Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on September 14, 2016 at 7:44 PM
Hi John,
Looks pretty good. You handled the distracting BG quite well, but reduced your effective DOF quite a bit. The head and thorax are very sharp wit the tip of the abdomen getting a little soft. One thing that I like about the shallow DOF is that the wings are soft and keep the the eye on the head of the blue dasher. Colors are quite good and the highlights are quite bright, but look like they are not clipped................................Jim
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Comment posted by John Willemsen on September 14, 2016 at 11:14 PM
Thank you, Jim. I appreciate your time and knowledgeable comments.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 15, 2016 at 9:20 AM
John, a fine catch on this Blue Dasher, with excellent details in the df and it's perch. The background creates an interesting sense of movement. While the top of the eyes and the top of the abdomen are not blown, I think that burning them down just a bit would be a good, subtle improvement.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 25, 2016 at 6:15 PM
Beautiful eye in this one, John, and a very nice composition.
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4 commentsLooks pretty good. You handled the distracting BG quite well, but reduced your effective DOF quite a bit. The head and thorax are very sharp wit the tip of the abdomen getting a little soft. One thing that I like about the shallow DOF is that the wings are soft and keep the the eye on the head of the blue dasher. Colors are quite good and the highlights are quite bright, but look like they are not clipped................................Jim