Surprise
TonyCooper
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I don't shoot macro/close-up shots because I don't have a macro lens. All I have is the kit 18/55 5.6 (and the 55/200) that came with my Nikon D40. Today, though, I was sitting by a drainage ditch out in the woods waiting for a shot of a peacock and looked down and saw this Blue Dragonlet. Nothing to lose, so I put it on the "flower" setting and shot from about 3' away. Surprisingly, it came out pretty well in my opinion.
Yeah, there are peacocks and peahens in those woods. I don't know how they got there, but I've shot the male before. There's picture of him on my SmugMug page. The peabirds never came out, but I came away with something.
Yeah, there are peacocks and peahens in those woods. I don't know how they got there, but I've shot the male before. There's picture of him on my SmugMug page. The peabirds never came out, but I came away with something.
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
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Brian V.
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Marjohn
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Composition, ..... excellent in my opinion.
And, the way that you handled the depth is very nice!
Michael
Thanks. That "lovely" background is scum on ditch water. Looks better when it's out of focus.
In the actual shot frame, the dragonet was vertical. I rotated the image before cropping.
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