Thanin

Dragonfly

I remember I took this dragonfly photo when I first got my Canon 700D. I was too obsessed with my new camera back at the time. This photo also got pass my photo...
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I remember I took this dragonfly photo when I first got my Canon 700D. I was too obsessed with my new camera back at the time. This photo also got pass my photography exchange trip to China, being a journalist for China Daily for one day. Not sure if anyone out there would give a value to this little piece. Thank you!

Here are some of my work for China Daily:
http:--www.chinadaily.com.cn-m-shanxi-wutaishan-2015-08-14-content_21624587.htm
https:--www.chinadaily.com.cn-travel-2015-08-17-content_21624099.htm
http:--usa.chinadaily.com.cn-travel-2015-08-14-content_21595913.htm
http:--africa.chinadaily.com.cn-travel-2015-08-14-content_21595912_2.htm
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Dec, 2014

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Behind The Lens

Location

It was taken at a park near the riverside in my country, Cambodia.

Time

It was around 5 PM.

Lighting

Lighting was not a big problem because by 5 PM, there was enough light. However, I was trying to capture the green grass as the background of this photo because I wanted my image to appear in just the dragonfly, green and the sky.

Equipment

I just used my camera, 700D without any tripod or flash. However, I used 18-135 mm lens.

Inspiration

I love nature and I love taking photo. Importantly, taking fast moving object such as dragonfly, for example, is quite challenging for photographers as we need a lot of concentration and patience. It was really challenging though that it took me nearly one hour to one best shot of this photo.

Editing

Yes, I did some edition to the photo by using Canon Utilities Photo Editing software.

In my camera bag

I usually carry just the camera and the lens, 18-135 mm with me. That's all.

Feedback

As I mentioned, taking fast moving objects such as flying insects is quite challenging. You need to be patient and take many shots as possible because among hundred shots, you may want to use only quite a few shots. Also, when taking photos with animals or insects, try to use green and sky as the background of the photo. It stands the main object: the insects, out.

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Dragonfly

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