Darter dragonfly

[Lord Vetinari]

Darter dragonfly series. All shots natural light/fill flash.
#1 with 40D/sigma 105 all the rest 5D mk2/MPE-65.

Brian v.

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[Awais Yaqub]

Stunning photos and clarity.

[Lord Vetinari]

Stunning photos and clarity.
Thanks Awais :)
I was lucky with another very patient dragonfly.
Brian V.

[PeterD-2009]

Superb series. These are difficult to capture. Love the clarity of the image and the background.:clap

[Chrissiebeez_NL]

jaw dropping! do you sneak up to the little buggers? because most of the time im chasing insects rather than shooting them :D

[Lord Vetinari]

Thanks peter and Chris for the kind comments :)

Chris, No I tend to move in slowly watching how the dragonfly reacts and take shots as I get closer. As long as you don't take liberties they seem to get used to you being there and allow you to get pretty close.

Brian v.

[IPClark]

Brian, you're doin' my head in now :D.

Nah, seriously mate, you're an inspiration to us all with these simply amazing images.

[Cygnus Studios]

I didn't believe that you could seriously out do yourself, but WOW, these are absolutely amazing. :bow

[Lord Vetinari]

Thanks Ian and CS for the kind comments :)

Ian - think my new camera body is helping with these.

Brian v.

[Jonnyyaya]

WOW great work love the detail..

[Lord Vetinari]

WOW great work love the detail..

Thanks :)
Brian V.

[jpc]

Absolutely rediculous, Brian! You have set quite a benchmark. Question... What did you use for a fill flash?

JP

[Lord Vetinari]

Absolutely rediculous, Brian! You have set quite a benchmark. Question... What did you use for a fill flash?

JP

Thanks :)

Just using my normal 430Ex + diffuser set at -2/3rds FEC. Camera set on -1/3EC

Brian V.

[jpc]

Thanks. Last question: Direct sunlight?

[Lord Vetinari]

WOW great work love the detail..
Thanks for looking and commenting Jon :D
Brian V.

[Giphsub]

Holy cow! :jawdrop Those closeups are mind boggling! Great detail, and so sharp! :clap :clap

[80weeks]

:bow :bow :bow :bow Wow! Nothing else to say. Just Wow!

[Lord Vetinari]

Thanks Mike and 80W for looking and commenting :)
Brian v.

[IPClark]

Brian,

What flash were you using for this and did you reduce output power?

Cheers

[Lord Vetinari]

JPC - yes the dragonfly was in fairly strong direct sunlight.

Ian - using a diffused 430Ex set at -2/3 FEC.
Brian v.

[IPClark]

Cheers Brian.