Perching

Critiques [Translate]

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• Adanac (17609)
• [2007-03-18 11:23]

Hello Erlangga,
Excellent macro showing us great detail and color, thanks for sharing.
Rick

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• horia (14904)
• [2007-03-19 4:28]

Hi Erlangga and sorry for the delay (i've been away all day yesterday).

This is a splendid photo!
I really liked it from the first moment i saw it. The details and the excellent contrast on the dragonfly and its wings are so well shown that they stand out superbly.
The colors everywhere are charming and very well saturated and the exposure is well managed.
Also the pose in which you've caught it in is terrific and, together with the POV, it gave you an ideal angle to show those magnificent wings.
The DOF is also well managed and it solated the subject very well from the blurry BG.

You mentioned that the head area is OOF...it's hardly visible...don't worry too much abou it.
I like the framing that you used and the panorama-like crop, but i think the dragonfly is just a vvery bit too centered for the composition...perfaps moving it towards the left with say 1-2 cm would do :) (as an advice).

Anyway, it's a splendid photo and you deserve a big Bravo and TFS
Horia

PS: you've asked if i did any modifications at my "surface tension" shot. I know i did apply a little sharpen, adjusted the shadow/highlights and increased the saturation with 5...that's about it. :)

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• GLEM (6115)
• [2007-03-21 8:30]

Hi erlangga,
je ne connais pas votre appareil, mais l'image est assez réussie globalement. Effectivement la tête est hors focus, mais la position est excellnet, tout comme les couleurs.
Continuez.

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• Silvio2006 (41440)
• [2007-03-21 10:18]

Hi Erlangga, beautiful macro with lovely details, wonderful light and colors, great view of splendid dragonfly, very well done, ciao Silvio