# Still Cooperating **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** macro-close-up\ **Created:** [August 5, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/still-cooperating/47653 "2025-08-05T01:53:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bill\_Fach](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bill_fach/32/78290_2.png) [@Bill\_Fach](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bill_Fach)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/still-cooperating/47653/1 "2025-08-05T01:53:17Z")
![Still-Cooperating-54503A7r3-25.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/1/4/1414c50a90c0f024790b38f752415f33568cf76f.jpeg) > **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_ > > The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. ### Description I can’t say for certain that this is the same Blue Dasher as my last post as there were a bunch of them cavorting around Lowes Water Gardens this past Saturday. Whoever he is he was also quite accommodating and gave me a number of keepers. \>=))\> ### Specific Feedback I made a special effort to arrange the focal plane to get the entire body of the dasher sharp so some of the bud perch may be a touch OOF. Too windy for a stack with my manual focus rig. Your thoughts? ### Technical Details Sony A7rIII Sony FE 70-200 f2.8 GM-II, 2xTC @ 400mm ISO 400, 1/100 @ f22 * * * ### Critique Template Use of the template is optional, but it can help spark ideas. - Vision and Purpose: - Conceptual: - Emotional Impact and Mood: - Composition: - Balance and Visual Weight: - Depth and Dimension: - Color: - Lighting: - Processing: - Technical: ---
**Author:** ![Gill\_Vanderlip](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/gill_vanderlip/32/54254_2.png) [@Gill\_Vanderlip](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Gill_Vanderlip)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/still-cooperating/47653/3 "2025-08-05T13:29:59Z")
You are amazing at your Dragonfly photography. You have lots of patience and technical skills to capture these amazing images. Beautiful Work. !!! ---
**Author:** ![tony1](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@tony1](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/tony1)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/still-cooperating/47653/4 "2025-08-05T17:41:48Z")
Wow… Fantastic image Bill, love the composition, the perch and the bg is just perfectly blurred. The detail you got in the wings is amazing, love it. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/still-cooperating/47653/5 "2025-08-05T19:28:43Z")
Gorgeous, Bill. Yest the bud does transition to a slightly soft look toward the bottom, but it does so quite gracefully and just accents the sharpness of the tip where the dragonfly is perched. ---
**Author:** ![Kris\_Smith](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/kris_smith/32/59826_2.png) [@Kris\_Smith](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Kris_Smith)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/still-cooperating/47653/6 "2025-08-07T10:52:23Z")
Stealthy shooting paid off. I like the lines and the soft light. You could get away with lightening the dragon just a tad to help it stand out even more prominently if you wanted. What a treasure trove of subjects in that park.