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Black Darter

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Posted by Philip Kirkham on August 18, 2006 at 12:49 PM
Black Darter
It's fairly quiet on here at the moment, so I thought I would keep things rolling with another image from the hill top trip of yesterday. There is a small pond amongst the forestry plantations on the way to the top, and it was alive with dragons and damsels. A definite re visit planned.
1DS2 180macro, tripod, F10 @ 1/1000, ISO 650, CS and cropped to about 60%
Best wishes
Phil :wavey:
Posted by Rob Howard on August 18, 2006 at 6:34 PM
Hi Philip,

I really like the composition of this image especially the way the perch arches away underneath. Also the BG colour really complements the Darter.

The image does look a tad soft to me, probably due to the crop.

Regards

Rob
Posted by Terry on August 19, 2006 at 1:53 AM
I have never seen one of these before Phil, I like the composition and the complimentary background :)

Terry
Posted by Chris Lloyd on August 19, 2006 at 3:53 PM
Hi Phil,

A very nice shot of something I am yet to see and photograph. The brighter background really makes the Dragonfly stand-out.

Regards Chris.