Mating dragonflies in flight

Posted by Bruno D on Mon Jun 27, 2005 1:58 pm

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EOS 10D + 100-400 handheld, ISO 400.
RAW file processed in PS CS and cropped at the bottom and left side.

The very first morning I was trying my new 10D with birds, I had several Anysoptera red dragonflies doing their mating flight in front of my hide.
So, I decided to handhold my lens and try to get these insects in flight with a decent composition...
They were very fast for my skills and camera, so the only usable shots were the distant ones: cropping was necessary to obtain something interesting...

Hope you'll enjoy it; all critiques and comments are always welcome!

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by Wil Hershberger on Mon Jun 27, 2005 3:33 pm

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You certainly did a terrific job hand holding this. The comp is very nice as it keeps the dragon flies in their environment. It is great that you had two pair in the same frame. Very nice.
Thanks for posting,

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by Lisa Gimber on Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:20 pm

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Great shot!!!!!!!!!!!!

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by Tom Whelan on Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:16 pm

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Fine capture- the reflections and getting a pair make this unusual.

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by Matthew Pugh on Tue Jun 28, 2005 3:21 am

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Hi Bruno
Overall a nicely presented image and a real fun shot. I think my next comment is going to sound really weird, but I think it’s a shame that the subjects were not more central to the water ripple (hope this make sense) because I think that this would have made this shot really awesome even though the subjects are small in the frame. Still you have managed to capture a useable image of a really hard subject matter, and I do like the reflections very much.

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by Herman Blockx on Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:51 am

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yep! at least you got some shots to work with! i tried last weekend with the same set-up but at a closer range ; i'll try again later;

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by Michael Brown on Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:59 pm

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A shot that you just don't see very often, .............. and you got it dude!!
Really like the comp, and very nice details showing even for a handheld shot on a moving target.
I sure like it!!!

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