Last One

[Ziggy]

Nice day Sunday and made one more trip down to Wahkeena Nature Preserve to check one last time for DFlys.

With the October winds blowing best one I could get. With a hard freeze coming Saturday night this will be it.

[Stagecoach]

Good capture Jim.

[pnodrog]

At least it will probably be unaware of the impending frost. Good detail. I suppose it is the wind that is making it grip the stick so firmly.

[Shadowman]

Nice cone.

[ST1]

Nicely captured well done

[IzzieK]

That is the first thing I noticed too, Jim -- the dragon fly's grip on the stick...good capture...

[FrankMi]

Really nice to be able to see so clearly through the wings! Great capture, Jim!

[Otavio]

Nice capture, Jim. Great details! If mine, I would consider eliminating the green stains in the background, as they draw some of the viewer's attention.

Cheers,

[bnnrcn]

+1 to above comments, congrats Jim

[Ziggy]

Nice capture, Jim. Great details! If mine, I would consider eliminating the green stains in the background, as they draw some of the viewer's attention.

Cheers,

Thanks all for the comments and feedback.

Not a PP expert and would like some input on what would be the best way to eliminate the green stains. I use Zoner.

Thanks.

[FrankMi]

Thanks all for the comments and feedback.

Not a PP expert and would like some input on what would be the best way to eliminate the green stains. I use Zoner.

Thanks.

Because the background has a very distinctive background, using the clone tool would be obvious. If Zoner supports color change, just change the color to one of the nearby browns.

[Ziggy]

Because the background has a very distinctive background, using the clone tool would be obvious. If Zoner supports color change, just change the color to one of the nearby browns.

Thanks Frank, will give it a go. Seems like anytime I use the clone tool you can tell I used the clone tool.

Have not tried the color change.

[Suzan J]

Hello Jim: I also vote for reducing the green splotch in the background. I very much like the composition here and you have managed to capture the delicate lacy pattern in the wings perfectly.

[Otavio]

...Seems like anytime I use the clone tool you can tell I used the clone tool.

Jim, that is true. Trick here is patience and tries. Sometimes we ruin the background, so give it some CTRL + Z () and try again. After some time we get the hang of it. Below is just a quick edit that I tried. The image is already quite reduced in size for a good edit, but it gives an idea of the background without the green. If you dont like people editing your images, just let me know and I will promptly remove it, ok?



Regards,

[Ziggy]

Jim, that is true. Trick here is patience and tries. Sometimes we ruin the background, so give it some CTRL + Z () and try again. After some time we get the hang of it. Below is just a quick edit that I tried. The image is already quite reduced in size for a good edit, but it gives an idea of the background without the green. If you dont like people editing your images, just let me know and I will promptly remove it, ok?



Regards,

Thanks for taking the time to edit and it does improve the image.

Going to look around the internet and see I can find some hints.

Again thanks.