The Wise Man is in....

Posted by Darren5907 on Sun Jan 14, 2024 6:22 am

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Finally dragged myself to a local park with an alluring waterway....unfortunately days of wet weather had caused the ground to be extremely waterlogged
(if thats the right term?) Mostly chasing dragonflies and missed the few seconds when a pair was in the mating position.

Here's an attempt at a portrait. Don't really like the reflective patches on the eye and the dof is not particularly convincing. But well, for what its worth......

1/200, f13, flash ETTL -2/3, flash no strong diffusion, 90D, 180Canon macro, handheld approach, cropped, Topaz denoise.

Comments welcomed and hope its interesting.

url=https://flic.kr/p/2psmZ7F][/url]amk-b-pk-df4583-1024pix-DeNoiseAI-denoise by Darren, on Flickr

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by Cynthia Crawford on Sun Jan 14, 2024 7:11 am

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Quite the close-up. What a face. I like your title. Are the black dots eyes too? (My ignorance is showing!) I think you are too self-critical.

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by Darren5907 on Sun Jan 14, 2024 7:51 am

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Cynthia Crawford wrote: Quite the close-up. What a face. I like your title. Are the black dots eyes too? (My ignorance is showing!) I think you are too self-critical.

Hi Cynthia,

Googling around I extracted the following:

"...primary light sensing ocelli are placed. Ocelli (there are three of them) are simple eyes (i.e., not compound) are used to detect changes in light intensity and duration, not for visual acuity."

I also was not acquainted with such knowledge.

I try to critique myself to soften the blow of receiving others' critique. Lol

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by david fletcher on Sun Jan 14, 2024 8:06 am

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Cynthia Crawford wrote: Quite the close-up. What a face. I like your title. Are the black dots eyes too? (My ignorance is showing!) I think you are too self-critical.

+1. Fab shot Darren. Not in a position to critique your knowledge so will just have to satisfy myself with enjoying the image.

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by Darren5907 on Sun Jan 14, 2024 8:12 am

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david fletcher wrote:
Cynthia Crawford wrote: Quite the close-up. What a face. I like your title. Are the black dots eyes too? (My ignorance is showing!) I think you are too self-critical.

+1. Fab shot Darren. Not in a position to critique your knowledge so will just have to satisfy myself with enjoying the image.

Thanks David. You are too kind.

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by Craig Lipski on Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:24 am

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That close, DOF is going to be minimal. You nailed the eyes, showing the facets, and the face, and even the grasping feet are sharp. In short, it seems to me you did fantastic with what you had to work with.

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by Craig Lipski on Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:26 am

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And I’m not sure, but I think there are a couple of mites on the dragon’s face

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by Darren5907 on Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:03 pm

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Hi Craig,
Thanks for weighing in....
Din realise those were mites!

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by Carol Clarke on Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:49 pm

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I think you should be more than pleased with this Darren! I find these dragonflies fascinating - and this is a fine image.

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by Darren5907 on Sun Jan 14, 2024 4:43 pm

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Carol Clarke wrote: I think you should be more than pleased with this Darren! I find these dragonflies fascinating - and this is a fine image.

Carol.

Thanks Carol. These Dragons ( and Damsel flies too) are definitely great subjects for macro enthusiasts, myself included.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:17 pm

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Darren5907 wrote:
Cynthia Crawford wrote: Quite the close-up. What a face. I like your title. Are the black dots eyes too? (My ignorance is showing!) I think you are too self-critical.

Hi Cynthia,

Googling around I extracted the following:

"...primary light sensing ocelli are placed. Ocelli (there are three of them) are simple eyes (i.e., not compound) are used to detect changes in light intensity and duration, not for visual acuity."

I also was not acquainted with such knowledge.

I try to critique myself to soften the blow of receiving others' critique. Lol

Thanks for the additional info! And gee, look what happened to your self-criticism! Great job getting an EP!

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by Darren5907 on Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:44 pm

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Cynthia Crawford wrote:
Darren5907 wrote:
Cynthia Crawford wrote: Quite the close-up. What a face. I like your title. Are the black dots eyes too? (My ignorance is showing!) I think you are too self-critical.

Hi Cynthia,

Googling around I extracted the following:

"...primary light sensing ocelli are placed. Ocelli (there are three of them) are simple eyes (i.e., not compound) are used to detect changes in light intensity and duration, not for visual acuity."

I also was not acquainted with such knowledge.

I try to critique myself to soften the blow of receiving others' critique. Lol

Thanks for the additional info! And gee, look what happened to your self-criticism! Great job getting an EP!

U're welcomed, Cynthia. I think I also need to brush up on
my insect knowledge. Besides being interesting, might also
help us understand their behaviours in the field better
and take better photos, hopefully.

The EP is such an honour. (and motivational fuel). Thank U!

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by Tom Whelan on Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:18 pm