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Description
The Blue Dashers started hanging out at my pond a couple of weeks ago. This male let me get close enough for this full frame view. The female(s) have laid a multitude of eggs, but haven’t been hanging around. He seems like a reasonable match for Bill’s high mag. female.
Specific Feedback
He’s watching from heavy shade, so I had to crank up the ISO and apply extra noise reduction.
Technical Details
R5, 180mm macro, 1/100 s, f/10, iso 3200, tripod, 2 s timer, 10 shot stack for full body sharpness.
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Really sweet - perfect plane of focus, great color rendition, and simple perch that doesn’t detract from the 'fly. Love seeing all the little hairs in such sharp detail
Gorgeous, Mark. The body is incredibly crisp. Looks like there might have been a little bit of wing movement, but not a big deal since those areas are out of focus anyhow.
The focus on the body is great Mark. I actually like the implied motion in the wings. Your colors and details in the body, especially the eye, and the BG are very complementary.
Mark, he is sharp where it matters. I am amazed that he allowed you to get a 10 stack shot to come out this good. They like to flip their heads so to get that much details in the eyes and head is really nice. That nice smooth BG must have be quite a distance away at f10. Excellent shot!
Mark: Perhaps we can arrange a hookup? Great take on this guy with a terrific BG. I envy your ability to stack with your 180. My old Minolta 200, like its owner, is a little stiff and it’s hard to get the small incremental steps that are a breeze with my 70-200. Masterful work.>=))>
