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Description
These showy dragonflies are flying in strong numbers here. These were taken on two separate outings to a local pond.
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Which angle do you prefer?
Any other thoughts?
Technical Details
Canon 90D, 300 f4L IS, 1.4x TC III, monopod
ISO 1600, f16, 1/640s (first shot) or 1/320s (second shot)
Processed in DXO PureRaw 4 and Photoshop.
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Allen,
I like both of them. So vivid and sharp. The colors and detail are just amazing. If I had to choose, I think I would go with the second one.
Allen, I like both of them too. For some reason I haven’t ever been successful in getting a good shot of the Widow Skimmer before, so that might have something to do with it. I think they are both good shots. Like @Youssef_Ismail if I had to choose it would probably be the second.
You always give us tough choices! Both are excellent, and I’d love to have both in my files.
I guess I prefer the first by a hair - although I like the perch in the second one better.
IMO, both could use a bit more room at the bottom, and the second’s greens seem a bit bright from here.
Pretty much a toss-up for me, Allen. Both are excellent. The second seems to have a little more revealing light helping delineate the structure, but raising the exposure a trifle in the first would probably bring it to the same point.
Both are excellent; the detail is tack sharp. I like the second one best: the light is more vibrant, the foliage is more interesting, and for some reason I prefer left to right poses.
Allen: I’ll have one of each please. My comments echo @Allen_Brooks to a tee. Fabulous captures both. >=))>
