

Wonderful shot, with great light and BG. Congrats!

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Deibert on October 5, 2011 at 11:09 AM

Wow, great shot! Perfect details and lighting. A favorite, for sure! Cheers!

Registered on September 30, 2011, 48 Posts, 125 Comments

Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on October 12, 2011 at 9:06 PM

Just fantastic!!!! Congrats on the WP too!!!

Registered on November 20, 2009, 56 Posts, 748 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 3, 2012 at 12:55 AM

Big congrats on the 1st place 2011 Macro win!
A wonderful image -

Sandy

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on January 3, 2012 at 3:51 AM

Congrats on the 2011 win!

D&L

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 3, 2012 at 8:31 PM

Congratulations Graham on your well deserved award.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 3, 2012 at 10:19 PM

Well done and well deserved EPA. Congrats.

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Comment posted by Mohammad Hosseini on January 5, 2012 at 8:39 AM

Graham, Congrats on the 1st place. Very sharp wings