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snowrdr
16th of July 2005 (Sat), 08:56
Taken with the TC-DC58B on my S2... http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif
witchy
16th of July 2005 (Sat), 09:06
Wow, very nice, especially the second one!
tupe
16th of July 2005 (Sat), 13:18
No way this should reach page two without several comments. These are very nice shots!
Reigh Higgins
16th of July 2005 (Sat), 13:33
Great shots ! Very sharp! Thanks for sharing. Dragonflies are such beautiful insects.
dkord
16th of July 2005 (Sat), 14:17
I agree with Witchy, nice coloring and the 2nd one is composed very well.
Dragonslayer
16th of July 2005 (Sat), 18:34
Both are nice shots of the male 12 spotted skimmer. I like the first one better as the perch is less cluttered, These are tough ones to get this clean of a shot on so I have to congratulate you on getting shots this nice of this species here. Backgrounds are about the best I have seen on any shots of this species also.
Learner
16th of July 2005 (Sat), 18:38
oh wow, those are stunning shots.
kenyc
16th of July 2005 (Sat), 19:12
Wow, I'm never trying to shoot dragonflies again! :)

Great Job!

KAC
Bald Eagle
16th of July 2005 (Sat), 19:23
Excellent job on composition and sharpness. I like this variation of Dragonfly. Very,very nice. well done.
bigchef920
16th of July 2005 (Sat), 19:40
Sweet!!! I did some dragonfly shooting today myself. What kind is this DRAGONSLAYER? HAHAHA
Dragonslayer
16th of July 2005 (Sat), 19:46
Sweet!!! I did some dragonfly shooting today myself. What kind is this DRAGONSLAYER? HAHAHA

That is a some what soft looking image of a Halloween pennant, male almost sexually mature here in this shot, Not sure what the HAHAHAHA are for but if it makes you feel good to laugh then go for it.
cameron
16th of July 2005 (Sat), 19:56
fantastic shots!! great detail and sharpness, were these handheld or on a tripod?
bigchef920
16th of July 2005 (Sat), 20:58
Mine was handheld.
snowrdr
17th of July 2005 (Sun), 08:42
fantastic shots!! great detail and sharpness, were these handheld or on a tripod?

Handheld while kneeling. http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif
He would stay there long enough to get two shots off then fly away, but came right back to give me some more... http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif
myth337
17th of July 2005 (Sun), 15:54
Very nice wing detail!! Definately my favorite bug ;)
Spirit
17th of July 2005 (Sun), 16:08
Taken with the TC-DC58B on my S2... http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif

WOW. I've been toying with getting the TC (is it 18x combined zoom?), but I think macro might be more important to me. Either way, at least now I have a good idea of how well this lens works.

Did you have to change any of the settings (increase iso, exposure, fstop, etc)? I find that with the 12x zoom, pictures often come out looking either washed out or slightly blurry.