Dragonfly on porterweed
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Dragonfly on porterweed
Michael Keniston
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Tampa, FL
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"The possession of a camera can inspire something akin to lust and like all credible forms of lust, it can not be satisfied."
Susan Sontag, On Photography (1977)
Site Administrator
Tampa, FL
www.aclosereyeview.com
m_keniston@aclosereyeview.com
"The possession of a camera can inspire something akin to lust and like all credible forms of lust, it can not be satisfied."
Susan Sontag, On Photography (1977)
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Good job! I spent the weekend in Austin trying to shoot dragonflies, and came back with a bunch of shots with crummy backgrounds! *sigh* You did a better job here.
Mike Broderick
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"I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul.....My mandate includes weird bugs."--Calvin
(reposts on this site of my images for critique or instruction are welcome)
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"I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul.....My mandate includes weird bugs."--Calvin
(reposts on this site of my images for critique or instruction are welcome)
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Thanks all for your comments.
Roy, when I go "hunting" for critters and come across one, I back off and think about the best approach to avoid startling the subject and angle for composition.
In this instance, the dragonfly was looking over it's domain (my backyard) from the end of a branch. Directly to the West was the rest of the porterweed bush (too busy and close), 15 feet to the East was a lake (but the bush was in the way), 40 feet to the South was a wooden fence (not so bad), 40 feet to the North were hedges (ideal).
Dragonflies are territorial and often leave their lookout to patrol the area then return to the same perch. If your approach causes one to take flight don't give up. It's your movement that alerts them. If you position your camera for a shot and stay still patiently waiting there's a good chance that you will blend into the scenery and the dragonfly will land right in front of you.
Roy, when I go "hunting" for critters and come across one, I back off and think about the best approach to avoid startling the subject and angle for composition.
In this instance, the dragonfly was looking over it's domain (my backyard) from the end of a branch. Directly to the West was the rest of the porterweed bush (too busy and close), 15 feet to the East was a lake (but the bush was in the way), 40 feet to the South was a wooden fence (not so bad), 40 feet to the North were hedges (ideal).
Dragonflies are territorial and often leave their lookout to patrol the area then return to the same perch. If your approach causes one to take flight don't give up. It's your movement that alerts them. If you position your camera for a shot and stay still patiently waiting there's a good chance that you will blend into the scenery and the dragonfly will land right in front of you.
Michael Keniston
Site Administrator
Tampa, FL
www.aclosereyeview.com
m_keniston@aclosereyeview.com
"The possession of a camera can inspire something akin to lust and like all credible forms of lust, it can not be satisfied."
Susan Sontag, On Photography (1977)
Site Administrator
Tampa, FL
www.aclosereyeview.com
m_keniston@aclosereyeview.com
"The possession of a camera can inspire something akin to lust and like all credible forms of lust, it can not be satisfied."
Susan Sontag, On Photography (1977)
That is a clean background Mike and I really like the metallic colors. A very nice and sharp photograph indeed.
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Rutherfordton, North Carolina
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Reposts of my images within the galleries are welcome, as are constructive critical critiques.