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Banded Darter (the Male this time..)

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on August 23, 2010 at 9:44 AM
Banded Darter (the Male this time..)
Hi Guys,

Recently posted a female Banded Darter wich is a scarce dragonfly for The Netherlands and as i understood does not excist in the UK.
This time it's the male..

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/320 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: Canon 200mm F2.8 + 36mm Extension Tube
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 Craig Jones on August 23, 2010 at 10:49 AM
Another great pose and different Jeroen,looks a tad bright on my screen.I love the colours of the subject and great detail.I hope you are well :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on August 23, 2010 at 12:48 PM
Yes Jeroen also looks tad bright on my screen and the eye looks blown....easily sorted though
:toast:
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on August 23, 2010 at 1:17 PM
Can be difficult in bright sunlight I know, but I'd be happy to have a shot like this in my gallery :smile:
Well done.

Geoff.
Posted by Marcel van Duinhov on August 23, 2010 at 3:57 PM
Macro is not (yet) my genre but i love dragonfly's and this shot is realy great.

Marcel
Posted by Andy Shepherd on August 23, 2010 at 4:29 PM

Looking at what seems like very harsh light, I'd say you've done well with this one Jeroen, smart looking dragon.

Andy...