Saw these Common Green Darners laying eggs in a pond at the local Audubon center one March.
Canon 7D, 300 f4L IS, 1.4 x TC, monopod
ISO 400, f14, 1/250s
GHi Allen,
Very nice look at these two-good detail and IQ as well. I see advantages to both comps, but I think I prefer the first over the second. While you have a light background element behind the wing on the left most dragon that you cloned on the second take, I think you see more details in the wing on that comp and the green reed isn’t visible as it is in the second comp-which draws my eye out out the frame. Nice work on the capture and with your edits.
Wow, wonderful capture with excellent detail in the dragonflies, Allen. I like that I can see the tail under water better in the second shot, but agree with Charles on the reed in the second shot pulling my eye out of the frame. I would be thrilled with either shot!
A tough call, Allen. I 'd be pretty happy with either one, but I think I prefer the second simply because it shows what’s happening a little better.