More damselflies

DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
edited July 11, 2006 in Holy Macro
Way, way too much wind today -but I needed some more practice with the flash so I went. Here are the results -minimal post processing and no cropping.

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This shot was taken in manual mode F16, 1/250, ISO 200:

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And I like this last shot due to the lighting, background, and the shallow depth of field:

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C&C always welcome. Sorry: No mating pairs today :D
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2006
    Loved them
    but in 3rd and 4th why cut tail of damsel ?
    and why not remove grean leaves from bottom left of 3rd headscratch.gif
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2006
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    Loved them
    but in 3rd and 4th why cut tail of damsel ?
    and why not remove grean leaves from bottom left of 3rd headscratch.gif

    Excellent questions Awais! I shoot damselflies and dragonflies so much that I'm always looking for new compositions -keeps my photography of them from getting stale...
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2006
    An example for Awais: I was right up on this extremely territorial Violet Darter -he wasn't going to move no matter what I did and he didn't care that I was only 20 to 30 centimeters from him. I could, and did, shoot him from any angle that I wanted. But of all the photos that I took that day I like this one best:

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    Almost looks like he's flying out of that corner instead of being perched...
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2006
    Dalantech wrote:
    Way, way too much wind today -but I needed some more practice with the flash so I went. Here are the results -minimal post processing and no cropping.

    This shot was taken in manual mode F16, 1/250, ISO 200:
    And I like this last shot due to the lighting, background, and the shallow depth of field:
    C&C always welcome. Sorry: No mating pairs today :D

    Those Damzels are gonna go blind! rolleyes1.gif you flashing them day in day out hehehe :D they have pretty little faces compared to the Dragonflies that really do look like pilots with helmuts on nod.gif

    Nice Series Dalantech.......... Skippy (Australia)
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2006
    Skippy wrote:
    Those Damzels are gonna go blind! rolleyes1.gif you flashing them day in day out hehehe :D they have pretty little faces compared to the Dragonflies that really do look like pilots with helmuts on nod.gif

    Nice Series Dalantech.......... Skippy (Australia)

    You know, I've actually been concerned about the flash possibly damaging them. But I've watched them hunt while I photograph them, so their eyes don't seem to react to light the way ours do.

    This guy was leaving his perch, catching flies, and coming right back to where I was shooting him -I didn't even have to reposition the camera...

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    Sorry for the black background -this image was taken when I was shooting only in manual mode and often the flash was my only source of light...
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2006
    Excellent shots- love the last one with lunch. :)
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2006
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    Excellent shots- love the last one with lunch. :)
    Brian V.

    Thanks! :):

    I wish I had been a little bit closer to this guy -there is a sugar ant hanging out of his mouth...

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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2006
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    ...and why not remove grean leaves from bottom left of 3rd headscratch.gif

    Forgot to answer that part of your question: When I was post processing I really didn't think that those leaves were distracting -but maybe it would be better if I took them out... headscratch.gif
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2006
    Wow Dalen really nice
    Yes i will say remove it when i am looking at face of subject my left eye is moving toward some green thing in left side why not remove it iloveyou.gif
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2006
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    Wow Dalen really nice
    Yes i will say remove it when i am looking at face of subject my left eye is moving toward some green thing in left side why not remove it iloveyou.gif

    OK, will do :):
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