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Vagrant Darter-Sympetrum vulgatum

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on August 9, 2010 at 6:25 AM
Vagrant Darter-Sympetrum vulgatum
Spent an hour or so on my favorite nature reserve to get some shots of Dragonflies and came across this little beauty.
Not much energy to get out lately or post here due to my health isssues so hope i will be feeling better before winter kicks in..

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/160 sec
Aperture: F 10
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: + 1/3
Flash:yes: Canon MT 24EX with custom made raiser & Gary Fong Puffer Diffusers
Flash exposure compensation: -1 2/3
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 160
Lens: Sigma 150mm F2.8 Macro
Focal length: 195mm
AF mode: Manual Focus
Handheld
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/My own mix-Sharpening
Bibble Pro / Adobe Photoshop CS5

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Posted by Phil Mclean on August 9, 2010 at 6:39 AM
Really like this Jeroen.Super sharp head,attractive plant and lovely background.If you'd tried some of J.R's stacking to sharpen up the wings as well,that might have been nice.

Phil. :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on August 9, 2010 at 6:48 AM
Hi Jeroen

lovely shot the colours are great :toast:

Hope you feel better soon :smile:
Posted by David Sewell on August 9, 2010 at 6:51 AM
An unusual viewpoint, which works well. Hope you make a speedy recovery.

David
Posted by Karen Summers on August 9, 2010 at 7:26 AM
get well soon and its a lovely shot great viewpoint
Posted by Jeroen Stel on August 9, 2010 at 8:33 AM
Hi Guys,

Thanks for your kind comments and wishes for better health.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Craig Jones on August 9, 2010 at 11:13 AM
Hi Jeroen good to see you back,love the composition here makes the image,beautiful and very different.Hope you get well and see you in Oct :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on August 9, 2010 at 12:08 PM
Love the way the head of the plant echo's the dragonfly's colours, Heres to a speedy recovery

Dave :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Fran French on August 9, 2010 at 12:29 PM
Very nice indeed Jeroen, great complimentary colours in the flower bud and b/g.

Hope you soon recover.

Fran :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Bronia Klima on August 9, 2010 at 3:53 PM
Fantastic Jeroen , hope you feel better soon
Bronia
Posted by Maggie Campbell on August 9, 2010 at 4:22 PM
Love to see the faces on Dragons. They are amazing. Nice detail and like the perch. Wishing you a speedy recovery. :wavey:
Posted by David Taylor on August 9, 2010 at 5:35 PM
Pleas accept my good wishes for a speedy recovery, as well. An excellent POV with plenty of detail.

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Paul King on August 9, 2010 at 7:10 PM
This works very well indeed. :toast:
Posted by Matt Cole on August 10, 2010 at 2:05 AM
that's really nice Jeroen. An unusual but effective composition and I really like the bright colours. I also hope you're feeling better soon. :wavey:

Matt :toast:
Posted by Jeff Harrison on August 10, 2010 at 4:03 AM
All been said really - a superb image Jeroen :toast: and with my very best wishes for a speedy recovery :smile:
Posted by Des Ong on August 10, 2010 at 5:00 PM
Striking comp and vibrant colours, super!

Regards,

Des :toast: :toast: