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Postby Slider on Tue Dec 27, 2005 8:58 pm

Went up the back today specifically to get a shot (or 2) of Dragonflys.

My patience was rewarded in the end (just before I ran out of beer) :lol:

D70s Tamron 70-300 Macro with one 36mm ext tube. SB800.

1/500s f/6.0

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Postby phillipb on Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:07 pm

POTW material, well done.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:09 pm

phillipb wrote:POTW material, well done.


Ditto!!!!
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Postby Killakoala on Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:10 pm

Awesome and a very unusual capture. I love the way the dragonfly is causing the water shimmer.
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Postby Geoff on Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:15 pm

Magic!!
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Postby Slider on Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:17 pm

Thanks folks

Killakoala wrote:Awesome and a very unusual capture. I love the way the dragonfly is causing the water shimmer.


I think it may have been laying eggs as it was pretty well going nuts (for a dragonfly) :lol:
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Postby big pix on Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:17 pm

great shot........ almost looks like a painting..........
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Postby Slider on Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:27 pm

big pix wrote:great shot........ almost looks like a painting..........


Thanks BP.
The water in my dam is crystal clear which I think has contributed to the plant colours from under the water giving a different feel to the shot
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Postby thaddeus on Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:29 pm

What a wonderful shot!
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Postby Matt. K on Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:58 pm

Unique and outstanding! That's art!
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Postby marcotrov on Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:00 pm

Well composed (like the way you have framed the dragonfly with the concentric ripples, very effective together with the placement of the dragonfly in frame. The colours on the water echo those of the fly so creating balance. A bit more subject sharpness would have been handy but you can't have everything :wink: Well done slider :)
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Postby stubbsy on Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:06 pm

Mark.

This is superb. The ripples are great and the OOF is spot on with that lovely sharp capture of the subject in the centre.

How many pics were discards to get this one. I ask this because macro is something I have no (current :roll: ) lust for since they require sooooo much patience. If I'm taking a landscape shot I might take between 1 and 30 to get what I'm after, macros I reckon take heaps more.
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Postby Slider on Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:16 pm

Thanks again for the positive comments folks.

Peter, probably took about 40 or 50 shots this arvo but many go straight to teh bin :lol:
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Postby Steffen on Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:40 pm

The thing that stands out most for me is the perceived facial and bodily expression of the insect. What did you threaten it with? :D

Next of course is the brilliant composition and those ripples. The colour theme is great, too.

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Postby birddog114 on Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:39 am

Slider,
Great top pic of macro which I have seen among other on this board.
Love the colour!
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Postby HappyFotographer on Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:44 am

Mark

what everyone else has said. Truly a magnificant capture.
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Postby Aussie Dave on Wed Dec 28, 2005 9:06 am

Slider
beautiful work.....well done. Most certainly worthy of POTW.
This is a perfect demonstration that the photographer's skill is what really matters.....not which $2K lens you used :roll:

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Postby mudder on Wed Dec 28, 2005 9:10 am

Notsure wther it's the combination of color or what, but this really has a painted effect on me at least, great capture of a fleeting moment...
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Postby rokkstar on Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:27 am

Magnificent capture.
Whole heartedly agree that if this doesnt get PotW I will eat my hat.
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Postby avkomp on Wed Dec 28, 2005 4:40 pm

I cant add anything other than what has already been said.

whilst not an analytical macro shot of a dragonfly you have crossed over between macrophotograhy and art to produce an outstanding capture.

very nice work.


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