Libellula depressa (Males)
This is one from the amazing experience I had which I described below.
How often do you see two of these perched so near ?
They usually see off any other males. There were 5 around at the time and one female egg laying. This was done with the Sigma 50-500, and you can judge that the plane of focus couldn't get both in quite. It was a case of focussing on the left - then the right and so on. There certainly wasn't much in it. I then simply stacked two of the images and erased the oof one. No different from several stacks on flowers I suppose. Interesting excercise anyway.
Shame about the egg laying as the pool will dry up anyway.
D200
Sigma 50-500
Tripod
400ISO 180th @f11
Posted by Shaun Simpson on June 29, 2010 at 12:02 PM
I think you have been greedy gor the last couple of weeks John with owls and now dragons seriously good shot and imaginative use of PS to get both sharp, well done
Thanks all
Just come in from a major Little owl session. Young flying ! Pics to come.
This is the Emperor Dragonfly that landed on the perch I stuck up before I'd got the camera set up !, - about 6 feet from the chasers.
Same set up.
Hope the mods don't mind, but it was at least part of the story.
If they do - delete it.
Cheers
JohnR
Discussion
5 repliesThis is one from the amazing experience I had which I described below.
How often do you see two of these perched so near ?
They usually see off any other males. There were 5 around at the time and one female egg laying. This was done with the Sigma 50-500, and you can judge that the plane of focus couldn't get both in quite. It was a case of focussing on the left - then the right and so on. There certainly wasn't much in it. I then simply stacked two of the images and erased the oof one. No different from several stacks on flowers I suppose. Interesting excercise anyway.
Shame about the egg laying as the pool will dry up anyway.
D200
Sigma 50-500
Tripod
400ISO 180th @f11
Oh yes that's clever I do like the result you have produced.
Hi John,
Nicely done, they look great against that rich bg!
Cheers,
Lewis.
Just come in from a major Little owl session. Young flying ! Pics to come.
This is the Emperor Dragonfly that landed on the perch I stuck up before I'd got the camera set up !, - about 6 feet from the chasers.
Same set up.
Hope the mods don't mind, but it was at least part of the story.
If they do - delete it.
Cheers
JohnR