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Smiling Dragon
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Copyright: Art Roberts (Art_R) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 194 W: 16 N: 618] (2530)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08-20
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D300 with MB_D10, AF-S VR Micro Nikkor 105mm 1:2.8G ED, 62mm UV
Exposure: f/22, 1/100 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-08-20 21:11
Viewed: 263
Points: 4
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Hi Folk's , today I have another view of a Meadowhawk Dragonfly , this rather patient specimen gave me plenty of opportunity to play around and experiment , mostly I tried shooting from different distances shooting in manual focus I started at minimum distance of 12" and worked my way back , and tried a few different angles while at it. this one came out a favorite :-) but the wind was unkind to many of them :-(

shooting at f/22 showed that my sensor is getting a wee bit unsightly :-( , I guess it is getting time to send the camera in for maintenance , I am glad that this year I have a backup so will not have to go with out a camera for a whole month :-)

Thanks for looking , I hope that you like it
regards
Art
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  • horias Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 387 W: 59 N: 854] (3948)
  • [2009-08-20 23:55]

Robert,
Great macro this smiley dragonfly.
Very sharp, colors are so lovely.
Horia

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  • ubc64 Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 31 W: 3 N: 86] (292)
  • [2009-08-21 22:50]

Hi Art,

That's a great view of the head and legs of that Meadowhawk. It's not always easy to take a photo of a dragonfly from that angle. It's too bad that more of the dragonfly is not clear. But, I suspect that you were trying to highlight just the head and legs anyway. As I'm sure you realize, your f/22 setting normally gives you a long DOF -- except when your lens is very close to your subject -- then, it drops off dramatically. TFS.

Regards,
John

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