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Black-tailed Skimmer -Orthetrum cancellatum

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 23, 20061,040 views5 comments

Hi Guys,

Here's one of the last dragons i could find around here. Fall is really setting in, and the insects are leaving us soon..

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon 1Ds
Shutter speed: 1/85 sec
Aperture: F 7.1
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: - 1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: no
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous: frame 1
ISO: 320
Lens: 150mm F2.8 Macro +20mm ext. tube
Focal length:150 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
90 % of Full Frame
Tripod Support
Levels/Curves/USM
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Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Jacco Rens on October 23, 2006 at 1:47 PM

Great shot jeroen, I love the brown tints in here. Nieuw foto apparaat?

Registered on November 18, 2005, 8 Posts, 108 Comments

Comment posted by Jeroen Stel on October 23, 2006 at 2:08 PM

Hi Jacco,

Thanks for your comment, and indeed, i got me a new " toy" ..
The 1Ds, and it's fantastic!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Registered on November 10, 2003, 366 Posts, 481 Comments

Comment posted by Marius Nistor on October 24, 2006 at 9:33 AM

The colours and the composition are great. I guess just a bit more DOF would be nice.

Servus!

Registered on February 4, 2006, 38 Posts, 551 Comments

Comment posted by Rane Olsen on October 24, 2006 at 3:12 PM

Wow, I do like this! For me, there's just enough DOF. The BG and dew drops are just fantastic! Did I say it's sharp

Registered on August 30, 2006, 8 Posts, 56 Comments

Comment posted by Barry R. Byrd on October 30, 2006 at 11:12 AM

Registered on December 20, 2005, 136 Posts, 970 Comments