Dragonfly#1 Revisited [Contest Finalists March 2008]
Uploaded: March 08, 2008 14:09:41
Finalist
This is one of my favorite photos for many reasons. I took it while my husband and I were on a wonderful vacation in California last summer, I had never seen a flame skimmer before, and I don't have a fancy macro lens so I was particularly pleased with how well this came out.
I submitted it in a landscape format in late July but decided to try a square crop for this re-submission. I also tried to bring out some detail on the upper wing tips, did some dodging and burning, and sharpened slightly.
Category: Details and Macro
Exif: F Number: 3.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 8000/1000000 seconds, Flash: fired, auto mode, ISO: 64,64, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 61.60 mm, Model: KODAK P712 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA
Nikki McDonald August 07, 2008
From the top #975144Kristy A. Keene August 07, 2008
Gorgeous! #6282178Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 07, 2008
AWSOME color and capture Nikki! #6282208Dominick M. Dimacale August 07, 2008
Lovely image, colours, and capture, Nikki.Dominick #6282326
MELODIE C. ROBERTS August 07, 2008
Holy Smokes!!!Fantastic Capture NiK
Amazing detail and color
I Like it!!! #6282623
Erin Appelbaum August 07, 2008
Fantastic details and color Nikki. Great capture. Peter #6282853Linda D. Lester August 07, 2008
Excellent job!!!!! Love the colors! #6283192Shelly A. Van Camp August 07, 2008
Beautiful image with the blue BG!! #6283198Diana Child August 07, 2008
Flame Skimmer is just Awesome, no other words for it. #6283406Patrick Rouzes August 07, 2008
Absolutely incredible work again here,Nikki!!! That is one fantastic captrue!!! #6283786Denny E. Barnes August 07, 2008
Excellent capture of this dragonfly, Nikki! Beautiful color, POV and composition! Well done!!....Denny #6284001Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 07, 2008
BEAUTIFUL shot, Nikki!!!!! The colors are glorious!!!!!See you tomorrow afternoon!!!!! :-) ♫ k #6284072
Mitch Spence August 07, 2008
I was looking and thinking to myself, "Where do you FIND one this color???" And then I see, again, that it's California. Darn. It's great against the blue, and the translucence of the wing tips is really something. #6284121Susan M. Campbell August 07, 2008
An amazing shot indeed!! Love the vivid colors. Great work Nikki! #6284330Patricia Seidler August 07, 2008
Wow. What an amazing capture against the blue sky Nikki. I never saw one like this before. #6284761Laurie Daily August 07, 2008
Great shot of this lovely dragonfly, Nikki! I have been chasing one quite similiar, but no luck so far. I love all the detail you have been able to get! #6285117Kay E. Mahoney August 07, 2008
Nice capture, Nikki. Love the colors. #6286223KARU WIJESUNDARA. A.N.P.A.S. August 07, 2008
NIKKI..GREAT PRESENTATION WITH COLOUR.COMPOSITION AND DETAILS.Colleen Farrell August 07, 2008
Wow, Nikki, if Dragonfly #1 was a finalist, Flame Skimmer has GOT to be a winner! What a fantastic POV, with great color and detail! #6286631MELODIE C. ROBERTS August 08, 2008
Have Fun and Be Careful MerNik ;0) #6287203Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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