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Male Eastern Forktail
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Male Eastern Forktail

by Jim Zablotny

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted June 27, 2015112 views5 comments

I posted the female of this species last week and here's the male.  They are more colorful anjd patterned in green, black, and sky blue than the orange and black female. K5 IIs 189mm f3.5 (1/320sec at f8, ISo 640).  Levels, rubber stamp for dust spots, Topaz Detail............................Jim

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5 comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 27, 2015 at 2:52 PM

Great look at the more attractive male of this species Jim.

Excellent detail & plane of focus at F/8, nice comp & BGdevil

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 27, 2015 at 10:40 PM

Well done, Jim. I like the green on green with black accents. 

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on June 28, 2015 at 6:28 PM

This guy was in the perfect plane of focus for this, Jim.  Nice detail and complementary BG for the DF.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 29, 2015 at 12:53 PM

Jim, this is a beauty.  The details in the damsel are great.  It's fascinating how the head and thorax blend with the surroundings while the tip of the abdomen stands out.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on July 1, 2015 at 6:33 AM

Jim ..what i love here is the detail ..end to end ..not easy to achieve ...well done

Balan Vinod

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