The family has been hanging out in the backyard much more often now that we have (fake) grass and the weather is getting a little cooler. There has been quite a bit of activity around the butterfly bushes, lately. I hadn't seen any dragonflies before today, though! I took a ton of shots and I like this one the best. The DOF is super shallow, but I like it that way. I really like the emphasis on the wing structure. I usually like pretty high contrast images, but for some reason this one just called out for a nice pastel, low contrast treatment. So, there ya go.
Shot in RAW: adjusted white balance, highlights (Lightroom)
PS CS4:
Crop
NI
Topaz Adjust
Silver Efex Pro (for a little desat)
Brightness/Contrast (-4/-50)
Resize to 1440
Sharpen x2
Resize to 720
Save for web
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