Dragonflies!

JMJ · 07-16-2007, 10:06 AM

P8riot · 07-16-2007, 10:25 AM

Niiice - do you get the bright color ones where you live? I've been watching the ones around here and they are the BRIGHTEST colors.

JMJ · 07-16-2007, 10:41 AM

Yeah, there are some bright ones. I have seen some that look like a glowing black/blue depending on the light. I have some pics, I'll have to dig them up. I can't remember if they turned out or not.

Eva Wellington · 07-18-2007, 01:55 PM

Very nice pics....how did you get them that foccussed? Glue them on? Ive tried to make pics of dragonflies but there way too nervous to sit still for 2 secs. hehe.

JMJ · 07-18-2007, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Eva Wellington

Very nice pics....how did you get them that foccussed? Glue them on? Ive tried to make pics of dragonflies but there way too nervous to sit still for 2 secs. hehe.

I had on a good telephoto lense, I wasn't really that close to them

ScratchMonkey · 07-19-2007, 02:59 PM

I'll bet you guys are Lexx fans.

Eva Wellington · 07-21-2007, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JMJ

I had on a good telephoto lense, I wasn't really that close to them

Yup....used that too....but zooming in that far and that close the hardest part was the very short (less then 5mm) focaldepth....
So very good job on that mate.

check my attempt at: http://gallery.zoom.nl/image/216142/html/

as well as some other photo's i made at: http://gallery.zoom.nl/user/14593/pommetje/

**ednos** · 07-21-2007, 02:53 PM

These are *so cool*! We need more dragonflies where I live.

**UnDeaD77** · 07-23-2007, 09:45 AM

We've got the blue ones here in Texas, they are neat to watch, I've never seen one that close up before.

P8riot · 07-23-2007, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Eva Wellington

Yup....used that too....but zooming in that far and that close the hardest part was the very short (less then 5mm) focaldepth....
So very good job on that mate.

check my attempt at: http://gallery.zoom.nl/image/216142/html/

as well as some other photo's i made at: http://gallery.zoom.nl/user/14593/pommetje/

I couldn't get the second one to come up. Thats some nice work using your limited depth of field on the first one. We call those Damselflies.

JMJ · 07-23-2007, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eva Wellington

Yup....used that too....but zooming in that far and that close the hardest part was the very short (less then 5mm) focaldepth....
So very good job on that mate.

check my attempt at: http://gallery.zoom.nl/image/216142/html/

as well as some other photo's i made at: http://gallery.zoom.nl/user/14593/pommetje/

What are you photographing them with? If you have a lot of control over your camera, try f/16 or f/22 (or higher). This will give you more depth, and it will be better on depth than if you are shooting macro. Macro is a whole different animal.

JMJ · 07-23-2007, 09:18 PM

**ednos** · 07-23-2007, 10:06 PM

Oh my...

**UnDeaD77** · 07-25-2007, 10:56 PM

Yes, you've got alot of bugs around you. lol