Really shows how little dof there is to play with, with these 'extreme' close-up shots Jack.
Doesn't quite work for me, even though the head/eye is in good focus, as the main bulk of the creature is a bit too far outside the dof and draws my eye.
Just my view Jack, which means very little, as i have absolutely no personal experience with close-up/macro type shooting.
Nice one a little more DOF would have been good but then you risk not getting it sharp with low shutter speed so I think you have done as well as you could!
Nice detail Jack, but doesn't quite work for me; but I certainly couldn't do any better. I think I would have preferred either more depth of field or more damselfly. They are awesome biological machines and I always think that the bloke that can reproduce all their flying skills in an aeroplane will have the world beat a path to his door. Eric
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9 repliescouldn't fit the whole thing in the frame with the dioptre so i went in for a close-up
40D + 300mm F4L + 1.4 extender + dioptre
1/1250 @ F11
ISO 640
full frmae
Looks like a standard Blue! but look at the design of the power house pitch and yaw and reverse all built in fantastic.
Doesn't quite work for me, even though the head/eye is in good focus, as the main bulk of the creature is a bit too far outside the dof and draws my eye.
Just my view Jack, which means very little, as i have absolutely no personal experience with close-up/macro type shooting.
Alan
Matt
The blue does look very dark to me though.
Haven't got these out here yet.
Nice shot .
JR
Nice one a little more DOF would have been good but then you risk not getting it sharp with low shutter speed so I think you have done as well as you could!
David
Superb post!!
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Bertl Menegoni
Innsbruck
Austria
Very nice image!