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Blue Damsels

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Posted by Des Ong on July 1, 2010 at 4:12 PM
From this breezy morning. I waited half an hour for this one while they drifted in and out of focus.

Thanks for looking

Des

D700, 1/80th, f11, iso1000.
Posted by Ian Macdermott on July 1, 2010 at 5:25 PM
Well worth the wait Des :toast:

Posted by Maggie Campbell on July 1, 2010 at 5:44 PM
Well caught Des. Good detail in both Damsels. Attractive perch and lovely BG. I was doing likewise today. Stems were blowing to and fro and up and down. A complete nightmare but a challenge :biggrin:
Posted by John Robinson on July 1, 2010 at 5:50 PM
That'll do
JR
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on July 2, 2010 at 2:52 AM
Nice & colourfull Des, is it too central? :smile: Are they fine hairs on the backs and around the head?

Steve :wavey:
Posted by keith mitchell on July 2, 2010 at 3:49 AM
Des a very fine image,sorry can't find any faults.
:toast: :toast:
Keith
Posted by Dave Bartlett on July 2, 2010 at 4:04 AM
Spot on and well worth the wait - love the perch and comp :toast:
Posted by Des Ong on July 2, 2010 at 4:07 AM
Hi Steve - just for you, I've posted the 100% crop in the 'LARGER' link above. This is a compressed web version of course, I can send you a higher-res version if you like. You keep forgetting I shoot with a Nikon :wink: :biggrin: :razz:

Cheers,

Des
Posted by Craig Jones on July 2, 2010 at 4:17 AM
Love the image as posted and the composition for me is really well balanced,as you have two of these beautiful animals captured looking at each other so for me no other composition would work Des.Tells some many different stories for me,are they two males eyeing each other up? resting after mating etc,etc so really different and great as shot.
Ps loving you composition/angles of late in you work :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Des Ong on July 2, 2010 at 4:34 AM
Thanks Craig - I think they're having a chat about the weather and the idiot to the side of them that's been kneeling down for half an hour motioneless. :biggrin: :biggrin:

Regards,

Des
Posted by Tim Munsey on July 2, 2010 at 4:46 AM
What do Damsels talk about? Caption required, neat image.

Tim
Posted by Danny Green on July 2, 2010 at 5:54 AM
Very nice Des

Danny :toast: :toast:
Posted by Graham Goddard on July 2, 2010 at 8:35 AM
Super image Des - like the comp, the colours and detail :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Ian Haskell on July 2, 2010 at 2:06 PM
Looks pretty good with a nice background.

Ian