Dragonflies and Damselflies

[Click]

Awesome. Great shots, Maximilian.

 

[Maximilian]

Awesome. Great shots, Maximilian.

Thanks, Click.
Terms like "Awesome" make me blush and feel ashamed.
Because I know that others do and I could do better and as several of us I am my biggest critic.

 

[Click]

Don't be too hard on yourself. Those are great shots!

Keep posting my friend.

 

[Nemorino]

My favorite DIF of the year:
R5 + RF100-400 @ 1/4000, f/10, ISO 10 000

A crop of 6484x3647 out of the R5's 8192x5464

 

[AlanF]

My favorite DIF of the year:
R5 + RF100-400 @ 1/4000, f/10, ISO 10 000
View attachment 205538
A crop of 6484x3647 out of the R5's 8192x5464

Nice one, and the year isn't over yet!

 

[Maximilian]

Some more of the black pennants (selysiothemis nigra) of Rhodes, mostly males.
I sorted them wrong, but found them again now.
Keep in mind, that I used my travel setup:
200D, 70-300DO, @300 mm, close to MFD (1.4 m), some cropping was needed.

 

[Click]

Very nice series, Maximilian. I especially like the first picture, this one looks like a helicopter.

 

[Nemorino]

Nice one, and the year isn't over yet!

Yes, but due to work I have not enough time to look for DIF.
Maybe I'll find some in my archive, still a lot to check.

Close up!
R5 + RF 100 close to mfd @ f/14, ISO5000, 1/200s +DxO
Uncropped:

and 1:1

 

[koenkooi]

Yes, but due to work I have not enough time to look for DIF.
Maybe I'll find some in my archive, still a lot to check.

Close up!
R5 + RF 100 close to mfd @ f/14, ISO5000, 1/200s +DxO
Uncropped:
View attachment 205632
and 1:1
View attachment 205633

Nice shots!

For smaller-than-f/11 shots I've started using LR with the new 'select subject' mask and moving the 'texture' slider a bit to get better perceived sharpness on things like dragonfly faces. I haven't found an equivalent in DxO yet, the 'microcontrast' slider does something completely different.
Without the mask, the texture slider will sharpen up the bokeh, which most of the times will give a very unpleasant look.

 

[Nemorino]

For smaller-than-f/11 shots I've started using LR with the new 'select subject' mask and moving the 'texture' slider a bit to get better perceived sharpness on things like dragonfly faces.

I only use DxO deepRaw to reduce the noise and develop the image with LR. The selected subject is indeed a very useful tool.

 

[Maximilian]

Some more willow emeralds taking care for the next generation:

 

[Click]

I really like the first picture.

 

[AlanF]

Some more willow emeralds taking care for the next generation:

View attachment 205734 View attachment 205733 View attachment 205732

Nice to see some new images, especially good ones!

 

[Maximilian]

@Click and @AlanF, thanks for the replies and compliments.
Too much to do and not the best weather makes it hard to find good conditions right now.
And it seems that only migrant hawkers, willow emeralds and some darters are left.
The d&d season seems to come to an end...

 

[ISv]

Don't be too hard on yourself. Those are great shots!

Keep posting my friend.

Being hard on himself he improve! On other hand I like your post!

 

[Maximilian]

Migrant hawker again.
2nd is a 1:1 detail of the first. Quite pleasing resolution.
At the 3rd, note that that one seems to only have 2 full legs left. Whatever happened to the other 4.
The 4th was so far away that cropping almost killed the rest of the details in the wings.

 

[Click]

Very nice series. I especially like the 4th picture. Great details.

 

[Maximilian]

The second pic, the DIF one, is far from the details that yours show, but it's the best out of three with

Migrant hawker DIF, better detail than before, less nice pose

 

[Del Paso]

Great shots, and I love the head on one!

Me too!

 

[Maximilian]

Some female and male darters, sunbathing on a parapet