September dragons series 3

A short set this time -was experimenting with flash placement again. Canon Xti + MPE-65mm macro lens + diffused MT-24EX macro flash on a Really Right Stuff flash bracket (one flash head on an extender).

First shot with one flash head directly at the dragonfly and the other pointed toward the background.

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Hi Great series
love the colour of these
there does seen to be more depth of field in the first shot the body is sharper although flash placement would not affect this
nice lighting in all the shots
Pete

lcpete wrote in post #3994854
Hi Great series
love the colour of these
there does seen to be more depth of field in the first shot the body is sharper although flash placement would not affect this
nice lighting in all the shots
Pete

Thanks Pete!

Lovely shots but three light reflections in the eyes looks a bit odd ?
Brian V.

Great shots again.

Think I prefer #1 with the background illuminated, but that's just personal preference. They are all very good.

Stunning wing colour John, stunning shots too

LordV wrote in post #3994862
Lovely shots but three light reflections in the eyes looks a bit odd ?
Brian V.

I get reflections form the flash and sometimes form the sun -those areas are just about all that's visible if the flash doesn't fire.

dreamline wrote in post #3994863
Great shots again.

Think I prefer #1 with the background illuminated, but that's just personal preference. They are all very good.

Thanks! Sometimes I like to see something in the background, and sometimes I prefer the isolation when the background is dark.

Attic wrote in post #3994883
Stunning wing colour John, stunning shots too

Thanks Alby! I like how using one flash for fill brings out the detail in the wings.

seems that really right stuff braket is worth the money..i prefer a bright backgrownd and its hard to do this with the set up im using.or is it?.great shots man.

macro junkie wrote in post #3994973
seems that really right stuff braket is worth the money..i prefer a bright backgrownd and its hard to do this with the set up im using.or is it?.great shots man.

Thanks!

Excellent series John, I'm torn between the first and last images. I do like the background being lit up like it is in #1, but can see the benefit of using the 2nd flash as fill in the 2nd through to 4th shots. The last shot is a stunner, one of the best Dragonfly shots I've seen in a while (and one of the prettiest dragonfly's that I've seen).

Dave

dpastern wrote in post #3995740
Excellent series John, I'm torn between the first and last images. I do like the background being lit up like it is in #1, but can see the benefit of using the 2nd flash as fill in the 2nd through to 4th shots. The last shot is a stunner, one of the best Dragonfly shots I've seen in a while (and one of the prettiest dragonfly's that I've seen).

Dave

Thanks Dave!

Hiya DT,

Great series of shots, for me I like #4 best of all, the lighting to me is far better in this shot.

Cheers for now
Mark

bandit 1 wrote in post #3996116
Hiya DT,

Great series of shots, for me I like #4 best of all, the lighting to me is far better in this shot.

Cheers for now
Mark

Thanks Mark!