Dragons
Posted 29/09/2013 - 10:30
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A great set! A lot of patience is what you need in my experience with these "dragons"!
Posted 29/09/2013 - 13:02
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That first one is brilliant, and that's not to deride the rest.
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Posted 29/09/2013 - 13:51
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The first is wonderful -- that said by someone usually pretty indifferent to insects as subjects
Posted 29/09/2013 - 18:10
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Here's another one you might like - got an opportunity this morning to get closer to a Common Darter (Male) and got quite a few really good close-ups.
Common Darter resting on a pipe
Regards
David
Common Darter resting on a pipe
Regards
David
Posted 29/09/2013 - 22:35
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Thanks to everyone for the comments on these images, as always it is very much appreciated.
Regards
David
Regards
David
Posted 29/09/2013 - 22:46
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Some good work there, very impressive. For me, the first image is my least favourite as I don't really like the look of the wing movement, it looks over-done. The rest are great though!
Best regards, John
Posted 29/09/2013 - 22:55
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johnriley wrote:
Some good work there, very impressive. For me, the first image is my least favourite as I don't really like the look of the wing movement, it looks over-done. The rest are great though!
Thanks very much John for your feedback. I haven't really done anything with the wings; it is due to the shutter speed used and the low sun at that time in the afternoon. My intention was to get the Dragonfly sharp and the wings in a blur, so from that point of view I'm happy with it. It was very difficult to get this shot, especially manually focussing, as the AF had no chance of keeping up with the insect!Some good work there, very impressive. For me, the first image is my least favourite as I don't really like the look of the wing movement, it looks over-done. The rest are great though!
Regards
David
Posted 29/09/2013 - 23:02
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It was very difficult to get this shot, especially manually focussing, as the AF had no chance of keeping up with the insect!
Very difficult and very frustrating....I've spent many hours trying to capture these in flight, none as sharp as yours. Yet. Now Sue nails them with an amazing degree of success, so there's a challenge for me.
It was very difficult to get this shot, especially manually focussing, as the AF had no chance of keeping up with the insect!
Best regards, John
Posted 29/09/2013 - 23:19
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David
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Very difficult and very frustrating....I've spent many hours trying to capture these in flight, none as sharp as yours. Yet. Now Sue nails them with an amazing degree of success, so there's a challenge for me.
She must be very good John. There were four of us there yesterday, all very competent photographers (Jim Ennis, Andrew Allport, Shaun Wilson and myself) and I think between us we got a couple of sharp images of the Dragonflies in flight. Jim Ennis got the other one, but I've not seen it posted anywhere yet (where is it Jim?).Very difficult and very frustrating....I've spent many hours trying to capture these in flight, none as sharp as yours. Yet. Now Sue nails them with an amazing degree of success, so there's a challenge for me.
Regards
David
Posted 29/09/2013 - 23:21
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