Damsel

puzzledpaul · Post by **puzzledpaul** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:41 pm

Came across this individual 'settling down' for the night (pond in local botanical gardens)
Various physical problems taking pics + light was failing (about 2030), but anyway ... it seemed (relatively) unconcerned with my messing about.

Canon 10D
100mm macro + tubes
550ex flash + reflector
1/200, F16, iso100
custom monopod+2 extra legs.
1700 x 2550 crop slightly rotated from inset orig (2k x 3k)

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Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:57 pm

Something about this image...maybe the eyes that I like. It just seems to capture and hold ones attention.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:56 pm

An excellent headshot paul. Incredible detail and the eyes look like pearls

puzzledpaul · Post by **puzzledpaul** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:00 am

Thx - Ken, Doug ... yes, their eyes are fascinating, aren't they ... not as 'dramatically extrovert' as those on the critter recently posted by Sue ... just emphasises what wonders we normally miss 'cos it's so small

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Erland R.N. · Post by **Erland R.N.** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:44 am

Great angle and focus. A bit of shine from the flash on the dark parts of the head, but thats not too distracting.
My guess would be Variale Bluet (Coenagrion pulchellum), but impossible to tell from this angle I think.

Erland

jmlphoto · Post by **jmlphoto** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:11 am

Ken Ramos wrote:Something about this image...maybe the eyes that I like. It just seems to capture and hold ones attention.

couldn't have said it better myself. i cant seem to look away even with the shallow DOF.