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A few Dragonflies
Was up at Lake Cooroibah over the weekend horse riding. While the girls went off for their own adventure I wandered down to the lake.
Gazillions of dragonflies. Well I had to take a few shots for my Dragonfly fix 
Though I'd try something a little different. I bumped up the ISO to 1000 to allow a high shutter speed without losing too much DOF. They have all been run through neat image. 
 Cheers
Mark  http://www.photographicaustralia.com
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Some great sharp images here Mark.
#2 has a terrific DOF/sharpness and colour. The image is only diminished due to the untrollable extension to the brown reed extending through the wing #6 for it's sharpness and sense of motion you've created in the wings. Great job cheers marco
Superb Mark and well worth getting rid of the girls for awhile
Chris
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Astonishingly sharp and interesting views of the critters in our world. Macro magic Mark!
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Fantastic Mark. Really like the last one with the motion of the wings.
Craig Craig
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Thanks Folks. Was a good opportunity with so many flying around.
Pall, no flash. Sunlight was good and I bumped the ISO up 1000 to allow for a faster shutter speed. Cheers
Mark http://www.photographicaustralia.com
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Amazing Mark
very original and skillfull macros the background is dark and this contributes to the success of these images
You're getting mighty good at these shots Mark. The dragonflies will be pressing their agents to arrange shoots with you!
Great images. Simon
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Second shot is my favourite here, how noisey were the original shots at ISO 1000 ? Did you find that neat image soften the shots when de-noising them, or this wasn't a problem for you ?
I would love the ability to take shots such as these. Well done.
Cheers Sheila Sheila Smart
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You are really getting that Sigma to sing Mark. #2 & #6 are my picks sooo sharp and the colour that you have been able to capture in the wings in #2 is outstanding
Steve
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Thanks again for the positive comments folks. The red colour on #2 seemed connected with the mating process. Couldn't really get the angle I wanted as it was out over the water which was quite deep (No dragonfly is worth my camera going for a swim).
Craig, I sharpened first with Smart Sharpen, played around with the saturation and exposure 'till I was happy with the colours. Then I ran Neat Image on it's auto setting. Rezized/ framed for web and then a mild Unsharp Mask. That process flow seems to give me the best results when using higher ISO settings. Cheers
Mark http://www.photographicaustralia.com
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2nd one is a cracker. We tried to capture these at a mini meet in Coffs last December; they are really hard to get right as they move so quickly. Great detail and colour in your shot.
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Thanks for Explaining the process Mark. Might be handy for those times when I forgot I was shooting high ISO and filled the CF card with noisy shots.
hi
the way you capture the the dragonfly is just great...love the wings in motion in the last shot. just amazing. may i ask how long did you spend with htese dragonflies? thanks christian. check my website>> http://www.6701.sunpixs.com
Christian, I probably spent about 45minutes at the lake to get these. They are very frustrating little devils and patience is a neccessity  Cheers
Mark http://www.photographicaustralia.com
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