1st photo with new camera - Dragonfly
Sep 11, 2017 19:06:19 #
Received my new camera 5d MK IV last week. Today was the first time I had a chance to go outside and try it out. This was my first attempt at trying to photograph a dragonfly. Some pp in lightroom and cropped. Comments and criticism welcome as I have a lot to learn. 5d MK IV, EF 70-200mm 2.8L IS II USM.
Sep 11, 2017 20:43:47 #
Sep 12, 2017 12:28:58 #
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The image posted is fine. Areas to consider would be:
1. Shoot with a smaller aperture for more depth of field. This damselfly (not a dragonfly) would benefit from more the insect's body and wings being in sharp focus such as f/4 or f/5.6.
2. Place your focus point on the eyes. The focus is very sharp on the wing attachment. At f/2.8, the DOF of field did not extend to the cover the eyes.
3. Process the noise a bit more. This post seems straight out of camera? Very clean, but a bit more processing would help.
4. Given the image resolution available from the 5DIV, consider re-cropping to include just the damselfly and the stick where mounted, moving the insect to the upper right corner (1/3 intersection) and discarding the out of focus branch and leaves.
Click on your own user name, above. This is a quick way to navigate to your profile. Then, click the link that is a count of your list of topics created. You've created two topics. Not sure where you're looking and not finding your original post. It was originally posted to Photo Analysis and was moved to the Photo Gallery. There are specific requirements in the Analysis section. Yours likely failed to meet those requirements and was moved to the Gallery.
Even less cumbersome is to click "Watched Topics", above. Topics you create or respond to are found in this list, until you manually remove the item from your watched list.
The image posted is fine. Areas to consider would be:
1. Shoot with a smaller aperture for more depth of field. This damselfly (not a dragonfly) would benefit from more the insect's body and wings being in sharp focus such as f/4 or f/5.6.
2. Place your focus point on the eyes. The focus is very sharp on the wing attachment. At f/2.8, the DOF of field did not extend to the cover the eyes.
3. Process the noise a bit more. This post seems straight out of camera? Very clean, but a bit more processing would help.
4. Given the image resolution available from the 5DIV, consider re-cropping to include just the damselfly and the stick where mounted, moving the insect to the upper right corner (1/3 intersection) and discarding the out of focus branch and leaves.
Sep 12, 2017 13:23:23 #
Sep 12, 2017 14:07:31 #
Sep 12, 2017 14:29:25 #
kenrich53 wrote:
Received my new camera 5d MK IV last week. Today was the first time I had a chance to go outside and try it out. This was my first attempt at trying to photograph a dragonfly. Some pp in lightroom and cropped. Comments and criticism welcome as I have a lot to learn. 5d MK IV, EF 70-200mm 2.8L IS II USM.
You made a keeper photograph on your first try with your new camera. LOVE the composition and faded background. Stay with your magic eye. Let others make their comments, they do not see as you do! Nothing wrong with your fine well made photograph. CIAO, AP
Sep 12, 2017 14:50:22 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
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Thank you for viewing and the critique. I'll try these suggestions and see how it looks. Again, still learning and points like this help me get better. Ken
Sep 12, 2017 14:50:49 #
Sep 12, 2017 14:51:28 #
Sep 12, 2017 14:52:50 #
AP wrote:
You made a keeper photograph on your first try with your new camera. LOVE the composition and faded background. Stay with your magic eye. Let others make their comments, they do not see as you do! Nothing wrong with your fine well made photograph. CIAO, AP
Thank you for your kind words. I'll continue on my learning journey and will post photos along the way. Ken
Jul 14, 2019 14:41:14 #
Ken if you ever need a dragon or damselfly ID just send it to me in a PM. I have people sending them all the time from the Hog. I just looked back through your posts and saw this damsel you had posted. If you're interested you've got a fantastic shot of a female Great Spreadwing (Archilestes grandis). Have a great day!
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