The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below.
Feedback Focus: Artistic / Expressive
About This Image
Another chance encounter with a Blue Dasher. They keep interrupting my watering sessions but shooting dragons is a lot more fun than irrigating plants!
Feedback Requested
I toned down the BG a bit by decreasing exposure and saturation. Are the bokeh balls on the right edge OK?
Technical Details
Sony A7rIII
Sony FE 100mm f2.8 GM Macro, 2xTC
ISO 800, 1/160 @ f11
Global dust removal and adjustments in LRC, final sizing, sharpening in PS
Great kit Bill as I now well know!
Lovely framing /composition .
The image as presented is amazingly sharp. I like the lightness. It’s all personal taste how far you push things but I wonder if you might consider a small step back sharpness wise . It may well have been a very sunny day but I wonder if a little less clarity and dehaze adds to the beauty?
Bokeh balls are made a little less distracting too - to my eye they’re fine and look great!
Beautiful catch of this dasher, Bill. The bokeh balls don’t bother me a bit. I love the composition you created here -very “outer-space/alien” looking.
Bill, I love the range of greens - almost military khakis - with even the eyes matching. Bokeh balls are all right with me. I like how the green shows through the wings too. It’s all good to my eyes, though I’d be tempted to “greenify” the LLC, if you know what I mean.
Bill, this is a great catch of this hot dasher. T’m especially attracted to the green tint that the background adds to the wings…quite unusual and very interesting. The bokeh doesn’t bother me.
The bokeh are fine in the original photo. It must have been warm when the photo was taken based on the obelisk pose of the dasher. In-focus areas are nice and sharp and wish that more of that OOF forewing was in focus. A minir nit considering the rest of the photo is very nice. I think you have a good photo presented…Jim
