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My 1st Dragonfly (22)
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![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 478 W: 17 N: 998]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (3718) | Yesterday I finally decided to photograph my first Dragonfly, I have seen several pictures of my friends in TN, and these insects have begun to interesting results.
Unfortunately, I did not know he was going to get a dragonfly, an extremely disturbed. First, almost went flying at the height of my head, I was pursued during 10 minutes of fairly complicated place, full of branches, rocks and additionally was quite hot and the humidity was very high. Then, this dragonfly decided to perch on a branch nearby. I prepared my camera in manual mode and macro approach, but decided on this little dragonfly never allowed me closer than 2 meters of it! Appears to have very good hearing, sensing temperature or whatever other method to avoid tracking it closely!
After nearly 40 minutes of scratches, bites, heat, humidity and fruitless pursuit, our friend was "out of range" at about 4.5 meters away, separated from me by a trench deep enough (and I was not prepared jumping). So, I decided to prove i could do with my compact camera to avoid having to give up:
1) Put the reolution in M3 (1600 x 1200) and decided to use the 10X zoom (the maximum my camera) and using automatic approach normal.
2) I decided to place the program in the camera mode [P] for the shutter and aperture are set automatically.
3) I took a picture ... and the dragonfly was still too small and appear somewhat blurry.
4) I decided to keep the resolution in M3 and use digital tele converter digital (1.3X and 2.2X factor) but it was impossible to focus, so I had to use manual focus (to me it's hard to focus manually).
5) After 3 pictures with 10X zoom, 1.3 tele converter, and manual focus, I began to get regular photos, but the bottom was not as blurred as I would have liked.
6) I decided to go to the program manual [M] to minimize the opening up to 4.3 (up to 10x zoom) and the program [P] I placed automatically in 5.0.
7) The aperture setting me more light (the day was somewhat cloudy) and then I set the shutter to 1 / 100.
8) After the settings I tried with a couple of photos and got a good background and a dragonfly sharper, but still a little small. I decided to try the 2.2X digital tele converter factor which would give me a total of 22x and (thankfully) remembered turn ON image stabilization on the camera (IS). After a couple of pictures, I felt that the results were quite good to be 4.5 meters and using a digital converter.
I'm posting the picture, is far from being as good as the pictures of dragonflies that I see in TN, but I really enjoyed the challenge that I raised this insect, able to photograph it moderately difficult!
I decided to publish the details of the process to take the picture because I think that may be useful for those who drive compact camera like my Canon SX 110 IS, so as to exploit its potential.
I imagine that much of what I explained on these lines, is passed to many members of TN. I hope I apologize, but I think I have less of 9 months taken potos, and I find a delicious learning process it!
The picture has little PP; trimming necessary in view of the limited resolution, a means of sharpening the image, reducing noise level to medium, slightly obscured by the edges to make it appealing to the insect and a simple frame with a color matching to the whole.
I owe the classification of the insect, I'm working on that.
Thanks & Regards,
Jesús |
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