violet tail damselfly

[DanK]

I took this on a wooden dock, using a different arrangement than my usual bug-hunting rig: a 100mm macro, a 1.4 telextender, and a 12mm extension tube sandwiched between them. In this case, I find the foreground blur distracting. C&C welcome, of course.

[Otavio]

Nice shot, Dan. Maybe a bit too tight in the frame (although it is a macro), but I like it. Well done. Cheers,

[DanK]

Hi Otavio,

Thanks. I agree with you. It is too tight, but the foreground blur was so distracting that I cropped it out, and that required cropping the top for balance.

Dan

[deetheturk]

Nice capture Dan, love the colour's on this one!

[bnnrcn]

+1 to David's comment

[Geoff F]

A very shallow focus depth is one of the problems with macro close up shots, Dan. I never worry too much about cropping close. These are portraits so the normal 'portrait rules' apply; just the same as people or pet portraits.

One thing which I sometimes do is to rotate the crop a little to get the best, or miss the worst, of any background problems.

[John 2]

Beautiful colour and pin sharp Dan. Nice shot.