Damselfly on a perfect morning.

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Description

Bright, hazy light, and no wind. On most of those days, I was at work at missed out on the fun. With retirement, I walked down to the Duck Pond and looked for suitable macro-worthy subjects. I love the 200mm for these types of shots–pleasant backgrounds and intense captured detail.

Specific Feedback

I like the BG as much as the subject! How do you feel about the overall comp?

Technical Details

Z9 200mm f4 Micro (1/250 sec at f20, ISO 3200) DeNoise, Levels, Brightness & Contrast, Slight crop from the RH side, rubber stamp tool to remove bright spot in lower lh corner.

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Jim: You are a man after my own heart. This is a great capture with marvelous plane of focus and DOF management and a terrific BG. A tiny detail that I like is the silhouette of the legs against the leaf. Exceptionally nice shot. :+1: :+1:>=))>

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Jim - a perfect morning, perfect POF, perfect colours, perfect BG = perfect image!
The complimentary greens are harmonious and present a very soothing image.
Excellent work!

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Way To COOL !!! Sharp and crisp. You can see his legs going into the plant. Pretty Amazing. !!!

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A beautiful composition, Jim, and the detail is awesome. What gets me the most is the way the far legs show faintly through the leaf. Excellent work.

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Oooh, nice, Jim. Details throughout the damselfly and perch, with a nice complimentary smooth BG. Can’t get much better than that.