black and white dragonfly
Dec, 2014Views
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Awards
Action Award
Chatter Award
Zenith Award
Creative Winter Award
Top Shot Award 21
Legendary Award
Winner in Black and White Nature Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in Details In Black And White Photo Contest
People's Choice in Your Most awarded Macro Shot Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in Tiny Things Photo Contest
People's Choice in First Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in Textures In Black And White Photo Contest
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Outstanding Creativity
Peer Award
Superior Skill
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Magnificent Capture
Genius
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AlanJakarta
March 04, 2015
Superb macro which looks great in mono to bring out the fine detail in the wings. Congratulations on being Featured.
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scruffyherbert
March 04, 2015
I love a dragonfly and I love this shot. Great details and tip top composition. Congrats on the feature, it's a terrific shot.
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PRO+
MaryAnne306
March 04, 2015
Wow, what a fascinating shot. It actually has a rather abstract quality as well as being a great nature shot. Congratulations on being featured!
crystalcollins
March 04, 2015
Beautiful Macro in B&W. love the detail in the wings and the eyes just pop out at you. great shot
Platinum
BrianpSlade
March 05, 2015
I bet you're glad of following the advice given to change the original shot to B&W....well done and congrats....Brian
eozphotography
March 05, 2015
Brilliant in it's simplicity, yet intricate detail. The black lines of the subject on pure white backdrop is very artistic. It forced us to look only at the main subject. Skill level? 1000!
rachaellivingstone
March 05, 2015
WoW!I'm so excited to be featured and so overwhelmed by all the kind comments..thankyou all very much!
gingerannblackjohnson
March 05, 2015
The lacey detail in the wings is amazing in this shot. Fantastic work
rosiejaq
March 06, 2015
The intricacies are brought out brilliantly by the use of black and white. Well done
Platinum
Platinum
SnowbunnyPhotography
March 23, 2015
Wow! Outstanding! I love the intricacies of the wings. Congrats on the award! :-) Well deserved.
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Platinum
adriansart
July 07, 2015
Very cleverly done Rachael your treatment really has got this leaping out from the page!
Minediie
August 12, 2015
Really beautiful shot, perfect details at the right place. Great choice of black and white and nice lighting :) if you have time, take a look at my phototures :)
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took this picture in my flower garden one afternoon after recently acquiring a new macro lens.Time
I took this in the afternoon when the sun was hot..it seems the hotter it is the more dragonflies show up.Lighting
The lighting was all nature.Equipment
I used my trusty canon T1i and a canon macro 100mm lens..no tripod or flash.Inspiration
I was following all these dragonflies around the garden and missed many shots as they would fly away when I got close..this one posed nicely and almost stared me down as I shot.....Editing
I originally shot in color but on the advice of another photographer who was way above my amateur status,I changed it to black and white.In my camera bag
I have a canon T1i and T5i,a canon macro 100mm,canon 18-135,canon 75-300mm,canon 50mm and canon 18-55.I make use out of all the lenses..I prefer the T1i as the shots are less noisy than the T5i.Feedback
Patience.....I followed bugs around the yard for hours and had lots of nice shots but patiently waiting for the right moment sometimes pays off bigtime.
