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Old 04-11-2008, 01:24 PM
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Default Nikon 4T Close-up of Dragonfly
I got this shot of a dragonfly while trying out my new Nikon 4T Close-up lens attached to my Panasonic DMC-FZ30 Super Zoom P&S. It took about 17 attempts to get one clear picture. I moved in very slowly in a hunched over position until I was roughly 12 - 14 inches from the dragonfly. I was shooting handheld and the wind was blowing the branch that he/she was sitting on up and down, back and forth. I had my camera zoomed to 420mm (35mm equivalent) which yielded a VERY shallow depth of field. Let's just say there was a lot of luck involved!

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Old 04-11-2008, 02:41 PM
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Wow, nice catch! How long did you have to wait to get this?
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Old 04-11-2008, 02:42 PM
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I walked right up to the little guy. I think the whole thing probably took 5 minutes.
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Wow that's amazing!!! What a great close up!!! I can't believe you did that in 5 minutes! Wow that is just astounding. Congratulations!!
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Old 04-11-2008, 02:50 PM
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Like I said, there was a lot of luck involved! Right place, right time.
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Old 04-12-2008, 07:08 AM
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10 years ago i would have been so grossed out by photos like this, but now i love them! these photos are great! looks like it needs to shave though, i like my dragonflies clean, and without the pimpy sunglasses :P
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I LOVE the second shot! It has so much detail. Wonderful capture!! I love the eyes!!
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Old 04-12-2008, 08:19 AM
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That's cool and creepy at the same time! Wow, that's close. If it were me, I'd have spent all this time preparing for the shot and sneaking up on it...and it would have flown away the moment I was about to hit the shutter. Great shot, great luck, great post.
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Old 04-12-2008, 08:41 AM
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WOW! I took what I thought was a good closeup of a dragonfly too (http://digital-photography-school.co...ostthread&f=45), but after seeing yours... I have to try again! (close is close!) Nice shot!
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Great capture! very clean.
I love the five o'clock shadow on the second pic... who knew!!

(and who would have ever thought that one of the things that I was looking forward to with spring on the way... is the bugs! lol)
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