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What you looking at

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Posted by Shaun Simpson on June 19, 2010 at 3:46 PM
What you looking at
Been trying to get this shot right for a couple of weeks, took this version today, what doyou think all comments and critique welcome.

D300, 105mm macroand 1.4tc f16 1/40sec
Slight crop in PS and a touch of cloning
Thanks :smile:
Posted by PhilH on June 19, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Good one.. I would perhaps have tried to get the head in the upper third with the negative space below... still a great image and a pleasure to view...

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Posted by David Taylor on June 19, 2010 at 4:14 PM
Has a mysterious, etherial quality to it, IMO. Very nice indeed.

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Posted by John Robinson on June 19, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Definately something about this one ! I thought maybe a bit more DOF but then maybe not. One of those pics that makes you look and think and look again.
There's some colour banding but that could be in the processing and its a tiny bit noisy - but so what ?
Good approach.
JR
Posted by David Kjaer on June 20, 2010 at 4:43 AM
Hi Shaun

Great idea I like it - love the soft light and dark BG colours which help to make the damselfly stand out. Two small nits a little more room at the bottom and difficult to tell at this size but it appears no part of the image is critically sharp.

David :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on June 20, 2010 at 5:29 AM
Brilliant pose :wink: :wink: composition makes the image really strong too IMO,could do with a tad more sharping,very different and the better for it Shaun :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Barry Southon on June 20, 2010 at 12:53 PM
Shaun

This really is good example of stepping outside and trying something different. It works well.
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Posted by Shaun Simpson on June 20, 2010 at 3:25 PM
Hi all, thanks for the critique and comments, I am currently reworking this image with some of your suggestions and will repost it later in the week. :smile: