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Posted by Pete Zwiers on Mon Aug 05, 2024 12:30 am

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I didn't quite nail the focus on this image, but it was the most dramatic I managed to get yesterday. I ran through several different configuration experiments in Topaz (Gigapixel, DeNoise, & Sharpen) and this is the best result.

Nikon Z 9 & Z 800mm @ f/6.3, 1/6400, ISO 1800, handheld from the kayak.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Mon Aug 05, 2024 5:06 am

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You did well to get all the details in this challenging setting. The action with a dragonfly is great. I'm always impressed with you hand-held work from a kayak, having done the same many years ago with mixed result. I'd be tempted to crop a bit of the background on the right side.

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by peter makuch on Mon Aug 05, 2024 7:09 am

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it came out pretty good and with a dragonfly for a meal, well done PETE.

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by himadri roy on Mon Aug 05, 2024 9:26 am

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Excellent action shot.

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by david fletcher on Mon Aug 05, 2024 1:40 pm

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And it got two!!! Wow! Well done Pete.

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Mon Aug 05, 2024 2:35 pm

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Great eye contact and one dragonfly would have been great, catching two is really impressive.

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by Gene Gwin on Mon Aug 05, 2024 6:44 pm

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Pete, Great find with the dragonfly. I don't know, but I would think that BIF shots are more difficult from a kayak.

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by paul fletcher on Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:08 pm

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Wonderful image, Pete!

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by Karl Egressy on Tue Aug 06, 2024 11:56 am

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I never knew that they feed on insects as well. Great image.

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