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Stream Bluets Mating
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Stream Bluets Mating

by Wayne Jones

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted March 2, 2016189 views5 comments
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Finally getting to posting some shots from last summer.  (It was extremely busy with 4 grandkids at my house!)

One day on the river just a few miles from home, the light seemed to make the bluets glow, especially when the background was the dark understory of the forest, between the shoreline bushes and the leaves in the treetops.
I actually had to decrease the saturation in post because people just don't believe how brilliant these little beauties are up close.

Canon 5D3; Canon 100-400
1/250 sec. @ f/5.6  ISO 640
Hand-held from canoe.

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 2, 2016 at 8:05 PM
Wayne, an excellent catch in the "wheel position" against a nicely dark background.  The color of the male looks just right to me.  The metallic tones of the female are great and something that I haven't noticed before.  An excellent "from the canoe" catch.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on March 2, 2016 at 11:26 PM
You set this up really well against the BG.  Hand-held from a canoe!!! Wow!
Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments
Comment posted by Balan Vinod on March 3, 2016 at 2:20 AM
Wayne ..this is a beautiful image of the demsels. Love the dark bg agaist the blue. The mating scene on that twig makes this a fine composition
Balan Vinod
Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Lowe on March 3, 2016 at 12:01 PM
That dark BG really made these beauties standout and I am amazed that you were able to get everything in focus by hand holding from the canoe. Excellent job on this one, Wayne.

Ed
Registered on February 7, 2004, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 15, 2016 at 9:38 PM
Hi   Waynecrying   You are like  fine wine   .  always  improving  with age.cool,. this image  is remarkably well  crafted.  the colors and detail are  beautifully  captured


Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments