Banded Demoiselle + REPOST

Finding myself with enough brownie points to got out for a while I tripped to the river banks looking for Gomphers, a bit late I fear. But this chap presented some wonderful opportunities.

techs:
D300
300mm 2.8
1.7TC
f22
1/500
-.7EV
Bibbled with a bit of CS2

your comments and critisism are welcome.

An excellent shot Paul I like the compostion and background .


Ian

Tis a fine shot, I might tilt the demoiselle a fraction so its less steeply inclined.

Tim

Sharpness is good and your dof is excellent, as is the background. However, the composition doesn't work for me at all. You don't menion where you cropped from, but I find this composition 'uncomfortable'.

Greg

you've captured the damselfly very nicely but I tend to agree with Greg that the composition doesn't quite work. There's a bit too much empty space above and to the right of the damselfly.

Matt

Thank you for the comments, I did wonder about the composition so cropped a bit further and adjusted the angle a bit!!!
total crop is now about 30%.

Now you've gone and spoiled it Paul... you have recropped your web version by the looks of it, all it needs is a tilt anticlockwise and crop some from the top.....

When you say the crop is now about 30% do you mean that it is 30% of the full frame or you cropped 30% off the full frame?

Other than that it is nice although looks to have been taken close to midday, a lower angle to the light or a very light cloud cover does wonders for these magnificent damsels...

To my 'Joe Public' eye, Paul...............i quite like the original



Alan

I too prefer the original, but for the clipped end of the grass.
Incredible detail on the wing here.

John

Hello Paul,
I much prefer the original as well. Lovely background on this, I spent a morning last summer trying to get these and I couldn't get a single shot without really cluttered surroundings; so well done. Was this as found or did you remove the perch to a more photogenic position?
Robert

Thanks all for the critisque, the crop is 30% of off the original.
I do not like the repost either!!! go figure?
so will just adjust the angle.