Unhappy Dragonfly [Rainbow Bee Eater]

[wayne_eddy]

Bumped this one following good news: Out of 730 entrants, this one just came first place in the Australian Photography Society Award!

Yippee!!!


Went to my favourite spot this afternoon and missed getting some good BIF shots if the RBE’s again. I’ll have to settle for a couple of dozen full framers of this dragonfly instead.

Taken with 350D +400mm f/5.6L @f/6.3 1/1250s ISO200

Comments, discussion and questions appreciated.



A crop:
http://members.iinet.net.au/%7Edamask/Wayne/Photo/canon/POTN/_MG_8383.jpg



This one is an almost full framer:
http://members.iinet.net.au/%7Edamask/Wayne/Photo/canon/POTN/_MG_8383_II.jpg

[Scrub]

Fantastic shots Wayne.
Very sharp and great colours.
Well done.

Stuart

[Colyn]

I love that last shot ... good one for you.

[cannylad]

Outstanding pair of photographs Wayne.

[catsith]

fantastic shots wayne

[tom ryan]

Pretty bird, skillfully captured...nice color and sharp detail...tom

[dpastern]

That's a fine shot Wayne, not something you see everyday. Very well done.

Dave

[canonloader]

Beautiful shots Wayne. Love the colors and detail, and that red eye. :)

[busbyea]

Wonderful images.
Excellent in all respects..color, detail, pose, sharpness, perch.. What more can I say?

Wish they were mine.

[hTr]

This has a 10 Wow Factor, due to the outstanding crisp detail!!!

[jaybird]

Wow, how did you get so close?!?! Every time I try to get close to some bee-eaters, they take off. Even at 400mm, they tend to be a bit small in the frame.

[robertlandscaper]

Excellent catch, 1st class.

[MicheleRF]

That is one sweet looking bird and very well captured. Thanks for sharing!

[paulhillion]

That second shot is just fantastic! Focus, exposure spot on. Very jealous mate :mrgreen:

My only nit, and it's a very small nit, is that I think the bird is a little too centered and I think it'd look even better if you re-cropped it moving it slightly to the right, giving a bit more room to look in to.

Excellent stuff!!

[D.C.]

NICE!! Love the sharpness with the colors.

[wendyc]

Absolutely stunning!

[Anke]

Beautiful shots, Wayne. Love the composition of the second one. Well captured :D

[MDoc]

Outstandingly good

[eccles]

I’ll have to settle for a couple of dozen full framers of this dragonfly instead.
I guess you'll just have to grin and bear it. :D
Cracking shots!

[aflues]

Great shots.

[jorj7]

Beautiful photo Wayne. Great colors.

[Gary Fairhead]

One of the best images I have seen in some time. Its over the top on my crappy monitor at work so I will have to see it at home where it can only look better.Excellent image!!!

[Maureen Souza]

Whoa!!! That is an awesome capture....just about perfecto!

[wayne_eddy]

Thanks ppl.

The original full pixel image looks great at about 1m in height, but the print I had made at the Fuji local shop doesn't look that hot at all.

[wayne_eddy]

My new 40D is coming in the next week and I will be out there soon for a few BIF of these splendid birds.

[Duane N]

So after looking at this photo I have concluded that it is me and not the camera (I have a 350D also) turning out "iffy" photo's. :lol:

Great detail and I love the colors of the bird.

[Sindri Skulason]

Wow...fantastic shots. Can't belive I missed these. Outstanding work. :-)

[wayne_eddy]

Hey,

This one just came first place in the Australian Photography Society Award!

Yippee!!!

[AdamC]

Hey,

This one just came first place in the Australian Photography Society Award!

Yippee!!!

And so it should! It's a killer shot.

[penagate]

Brilliant shot mate. Well done.