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damsefly summer 2009 2

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160000 pix for lovely detail..sorry guys..had to put these at 1600 pix.
its 2 shot focus stack by hand using the healing brush

damsefly summer 2009
Image size
3888x2592px 8.07 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Shutter Speed
1/60 second
Aperture
F/8.0
Focal Length
60 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Jul 6, 2009, 5:47:59 AM
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:star::star::star::star: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star: Vision
:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star: Technique
:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Impact

The composition works so well here, with the leaf/?blade of grass running parallel to the damsel fly's body, especially with the diagonal placement.
With your choice of depth of field you have achieved such a wonderful array of textures within the image, from the intricate spiky detail on one leg, to metallic sheen and an exquisite soft patterning on its wings - which looks great just out of focus.
It really is a shame that the leaf/grass is broken at the top, not a lot you could do about that really, although cropping the top off might work.
Your choice to manually focus stack has paid off well, and it does not look false ( as some stacked images do).
I'm guessing you chose to photograph in early morning with the dew still present, before the damsel flies get too active. This has also worked in your favour as the droplet on the eye and the wetness on the grass certainly add that extra appeal.

All in all, I have to say that I am quite captivated by this image.