I was experimenting the focusing feature and trying to come up with something more close-up that show the details of my object which is the dragonfly in this photo. The purpose that I made the lower part coming darker is to help me showing the details of the dragonfly; that's by the lighting in the background of the upper part my photo. Obviously, such photos need patience and concentration and it took me around 15 minutes to get this photo right with shutter speed of 1/403 sec.

I hope you'll like it and comments are highly appreciated. :cutexD:

PS: I recommend to view the photo in the original view. (double click on the image below)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/34708/photography/my_dragonfly.jpg (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/41499303/)


Picture Details:
Model: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 800 IS
Shutter Speed: 1/403 second
F Number: F/5.5
Focal Length: 23 mm
Date Picture Taken: Aug 17, 2006, 12:07:32 PM

Wow, did you take that picture? Or just Edit it?
Either way you did a great job. You can seegreat detail in the wings and i even think the dragon fly's eyes are showing. I love the way its sitting on that twig, likes its ready to attack something. :6: And the blurred background makes the fly really stick out.
Good Job :yes:

TY: thanks for the comments, I really appreciate it ;)

Small notice to everyone:THE PHOTO IS NOT ALTERED

Lovely =) I liked what you did with the lower and upper part. I like how the dragonfly is holding on the branch. Good shot.

Thank you Senoirta, appreciated ^_^

nice focus FH :) but a bit dark :p

Very cool shot FH, its usually hard to get these kind of shots without them moving around

nice focus FH :) but a bit dark :p
I agree. Too dim.

loved the shot.. amazing..

Thank you guys, very appreciated ^_^

Mesmie, too dim? lol you need to understand photography more. It's not about holding the camera and taking snapshots from different angles and that's it. You need to match your colors, divide your photoarea, locate the focal points, observe what to blure and what to fade and so on. Thank you very much anyway. :D

The focus is very good..and u're very brave..i would never get so close to any bug for as long as I live unless it was dead. lol

I kinda miss seeing your digital art..so I hope you decide to create something soon. ;)

I hate dragonflies :os , how could you be so close to it?

Your skills are improving, way to go. ;)

Pixie: Thanks ;)

Nabs: Thank you alot bro, and inshallah I will post some of my lastest designs in Eid. I hope :p

beautiful picture fast hacking...heheh..are you into photography???

Simply awesome man, a perfect clear shot !
keep us updated mate.

It's a good picture, but you should have increased the exposure to get the true colors of the object, because it's little bit dark, and in close-up photo you need to show more details in true colors and clarity. Maybe the camera itself is limiting you to take such a photo.

Salam.

wonderful picture :D dragonflies remind me of my childhood :rolleyes:
thanx alot for sharring :D

the way you showed wings color is good ,,

you need to practice more and have one new attempt in better light conditions ;)

G'Luck :)

same here QuEeNy :cute:

i have lots of memories with bugs..mostly dragonflies though..and now i can't get close to any.. :cutexD:

i liked it but when i viewed the photo in the original view..wow

amazing..really

loved it..well done bro..show us more! :cute:

A perfect clear shot. Well done, it's great! :cute:

it's really nice shot but i think that the dragonfly itself is dark a lil bit but generally it's very good :)

Thank you all, I so much appreciate your comments really :)

Nezitic, the camera I used is a compact digital camera and not an SLR one so yeah I need a pro camera for a perfect image, but can you imagine that photo is taken by CC? ;) Thank you for your comments.