Dragonflies

[BrentC]

1.
Dragonfly by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

2.
Dragonfly by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

3.
Dragonfly by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

4.
Dragonfly by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

5. Damselfly
Damselfly by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

 

[Gary A.]

Who doesn't like Dragonflies ...

But ... on my monitor, #2 & #5 have the technically best contrast and saturation. Darkening up the backgrounds would be helpful. I really like the Damselfly.

 

[BrentC]

Who doesn't like Dragonflies ...

But ... on my monitor, #2 & #5 have the technically best contrast and saturation. Darkening up the backgrounds would be helpful. I really like the Damselfly.

Thanks Gary. I have both PS and LR. In the past when darkening up the background I would use the adjustment brush. Is there a better quicker way of doing this? Using layers in PS? Depending on the subject it can be a little tricky using the adjustment brush gettting to the little areas.

 

[waday]

Very nice.

How are you liking your 50-200?

 

[BrentC]

Very nice.

How are you liking your 50-200?

Haven't used it much yet. It needs to be AF tuned. I did a quick and dirty calibration when I got but still needs a little more fine tuning. I was waiting for my 1.4x TC to come in, which I got last week, and do a more in depth calibration with and without the TC. But with the few shot I took I am really happy with the way it renders images.

You can take a look here for some test shots.
50-200 SWD

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

I like dragonflies and damselflies ( not positive as to the difference without googling them though )

 

[BrentC]

I like dragonflies and damselflies ( not positive as to the difference without googling them though )

Damsels have eyes on the side of the head and dragons are on the front