DragonFly Series
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Helmi2010 said:Hi,
A few older pictures, 3 flying dragons and one sleeping.
Aeshna cyanea, Eos 7D, EF 4.0 300mm, 1/640, F4, ISO 200, MF, Handheld, almost uncropped
Aeshna mixta, Eos 7D, EF 4.0 300mm, 1/800, F 6.3, ISO 200, MF, Handheld, 40% crop
Aeshna mixta, Eos 7D, EF 4.0 300mm + 1.4X TC, 1/640, F 9, ISO 320, MF, Handheld, almost uncropped
Anax imperator, Eos 7D, EF 3.5 180mm Macro, 1 Sec., F 9, ISO 160, MF, Tripod, uncropped
Best regards
Helmut
Helmut beautiful captures; excellent series!!
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Huzzah! I'm finally able to join the dragonfly thread! Mine aren't quite as fancy as the ones posted above. I'm shooting with a Canon 5D3 w/ a Nikon 300mm f/2.8 AIS (manual!!) lens, and a Canon 1.4x extender. The closest I can focus is 4 meters away, so these shots were all between 4-5 meters away. Everything was handheld, and focus manually. This old lens has some serious purple fringing, and the flies had the sun shining on them, but the background was shaded. And while they say you can fix it all just fine in post, when your subject is this small, you can only fix so much before it adds to the problem.
IMG_5195 by yorgasor, on Flickr
IMG_5161 by yorgasor, on Flickr
IMG_5195 by yorgasor, on FlickrIMG_5161 by yorgasor, on Flickr
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Hi Yorgasor.
I don't know why you would say they are not as fancy as others, they are different, and that you took them in flight nailed the focus and with a manual lens hand held with a 420mm lens with no IS, not bad in my opinion.
I think they are nice shots.
Whatever PP you have done seems just enough to not have added to any problems!
Cheers Graham.
I don't know why you would say they are not as fancy as others, they are different, and that you took them in flight nailed the focus and with a manual lens hand held with a 420mm lens with no IS, not bad in my opinion.
I think they are nice shots.
Whatever PP you have done seems just enough to not have added to any problems!
Cheers Graham.
yorgasor said:
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Here are a couple more from my yard. The resting ones are easier to shoot:
Still with the Nikon 300mm and 1.4x extender, with maybe some macro extension tubes thrown in for good measure. I have a 2x extender now though, so hopefully I'll get some even cooler shots, if they'll just hold still long enough for me
5D3_8471 by yorgasor, on Flickr
5D3_8462 by yorgasor, on Flickr
Still with the Nikon 300mm and 1.4x extender, with maybe some macro extension tubes thrown in for good measure. I have a 2x extender now though, so hopefully I'll get some even cooler shots, if they'll just hold still long enough for me
5D3_8471 by yorgasor, on Flickr5D3_8462 by yorgasor, on Flickr
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Thank you Click! I thought the shades of green were very interesting as well. I caught this one totally unprepared, as I walked outside to look for some birds, my lens cap slipped from my pocket and as I turned to pick it up, I saw this Green Dragonfly land in a patch of thick grass right by my feet! I just stayed my ground and took a couple snaps before he flew off! I won a local contest with this one and it was also featured in an annual Calendar that one of our local banks produces each year.Click said:
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Not a perfect photo, but I hope its interesting.
Found this guy flapping around near my pond, he couldn't fly properly, he'd keep tipping upside down
and flap around on the ground. So I took him indoors to save him from the birds. Although I tried to feed him he died the next day. Just wonder if he was "born" that way or if a bird got him?
CHeers BRian
Found this guy flapping around near my pond, he couldn't fly properly, he'd keep tipping upside down
and flap around on the ground. So I took him indoors to save him from the birds. Although I tried to feed him he died the next day. Just wonder if he was "born" that way or if a bird got him?
CHeers BRian
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