Red Dragon
by Jacko

Comment by wkmen:
beautiful macro, would have liked a little more DOF personally

Red Dragon
by Jacko

Comment by Kha0S:
Wonderful colors in this... clear sky blue contrasts well with the vivid red of the dragonfly, and the flower balances it off with the rest of the spectrum. The DOF on this seems too shallow... the tips of the foreground petals, the far wings and tail on the dragonfly, and the far leaves on the flower are a bit too blurry for my tastes. If this shot were from head-on, the shallow DOF would emphasize the insect's face, but as taken, this DOF choice fails to pull my attention to a specific subject.

Red Dragon
by Jacko

Comment by atsxus:
I like it, but there's nothing in pure focus. There's the eyes of the Dragon Fly, and parts of the flower, but no one central point of focus, and it detracts from the beauty of this simple shot. Simple meaning simple beauty. Not in technique.

Red Dragon
by Jacko

Comment by willem:
The colors are great, very vibrant combination, reminding me of late summer. I have some difficulty with the composition, I would have preferred to see some more empty space to the left, so the dragonfly moves out of the middle. Maybe that would also have given the opportunity to get a bit more depth of field.

Red Dragon
by Jacko

Comment by MrYu:
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Message edited by author 2005-07-12 08:15:15.

Red Dragon
by Jacko

Comment by tyrkinn:
Super clean colors, great job.

Red Dragon
by Jacko

Comment by librodo:
Is it a motion blur? Or a shallow DOF. Frankly, I don't care because the effect is stunning. Good shot!

Red Dragon
by Jacko

Comment by hopper:
awesome shot, looks like the focus just missed a little (it's eyes aren't the sharpest part of the photo).

Red Dragon
by Jacko

Comment by asij:
That´s a really cool shot!!
If only the DOF would be deeper and the tail of the fly would be sharper
Great colors..

Red Dragon
by Jacko

Comment by colda:
nice, wish there was more depth of focus though, would be beautiful to have more clarity