There aren't many animals on chromasia – twoseagulls (one of which I submitted to this week's Photo Friday challenge – Analog), and a shot of a pidgeon and a barn owl – probably because I don't always find them all that inspiring to shoot. But as we were walking round the park this morning I spotted this dragonfly, and after a brief chase through the undergrowth I managed to take this shot.
It's not great – the angle's a bit off, and the DoF is too small – but it's the only dragonfly shot I've ever managed to take so I thought I'd put it up.
camera capture date aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO focal length image quality white balance cropped?
Canon G5
11.37am on 21/8/04
f3.0
1/800
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
50
28.8mm
RAW
auto
no
I would agree with everything you've said. It's a great shot. The depth of field isn't the usual macro fairing, but it still have nice color. A little too much hot spots (perhaps a flash?) but it's still a great shot!
comment bydjn1 at 12:38 AM (GMT) on 22 August, 2004
Jessyel: No, I didn't use flash – the hot spots on the wings and eye were there in the original, whereas those at the front of the leaf are my fault; i.e. I increased the overall contrast of the shot.
comment by M at 01:08 AM (GMT) on 22 August, 2004
Cool
comment byCharlie at 02:17 AM (GMT) on 22 August, 2004
Nice shot...it does seem a little hot in the foreground, but the color is wonderful and the detail on the body and tail are great! :)
comment bymark at 04:26 AM (GMT) on 22 August, 2004
When i opened up your site, i was like...eh, did I click the wrong link?? Hehe...Im impressed with the Macro. I had the G5 for a week or two testing it out, and I don't think I ever was able to get this nice of a macro from it. I seem to remember that the min. focal length wasn't all that great. Well, you proved me wrong. You can make out every hair.
comment by youyesyou at 04:30 AM (GMT) on 22 August, 2004
wow, when i first saw this one, i didn't even think it was by you. i thought you were doing guest photos for a reason or another. this shot is really great. i like the detail and the harsh lighting. it looks like an old picture you'd find in an out of date issue of those zoo books i used to read as a kid. well done.
comment by Crusing By at 06:13 AM (GMT) on 22 August, 2004
My compliments to the photographer who took the "dragonfly" photo and to the other photographers who can get these type of shots.
comment byKai at 02:39 PM (GMT) on 22 August, 2004
WOw, the colors on that thing are insane. The colors and the shadow both rock.
comment by sheepbombs at 09:25 PM (GMT) on 22 August, 2004
don't you make any bad photos? I want the bad ones - show us some bad photos!!!!
comment byAlison at 11:22 PM (GMT) on 22 August, 2004
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
I -just- took a dragonfly photo, not a half-hour ago. Before even being inspired by this.
-Twilight Zone theme-
http://www.tikideputy.com/blog/
Anyway. I love the detail in this picture... all the little fuzz. Nice.
comment byRainKing at 10:26 AM (GMT) on 23 August, 2004
That's a very good macro. I think it's a bit overexposed, but I like the britghness of the colors. Good catch.
There aren't many animals on chromasia – two seagulls (one of which I submitted to this week's Photo Friday challenge – Analog), and a shot of a pidgeon and a barn owl – probably because I don't always find them all that inspiring to shoot. But as we were walking round the park this morning I spotted this dragonfly, and after a brief chase through the undergrowth I managed to take this shot.
It's not great – the angle's a bit off, and the DoF is too small – but it's the only dragonfly shot I've ever managed to take so I thought I'd put it up.
capture date
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
focal length
image quality
white balance
cropped?
11.37am on 21/8/04
f3.0
1/800
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
50
28.8mm
RAW
auto
no
I would agree with everything you've said. It's a great shot. The depth of field isn't the usual macro fairing, but it still have nice color. A little too much hot spots (perhaps a flash?) but it's still a great shot!
Jessyel: No, I didn't use flash – the hot spots on the wings and eye were there in the original, whereas those at the front of the leaf are my fault; i.e. I increased the overall contrast of the shot.
Cool
Nice shot...it does seem a little hot in the foreground, but the color is wonderful and the detail on the body and tail are great! :)
When i opened up your site, i was like...eh, did I click the wrong link?? Hehe...Im impressed with the Macro. I had the G5 for a week or two testing it out, and I don't think I ever was able to get this nice of a macro from it. I seem to remember that the min. focal length wasn't all that great. Well, you proved me wrong. You can make out every hair.
wow, when i first saw this one, i didn't even think it was by you. i thought you were doing guest photos for a reason or another. this shot is really great. i like the detail and the harsh lighting. it looks like an old picture you'd find in an out of date issue of those zoo books i used to read as a kid. well done.
I love photos like the "dragonfly" photo. Take a look at these photos (archives listed at http://chamorrobible.org/gpw/gpw.htm) :
http://chamorrobible.org/gpw/gpw-20040601.htm
http://chamorrobible.org/gpw/gpw-20040603.htm (specially the one on the "bottom right")
My compliments to the photographer who took the "dragonfly" photo and to the other photographers who can get these type of shots.
WOw, the colors on that thing are insane. The colors and the shadow both rock.
don't you make any bad photos? I want the bad ones - show us some bad photos!!!!
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
I -just- took a dragonfly photo, not a half-hour ago. Before even being inspired by this.
-Twilight Zone theme-
http://www.tikideputy.com/blog/
Anyway. I love the detail in this picture... all the little fuzz. Nice.
That's a very good macro. I think it's a bit overexposed, but I like the britghness of the colors. Good catch.