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Common Darter

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Posted by Andy Shepherd on August 25, 2007 at 2:30 PM
Common Darter
Hi to all,
Common Darter , photographed at Potteric Carr this afternoon , really liked the look of it's perch against the green BG.

Levels , Usm(150,1.0,2 x1) , Contrast , Cropped for comp.

Canon 20D , 300F4IS , Man055ProB/488RC4 , r/r
1000th @ F4 , iso100 , E/c-1/3 , jpeg

All comments welcome

Kind regards
Andy... :smile:
Posted by PhilH on August 25, 2007 at 3:09 PM
A super image of this fantastic DF, I do feel however that the image is actually only the top half. crop to the full width and it is much stronger, plus the perch doesn't come out of the corner, it is much more comfortably 'grounded' part way into the frame rather than from a corner.

I'm prob being over critical at the moment, its a really nice image, with a great bg and subject.

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Stuart McCrae on August 25, 2007 at 4:34 PM
Agree with Phil,super image but crop it about an inch below the df tail.

Stu. :wink:
Posted by Rob Howard on August 25, 2007 at 5:33 PM
Hi Andrew,

Lovely image I agree with the other comments.

Nice work

Regards

Rob
Posted by Andy Shepherd on August 25, 2007 at 5:49 PM
Hi Phil,
Not sure what you mean , here's the image full frame , feel free to PS

Regards
Andy... :smile:
Posted by Sean Bolton on August 25, 2007 at 6:53 PM
Hi Andy

A lovely shot, great colour and detail. I prefer the 2nd post, I also feel in the first post the dragonfly is too near the top of the frame and the composition is not ideal. If anything I would just crop a fraction top and bottom from the 2nd post.

Well taken though :toast:

cheers

Sean
Posted by PhilH on August 26, 2007 at 7:03 AM
Hi Andy,

Just read my reply.... wasn't very clear was I :rolleyes:

Stuart had it right, to crop the bottom away about 3/4 to an inch below the tail of the DF...

:wavey:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on August 26, 2007 at 10:43 AM
Its a cracker Andy,

Like the way the plant angles and tapers to the creatures feet :toast:

Nicely done

Alan
Posted by Andy Shepherd on August 27, 2007 at 10:23 AM
Hi to all,
Thanks for the comments.

Kind regards
Andy... :smile:
Posted by Marko Trebušak on August 28, 2007 at 1:06 AM
Hi Andrew,

Apart from you being a bit closer to your target, it's a great image. I like how close colour-wise perch and Darter are.

Cheers,
Marko