Sunday, 25th January 2009
Dragon Fly
by Madelene de Jager
I shot this image on a very hot summers day on a farm in the Avontuur Valley, Loskop dam, Mpumalanga, South Africa... camera on aperute priority and hand held... got a very bad sunburn, but a great image... never believed I would be able to get one of the dragon flies...
Equipment: Nikon D300 and Sigma f2.8 macro 105mm
Madelene de Jager
It started out with taking photographs of my daughter and the horses I had... then I started to take photographs at the school where I worked, at the shows when my horses competed, when our little boy was born, at the rugby club, other school and sports venues... love what I am doing... member op PSSA (South Africa).
Dragon Fly by Madelene de Jager was photo of the day on Sunday, 25th January 2009. It is tagged Insects, Macro. You can leave a comment below.
22 Comments
Hanna
Nice image, god with the blurred edges and the sharp image in front. Congratulations with your POTD and keep up the good work!
James and Kelly Stone
Very, very nice, especially for handheld! Such wonderful detail, you made a dragonfly look beautiful with this image.
Great job. Congratulations!!
Sue
This a stunning image with such wonderful composition and detail beautiful bokeh, wow. Well done!
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Jenny
What an amazing image. Well done.
Malta Photography
Very impressive shot and considering this was taken without a tripod. Just wonderful. Great colors and crisp clear shot.
KeithT
Excellent shot.
SPAIN
A martian!!!
Great job.XD
Su
goodness me what a shot, wonderful
Dennis
Amazing clarity for a hand held macro. Well done!
Manuel
Great image, truly deserves this award!!
ziggy
Congratulations Madelene, on such a detailed shot and on your patience. Your dedication is well-rewarded. Always loved the dragonflies.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Great colors for a dragonfly, I never would have known!
Pauline Jones
As a dragonfly photographer myself I can tell you that your focus is dead right. The essential thing when photographing humans and animals is to get the eye in focus; the rest matters much less.
Renee
I like the color in this shot its eyes look so huge in this photo.
Katherine Lee Strassburg
This is a wonderful image. Thanks for the great detail of the wings–hard to get, I know. I’m trying to design a beaded dragonfly pin–have worked on it off and on for years, and your photo has inspired me to try yet again!
Anurag
Excellent sharpness. Well done.
Mandy Kilpatrick
The detail is great showing the fragility and delicateness along with the colors. Congrats on POTD!
zarina
wowwowwow!
Dean Polley
Really great shot Madelene. Baie mooi!!
Sue Gagnon
Sharp, crisp and detailed. Exquisite.
su
Wonderful macro, such detail
renee
neat shot.