Orange dragonfly (dreaming a reflex)

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• horia (14900)
• [2007-10-05 4:42]
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Hi Giorgio

Very nice first try for a dragonfly photo. I really like the colors of this speciemen and the way they make it stand out so nicely from all the stones an twigs on the ground.
The DOF is also good - keeping the entire body and wings in full focus, but i'm affraid the sharpness is not at it's highest level.
Permit me to say that your camera is actually a very good camera and you can shoot dragonflies very niely with it. Here are some pointers:

1. stay at a reasonable distance and use your zoom with courage. The 300mm zoom you have is more that enough to shoot them from anywhere between 1 and 2 meters, depending on the size of the species. To get close to one, just be very very patient and try not to make sudden moves. You'll get it :)

2. In such cases as this one, try laying all the way down in order to put some distance between the subject and the immediate BG. This will give you a better isoaltion for the dragonfly.

3. Don't be affraid to use the entire range of the f-stop. Try every shot with the minimum. maximum and also somewhere in the middle...you'll have more results to choose from at the end of the day.

I know all these might come a little late in the year, but at least you'll have something to look forward for the next spring :)

Cheers and TFS
Horia

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• pablominto (16078)
• [2007-10-05 5:11]

Hello Giorgio,
The composition is fine, and the point of view shows the insect quite well!
Sharpness may be a tiny problem, and I guess you used the macro mode... I also used a Fuji FinePix before and in my experience it worked better in manual mode for close-up!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• pierrefonds (4873)
• [2007-10-05 13:21]

Hi Giorgion,

A good POV of the orange dragonfly, the photo has a good composition, sharpness and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

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• Silvio2006 (41320)
• [2007-10-05 14:08]

Ciao Giorgio, tenendo conto della machina che hai usato il risultato è più che buono, la libellula è ben ripresa ed il colore è splendido, un po' d'invidia me la fai, io non sono mai riuscito a vederne una dal vivo, bravo, buon week end, ciao Silvio

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• nainnain (6259)
• [2007-10-06 4:49]

bonjour
belle présentation de cette demoiselle, les couleurs sont nettes, bien vu, merci a toi
edith

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• Alex99 (18531)
• [2007-10-08 3:45]

Hi Giorgio.
Thanks for kind words.

You have a very good camera and your picture ids so nice too. May a bit underexposed, But this is not a point. Pictured scene, composition , details and colours are excellent. My best wishes and TFS. Use your camera for you own and our pleasure.
Alexei.

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• erronfotografie (154)
• [2007-11-21 13:07]

nice wings!

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• lousat (19673)
• [2008-02-09 4:23]

Ciao Giorgio,mi fa piacere trovarti anche qui dove io mi trovo molto a mio agio..questa libellula rossa e' una dei miei insetti preferiti(a parte quando stai per scattare e volano via..eheh),ce ne sono un po' nella mia galleria,la tua e' molto buona,se hai una macchina che mette a fuoco dai 10 cm in su e' un grosso risultato,non cercarmi su TL perche' non ci sono..ciao Luciano