Thanks for the kind comments. The shot was one of seven outtakes and the only one where the dragonfly was facing semi-forward. All I did was auto-focus on a hovering d-fly, and shoot. In PS I added contrast, curved a bit and USMed. I Neat Imaged the shot. Van
Wow.. I like this simply because I know how hard it is to get a moving object as sharp and in focus as this. Well done. I hope I can accomplish someday.
This among a few others makes my face scrunch up, because I have NO clue how you achieved flight capture. (patience I suppose). Unless you pp a blur effect. works for me. Except inevitably it is a little blurry and lighting a little harsh.
Really nice shot and in any other challenge this would have been right up there at the top, but the competition is fierce, so I'm being a little more picky than I normally would. I think the DOF is good, but could be better at the tail. I like the movement of the wings. Also there are a couple of hot spots on the fly that detract from it's color and definition. All in all, a really great capture (and like I said, would have scored a 9 from me with less competition). 7
8 - Very good but, even though more focus on the 'wings in flight' would obviously be very difficult, more focus/detail on the head and body would be great. Very good 'mid flight' capture though.
What I wanna know is ... how do you hold him still long enough to get the eyes and body in focus while the wings are buzzing like that?!?!?!?!? Nice shot. Good luck!
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