by Jim Zablotny
The blue dashers finally showed up on our pond and I sat on the bank near a willow branch to snag a few shots of this male.. The chunk taken out of the rear left wing may have occurred yesterday evening when severe thunder storms went through our area. K5 IIs 180mm f3.5 (1/160sec at f16, ISO 500) Spot removal in LR, Shadows & Highlights........................Jim
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7 commentsBeautiful, Jim. The blue body is perfectly contrasted with the gold bg. Could not have a better bg. Made to order. Excellent detail at f16.
This is a great look at this Blue Dasher, Jim against a fine background. I'm fascinated that this is your first of the year. I had one of these claiming each of my ponds starting in early June. In the last week, they've showed up in force with 3 or 4 hanging around each pond and constant chasing, which is a lot of fun to watch plus the occasional female mating and laying eggs.
I'm right there with Scott, "made to order" might be considered over-used by some.. But it's very fitting here Jim.
I went out yesterday for a bit, it's that time of year again..
Frickin' hot too
Nicely done!
Marvelous detail, Jim. The background really brings out the colors of his body and delicate texture of the wings. I wonder if they are capable of realizing that a piece of a wing is broken?
Jim, excellent in every respect! This has a three dimensional look.
Nicely done and well focused to get detail on both sets of wings, Jim, and very pleasing BG.
Jim: Great plane of focus management and a terrific perch and BG. Superbly crafted image. Congrats on the WP. >=))>