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Blue Beauty

by Rick Turner

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 6, 201291 views7 comments
Sony a 700
100-300 mm Minolta Zoom
handheld
ISO 1250
1/320 sec
f 11
460mm on half frame digital

LR 4 raw conversion
PS5 background NR
slight crop

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on August 6, 2012 at 7:19 PM
Very nice pose and angle, Rick. Love the blue dragon on the blue flower against a blue BG, all in a sweet light. Plus the sheen on the eyes. The blue ones have eluded me so far. The lower, more bare part of the flower head is a bit of a distraction to me and I wonder how it would look if that were cropped away (plus maybe some on the side to keep the aspect ratio). That's a minor nit though. Fine image as is.
Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments
Comment posted by John Neukirch on August 6, 2012 at 8:09 PM
great angle and you really nailed the focus on the eyes. Tack sharp!
Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 6, 2012 at 8:42 PM
The details in the DF are fine. This image is made by the complementary background. This looks like a Blue Dasher.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on August 6, 2012 at 9:03 PM
Excellent comp, Rick. Perfect DOF, nice pose and perch, and a beautiful BG. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on August 6, 2012 at 11:12 PM
Wow, everything about this shot of the blue dasher is first rate! Excellent plane of focus; background is perfect; and the angle of the bright light made some beautiful highlights.
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 7, 2012 at 8:16 AM
I like the blue theme of the image Rick, it has calmed me down :smile:
Nice work! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seawell on August 11, 2012 at 10:53 AM
Nice capture Rick! Love the detail and the subject.

Mark
Registered on December 5, 2011, 197 Posts, 237 Comments