dragonfly on the wing
Jul 17, 2012 20:39:21 #
Thanks Ashland, that's funny because I've been there, falling into a pond saving the camera I laughted. I saw myself doing the same thing few years ago.
Jul 17, 2012 20:40:20 #
eframgoldberg
Loc: South Florida
nice dragonfly in flight!!! while not technically a macro, but still a great shot.
here this is a macro dragonfly.
here this is a macro dragonfly.
~3.5x dragonfly portrait nikkor 28mm f2.8 ais reverse mount on pn-11 extension tube. f/11, 1/200, i forgot iso, sb-600. When it is cold out the dragonflies go comatose and you can get millimeters from them.
Jul 18, 2012 04:33:17 #
glojo
Loc: South Devon, England
eframgoldberg wrote:
nice dragonfly in flight!!! while not technically a macro, but still a great shot.
here this is a macro dragonfly.
here this is a macro dragonfly.
Woww
Is that a single type eye?
Is that a nostril?
Yet another amazing shot. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Jul 18, 2012 07:48:09 #
As a relative beginner using a DSLR and having taken dozens of dragonfly & damselfly images (of which only about 6-7 are reasonably good), I believe there's a formula to getting good shots.
- read up on their behaviour & habitat (they flap their wings far slower than most other insects, they hover, go up & down as well as going backwards).
- wait for it to land - be ready with your camera set on the correct settings for the current situation.
- watch the direction & amount of light to reflect off their beautiful wings
- and most importantly, practise, practise, practise......and if you don't succeed....eventually....you weren't meant to photograph insects.
I might suggest the best photographer on this forum probably took more than a few shots to get their first perfect dragonfly image.
I've never caught one in mid-flight, but I took the image below about a month after buying my first DSLR in Christmas 2010. Not the greatest, but not bad for a beginner I thought at the time.
- read up on their behaviour & habitat (they flap their wings far slower than most other insects, they hover, go up & down as well as going backwards).
- wait for it to land - be ready with your camera set on the correct settings for the current situation.
- watch the direction & amount of light to reflect off their beautiful wings
- and most importantly, practise, practise, practise......and if you don't succeed....eventually....you weren't meant to photograph insects.
I might suggest the best photographer on this forum probably took more than a few shots to get their first perfect dragonfly image.
I've never caught one in mid-flight, but I took the image below about a month after buying my first DSLR in Christmas 2010. Not the greatest, but not bad for a beginner I thought at the time.
Jul 18, 2012 15:46:41 #
Jul 18, 2012 15:50:07 #
eframgoldberg wrote:
nice dragonfly in flight!!! while not technically a macro, but still a great shot.
here this is a macro dragonfly.
here this is a macro dragonfly.
Efram, that is the most unique shot I've seen, it is beautifully done. Thanks for sharing
Jul 25, 2012 15:48:26 #
eframgoldberg
Loc: South Florida
it was takena t about 4 or 5x. That is not a nostril, the dragonfly apparently was in a scuffle at some point and got a scar. the large compound eye is made up of thousands of tiny lenses. The three simple eyes found in the center are called ocelli and they can sense polarized and UV light and are used to help orient them in flight.
Jul 25, 2012 15:49:58 #
eframgoldberg
Loc: South Florida
that image is downsized to 25% of the original size by the way, meaning it's not cropped. ill post the fullsize one soon.
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