Grasshopper, nasty ass fly and dragonfly

[Puma]

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I took these the other day. I have a nikon d80, a tamron 28-75 2.8 lens and extension tubes.

1. Nasty ass fly?

2. Grasshopper

3. Dragonfly

Any C&C always welcome

Thanks,
-Puma-

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[icassell]

#1 is an excellent capture. I think #2 is a little OOF and cutting off the tail on #3 hurts the image somewhat.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[EricD]

Nice close ups!! Number 1 is a great shot!

 

[YouAreBrahman]

3. Dragonfly

It's actually a damselfly, as indicated by wings touching one another (as opposed to spread out) when at rest. Great shots, though!

 

[matt-l]

also the big flared lights in #3 hurt the image.

 

[Puma]

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Thanks, I knew it didnt look like a regular dragonfly. It was alot smaller and the wings were always together when at rest. Thanks.


The lights that are showing in #3 are actually reflections off water droplets. This was taken right next to the pool. I was actually on the edge of the pool , so I could have the grass as a background. Not sure what I could of done to prevent that....any ideas? Or just not a good way to take a picture?

Thanks for the c&c
-Puma-

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