by Jim Zablotny
More of pur pond dragonflies have shown up this week. Widow skimmers are freshly emerged and are developing their adult coloration. K5 IIs 300mm f4 + 32mm extension (1/125sec at f14, ISO 250) Exposure, LM.............................Jim
Comments
5 commentsExcellent detail and great DOF, Jim. In the large image the glare on the compound eye has begun to posterize. A little blurring around the edges should take care of it. Really minor, this is an exceptional image!
Beautiful DF image, Jim. Love the grass seedheads and the harmonious brown and golden colors. Puts this in the upper echelon of DF images IMO.
"in the upper echelon" sounds good to me Jim
Attractive harmony of colors. great detail
Jim, Very nice color palette and perch. The grass seed heads give sense of movement/wind. There are some dots at the top of the background. That is my only minor nit. Another fine dragonfly image!
Jim, I've had a male Widow hanging around for three weeks. It's a df first for my pond and it's quite shy...won't let me get close enough to get a shot like this with my 180... This is an excellent look at this one, with terrific details in the body (as shown best in the larger version), wing centers, and the grass heads set against a fine background.