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    Dragonfly

    I was sitting at my desk last week when a colleague comes over with a tupperware tub. "You like taking photos don't you?" she asked. "Errr, yup" I said hesitantly. "Well, you may be able to get a nice picture from this then".
    With that she opened the tub to reveal a recently deceased dragonfly (approx 7cm long, 11cm wingspan) that she had found the previous day.
    My macro 'kit' consists of a reversing ring for my 50mm, so here are the best two images that I managed to get:


    Dragonfly front wing
    by AlexR!, on Flickr


    Dragonfly side wing
    by AlexR!, on Flickr
    Canon EOS 7D
    EF-S 10-22mm 1:3.5-4.5 USM, EF 24-105mm 1:4 L IS USM, EF 50mm 1:1.8, EF 70-300mm 1:4-5.6 IS USM
    Luminar 4, Aurora HDR Pro, Silver Efex
    flickr: http://flic.kr/ps/LXWuy

    #2
    Re: Dragonfly

    At least a dead one isnt going to move

    the wing detail in the first is pretty good alex but with the second although the wing is sharp the head is very soft

    Stan
    Stan - LRPS, CPAGB, BPE2*

    http://neptuno-photography.foliopic.com/
    flickr

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      #3
      Re: Dragonfly

      The detail is great in the first one, like the pattern you've captured.
      I'm not so keen on the second one, the wing is great but the shallow depth of field is maybe not so good in this case.
      Might have been a good chance to try focus stacking.
      Andy
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      Canon EOS 5D MarkIV, 11-24mm f4, 24-70mm f2.8 II, 24-105mm f4, 70-200mm f2.8 IS II USM, 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 IS II USM, 100mm Macro, 50mm f1.4, Speedlite 600EX-RT, Manfrotto tripod
      http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyberdavis/

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        #4
        Re: Dragonfly

        Nicely done Alex

        Tom

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          #5
          Re: Dragonfly

          Stan, Andy, Tom, thanks for all your positive comments. To be honest, the second was actually the shot I was hoping for, the detail in the wing in focus and the head out of focus but recognisable. That said, I didn't have much choice as a single shot as even at f/22 my dof was only a couple of centimetres. Yes, Andy, focus stacking may have been an option which to be honest I didn't even think of (never done it but must try), but as I was hand holding and leaning over on my dining room table I don't think the shots would have been lined up too well.
          Canon EOS 7D
          EF-S 10-22mm 1:3.5-4.5 USM, EF 24-105mm 1:4 L IS USM, EF 50mm 1:1.8, EF 70-300mm 1:4-5.6 IS USM
          Luminar 4, Aurora HDR Pro, Silver Efex
          flickr: http://flic.kr/ps/LXWuy

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