Out on a Limb

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Critique Style Requested: Standard

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Description

I was mowing the lawn Monday and spotted this little lady perched on a redbud twig right at eye level. Dragonfly activity has almost ceased at our house so I shut down the mower and got out the camera. She was kind enough to provide a number of poses and didn’t even ask for a model release or portion of the royalties.>=))>

Specific Feedback

The BG is the neighbor’s yard across the street. Too boring?

Technical Details

Sony A7rIII
Sony FE 70-200 f2.8 GM-II, 2xTC @ 400mm
ISO 400, 1/80 @ f16

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2 Likes
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Deadly focus and focal plane!! Gorgeous subject with perfect lighting and pose. She’ll take her pay in mosquitoes and the like.

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Not too boring for me. I always enjoy exploring the detail in good dragonfly images, and this is definitely a good one.

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Exquisite detail - love all the tiny little hairs and eye. Nice pose.
See, good things come out of mundane upkeep chores like mowing!

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You guys are killing me with these insect close-ups. Tack sharp and do not mind the shallow DOF. Lighting is choice as well…Jim

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Bill, what a shot. Details where they need to be. BG just makes him stand out nicely.

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Bill, she looks great, set of well by the smooth background. Her details are outstanding, especially the shadows thrown by her wings across her eye and thorax.