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Last Dragonfly
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Last Dragonfly

by Dennis Plank

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 7, 201294 views4 comments
For a while, anyway. This is the side view of the same dragonfly as the last post. Note that the head is not against the perch as in the side view of the earlier dragonfly I posted. This one was awake and getting ready to start its day.

7D, 300mm f4 ISL, on tripod, f8, 1/250, iso 640. Cropped from the sides of an original horizontal format. Normal processing in CS5. Taken at 7:46 am on September 1st.

Your comments and criticisms are always welcome.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 8, 2012 at 9:37 AM
Great use of the ambient light with very good BG separation Dennis.. A meadowhawk?
Like the comp with dried flower perch/matching BG too.
Nice & sharp, well done :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on September 8, 2012 at 7:08 PM
Great comp and detail. Very nice bg. Nicely done.
Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on September 8, 2012 at 10:59 PM
Another fine DF image. Really a superb profile shot, Dennis. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 9, 2012 at 2:44 PM
I really like the detail and colors in the head and abdomen, but find myself wishing for a shot from below the wings, so that there's not as much overlap of oof wing with the thorax.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments