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Common Blue Damselfly

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Posted by PhilH on June 19, 2008 at 5:13 AM
Common Blue Damselfly
40D, 300/4 + 68mm ext, A-327 + BH1.
ISO400, 1/250 @ f8.
C1 v4 + resize and sharpen CS3.

Hi,

Just getting round to processing stuff from the weekend... its nice to be busy but I think I am too busy at the moment :rolleyes:

There is still not a great profusion of Damsels and Dragons at my usual haunts... do hope it picks up soon...

All the best.

Posted by Ian Andrews on June 19, 2008 at 6:31 AM
Nice example Phil. There are a few more locally this week than there were last, so hopefully it is picking up from a bad start.

be good to see you on Saturday.

Ian :smile:
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 19, 2008 at 7:01 AM
Nice detail and BG Phil - and I love the arc the perch describes through the frame - very graphic :toast:

It's a female too - I was watching a pair the other day, she was ovipositing completely submerged and the male was chasing away other males who were trying to yank her out of the water - amazingly complex behaviour.
Posted by Justin on June 19, 2008 at 7:11 AM
A nice shot Phil. I also like the gently curved perch.
Posted by Simon Litten on June 19, 2008 at 8:33 AM
Can't fault it - everything's come together nicely here. Well done.


Simon
Posted by Dave Bartlett on June 19, 2008 at 9:03 AM
A really nice shot Phil. The curve of the leaf sets it off a treat. These have been quite sparse at my usual spot too this year.

Dave
Posted by stewart canham on June 19, 2008 at 9:51 AM
Very simplistic,and stylish,well done......
Stewart......... :smile:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on June 19, 2008 at 10:17 AM
Very nice detailed image.
Posted by David Taylor on June 19, 2008 at 10:18 AM
A classic well presented image. Excellent.

:toast: :toast:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on June 19, 2008 at 1:35 PM
Beautifully done Phil :toast: :toast:

Alan
Posted by Austin Thomas on June 19, 2008 at 2:35 PM
Very nice indeed.

Austin
Posted by kevin Treadwell on June 19, 2008 at 3:31 PM
Hi Phil

I'm in awe of these kind of images and would love to produce something this good!

A stunner

Kevin
Posted by Matt Cole on June 19, 2008 at 3:32 PM
a lovely shot Phil, no nits from me.

Matt
Posted by Alan Bryant on June 19, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Cracking image.

I loves it :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on June 19, 2008 at 7:05 PM
That'll do.
JR
Posted by Paul Inglis on June 20, 2008 at 9:17 AM
Hi Phil,

Beautiful image!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Greg Hitchcock on June 21, 2008 at 7:02 PM
I like the simple composition here Phil. The DoF/BG blur is spot on. Well captured.

Greg