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Backlit Irish Damselfly-Coenagrion lunulatum

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on June 11, 2009 at 8:46 AM
Backlit Irish Damselfly-Coenagrion lunulatum
Hi Guys,

Here's another early morning shot but this time no birdy but a Damselfly covered in dew.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark 3
Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: F 9
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: - 2 2 /3
Flash:Yes; G.I Twin Flash+ Gary Fong diffusers
Flash exposure compensation: -2 2/3
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 400
Lens: Sigma 150mm F2.8
Focal length:195 mm incl. crop factor
AF mode: Auto Focus
Handheld
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Homemade mix-Sharpening
Bibble Pro/Adobe Photoshop CS 4

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Posted by Lewis Thomson on June 11, 2009 at 5:11 PM

Hi Jeroen,

Nice one, I like shots like this, keeps it different, the dark BG and sparkling dew looks great.

Cheers,

Lewis.
:toast:
Posted by Billy Fairburn on June 11, 2009 at 5:23 PM
Really nice Jeroen, I like this a lot
Posted by Matt Cole on June 12, 2009 at 5:18 AM
certainly a different looking damsel shot Jeroen, perhaps a little dark for my liking, although I imagine it looks very striking in high res.

Matt