Northern Whitetail

[Jim_Zablotny]

Critique Style Requested: Standard

The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

Description

My lab tech at works always asks me at this time of the year: “Are you going to photograph white butt?” I have been photographing birds and it is good to switch to insects for a while. The BG is our pond and it is covered with cottonwood fluff and flower petals so I carefully cropped and removed the resultant white bokeh in photoshop., The pond appears to be an olive green to the eye sio I warmed up the scene with an adjustment of the white balance slider.

Technical Details

Z9 200-400mm f4 + 20mm extensioin tube (400mm 1/1250 sec at f16, Iso 2000, Fill flash at -1.7ev) Topaz DeNoise AI, Crop for Comp, Levels, Shadows & Highlights, Brightness & Contrast, Raw Filter for white balance adjustment…Jim

[Diane_Miller]

Wow!! Gorgeous pose, perch and BG! I was sure it was a focus stack, you captured so much DOF. Lovely handling of lights and darks!

[Jens_Ober]

Hi Jim,
wow, that guy looks cool. I never saw that kind of dragonfly.
You did a really good job of cleaning up the background. The dragonfly stands out nicely.

[linda_mellor]

Great shot, Jim. Love the detail, composition and what a backdrop!

[Shirley_Freeman]

Jim, this is a fine look at this DF. I like your co-workers title “white butt” because this little guy has the near white tail end. That perch with the webs on it works really nice for him too. Nice shot!