Helmi2010 said:Hi,
A few older pictures, 3 flying dragons and one sleeping.
Very nice series. I really like the last one. Well done Helmut.
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Helmi2010 said:Hi,
A few older pictures, 3 flying dragons and one sleeping.
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
yorgasor said: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.
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:Krob78 said:This was the very first image I took, the day my brand new 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens arrived, back in 2011! Needless to say, I kept the lens! ;D
7D & 70-200mm f/2.8 II
I really like those shades of green.
steven kessel said:Here's another. Wandering Glider, also shot with 5Diii and 180 Macro.