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'Sunbathing'
'Sunbathing'
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Challenge: Warm Colors (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Firetrail near Home
Date: Mar 30, 2008
Aperture: f/11.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Snapshot, Nature
Date Uploaded: Mar 30, 2008

 Went down the firetrail with roz this morning to get an image for this challenge. Normally there is a fair bit of activity, insect wise, about 10am when the sun gets a bit of warmth in it. However, it was cool this morning with a sw wind blowing and there was very little going on. I also had my Tamron 18-200 on and just couldn't get close enough for any decent quality or focus.
I decided to make another trip this afternoon because the day had warmed up considerably, and instead of taking the Tamron took my Canon 100-400. I initially thought that I wouldn't be able to get the focus right on such a small subject, and especially when this lens doesn't focus within 1.9m (6') but in saying that, the optics of this lens are just amazing. I found this fella, cruising around catching flies about 100m from home. Every now and then he would stop for a breather. It's quite strange that dragonflies return to the same spot several times before changing hunting areas.

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Place: 35 out of 217
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 10/25/2008 08:08:16 PM
WOW...................... Another beauty in your collection..... shez
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/08/2008 11:43:27 PM
Nice warm colors.....
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 04/07/2008 10:10:30 PM
Great shot, beautiful subject and unambiguously warm colors. I love the foreground wing detail and leg barbs.
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 04/06/2008 09:01:50 AM
Like the composition here... and he looks like he's just barely hanging on! The greens give a nice blip of contrast to the warm browns too.
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 04/04/2008 10:39:10 AM
Great detail on the legs of the fly and the stem he is perched on. Is this rotated at all?
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 04/02/2008 04:00:49 PM
very cool....or should i say warm? lol
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 04/02/2008 05:29:00 AM
Great detail, nice framing and background colour choice. One of my favourites.
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 04/02/2008 03:24:44 AM
love to warm colors!
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