Dragonflies and Damselflies

[Maximilian]

...Face only in focus...

I really like that one.

 

[AlanF]

Nice pictures, applecider. I especially like the last one.

+1 The second is excellent.

 

[Eindorn]

dragonfly
https://500px.com/photo/270141963/big-dragon-by-gerhard-dorne

 

[AlanF]

Another superb shot!

 

[beforeEos Camaras]

a wonderful set

 

[Click]

dragonfly

Beautiful. Well done, Eindorn.

 

[Click]

Nice one, beforeEOSCamera.

 

[AlanF]

Wiebe asked me to post some comparisons of the RX10 IV with the 5DSR. Here are some of a ruddydarter taken on the 5DSR + 100-400mm II and the RX10 with iso settings of 250, 1600 and 400 respectively for the latter. They are all processed is DxO PL with PRIME noise reduction. All are 100% crops - 1px = 1px of original.

 

[Nat_WA]

Wiebe asked me to post some comparisons of the RX10 IV with the 5DSR. Here are some of a ruddydarter taken on the 5DSR + 100-400mm II and the RX10 with iso settings of 250, 1600 and 400 respectively for the latter. They are all processed is DxO PL with PRIME noise reduction. All are 100% crops - 1px = 1px of original.

Hi Alan, for one the comparison shows that the (your...) RX10 IV can achieve pretty high quality pictures. That said, I still like the 5DSR ones better; contrast appears to be better (especially the last of RX10 appears a bit softer) and the background rendering is smoother. Differences aren't huge though...
Thanks for posting this "side by side"!
Wiebe.

 

[AlanF]

The comparison isn't quite on equal terms. Dragonfly 1 is sunlit for both cameras but dragonfly 2 is sunlit, as you can see from the shadow, for the 5DSR but not for the RX10. When both are sunlit, the difference is less. The £5,200 of gear weighing 2.7kg does outperform £1800 at 1.1kg - if it didn't, I'd be very miffed! But, the very high quality and 24-600mm zoom make the RX10 IV a great companion on a hike and as a complement to the Canon gear on a safari - you can track a beast from close up to far away.

 

[AlanF]

I found an image of dragonfly 2 when sunlit - it is much better.

 

[applecider]

A good model that I cannot identify to species. The amazing thing to me is that it was shot with the 100-400mmii the fine details are pretty pleasing to me at least.
Larger view and head focus shots.

 

[Click]

Beautiful shots, Applecider.

 

[Erik X]

Wow, a thread for dragonflies, how could I have missed it? Great pictures!
I throw in an Aeshna Mixta, migrant hawker?

F36A2414_DxO_full by Erik Astrom, on Flickr

 

[AlanF]

A good model that I cannot identify to species. The amazing thing to me is that it was shot with the 100-400mmii the fine details are pretty pleasing to me at least.
Larger view and head focus shots.

What wonderful shots of the compound eyes, you can really clearly the individual lenses. The 100-400mm II is a really good lens as it is sharp and can close focus.

 

[AlanF]

Wow, a thread for dragonflies, how could I have missed it? Great pictures!
I throw in an Aeshna Mixta, migrant hawker?

by Erik Astrom, on Flickr

A really great shot of one in flight.

 

[Click]

Excellent shot, Erik.

 

[Maximilian]

I throw in an Aeshna Mixta, migrant hawker?

Lovely DOF! Great sharpness. Great shot, Erik

 

[Erik X]

Thanks Alan, Click and Maximilian
Here is a front/face picture of the same individual...

F36A2304_DxO_full-4 by Erik Astrom, on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/29fAARD]F36A2416_DxO_full by Erik Astrom, on Flickr[/URL]

 

[Click]

WOW! Great shot, Erik!