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Uncropped focus stacked dragonfly headshot see http://www.dslreports.com/showpic/dimaging?lid=123392&1=1 for a 3-D version




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You are one of the finest macro photographers in the world.......probably the greatest. I can't find anyone better than you.

hey mods · » Wednesday January 24th, @02:46PM

Pistolpete
Phenomenal work done here.

hey mods · » Wednesday January 24th, @02:50PM

ff1324
That is AMAZING. You really show a dimension of nature that would otherwise be lost to us.

What was that shot with?

hey mods · » Wednesday January 24th, @03:43PM

LordV
Thanks for the comments all, There's lots of macrophotographers out there as good if not better than me.
Shot was taken with an MPE-65 macro lens at about 3:1, but the important bit is the focus stacking that allows much greater DOF with good detail than you would normally get.

Brian V.

hey mods · » Wednesday January 24th, @03:55PM

overhill
Wow, this is spectacular! Was it just persistence and a bit of luck to get this close to a dragonfly? I know you can't have much working distance with that lens.

hey mods · » Thursday January 25th, @01:17AM

LordV
Both persistence and luck. As long as you stay low, keep out of the sun and move in slowly you can often get very close to these common darter dragonflies. Do sometimes wonder if, as they are in my garden, they get used to me :). At this magnification the front of the lens is about 2" away from the subject.

Brian V.

hey mods · » Thursday January 25th, @01:30AM

jaykaykay
ET said it best. Your images are really something special.

hey mods · » Monday January 29th, @03:21PM

ryzst
I wonder if it's the lack of quick movement that keeps you from scaring them off. Many animals don't even see objects that aren't predator or prey. It just doesn't cause the receptors in the eye to fire unless some pattern or movement matches a certain threshold. Just a thought.

A stunning, world class shot by the way.

hey mods · » Saturday February 3rd, @01:11AM

13120635
That is too cool!

hey mods · » Monday February 5th, @03:16AM

waynegilbert
One can only dream of getting this shot!

hey mods · » Monday February 5th, @11:23AM

badjoe
Phenomenal !

hey mods · » Monday February 5th, @12:39PM

Stooges Fan
One hell of a shot!

hey mods · » Saturday October 13th, @02:38PM