Dragonflies and Damselflies

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Maximilian and Alan,

Amazing details in your shots, guys. Well done!

 

[Maximilian]

Really great shots, which I love!

Thanks a lot, Alan.

... if you want to start Mpx wars, I'll fire a salvo from 45 Mpx.

No more wars! We already have enough on Earth.

Using your new R50 should beat these.

 

[Maximilian]

Not as sharp (too far away) but as colourful:
A banded demoiselle
R6m2+100-500+1.4x@700mm

 

[Maximilian]

Scarce chasers mating.
R6m2+100-500+1.4x@700mm, f/16

 

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Well done, Maximilian.

 

[becceric]

Really great shots, which I love! But, if you want to start Mpx wars, I'll fire a salvo from 45 Mpx. Using your new R50 should beat these.

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I suddenly feel like I'm in a 1950's nuclear horror movie.

 

[AlanF]

I suddenly feel like I'm in a 1950's nuclear horror movie.

You are.

 

[becceric]

You are.

So that buzzing in my ears may be right behind me...
AHHHHH!

 

[Maximilian]

So that buzzing in my ears may be right behind me...
AHHHHH!

In the Carbon and Perm age, Dragonflies had sizes up 70 cm
Scary, isn‘t it…?

Meganisoptera - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Maximilian]

A series of another freshly hatched black tailed skimmer:
R6m2+100-500+1.4x@700mm, f/16, almost MFD

 

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Very nice series. I especially like the second one.

 

[Maximilian]

Very nice series. I especially like the second one.

And I the last one.

 

[EricN]

 

[Maximilian]

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Nice colours/spots on the wings...

 

[Click]

Very nice shot, EricN. Well done.

 

[becceric]

In the Carbon and Perm age, Dragonflies had sizes up 70 cm
Scary, isn‘t it…?

Meganisoptera - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

That would knock some DJI drones into the water!

 

[ISv]

Really great shots, which I love! But, if you want to start Mpx wars, I'll fire a salvo from 45 Mpx. Using your new R50 should beat these.

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Could I add one more made by my daughter with Nikon D7200 (24 mp)?

 

[Maximilian]

Could I add one more made by my daughter with Nikon D7200 (24 mp)?

Beautiful! Kudos to your daughter.
And once again: "The equipment that matters, is you".
Was this made with a Macro and was it cropped in pp?

 

[AlanF]

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Beautiful! Kudos to your daughter.
And once again: "The equipment that matters, is you".
Was this made with a Macro and was it cropped in pp?

The Nikon D7200 has the resolution of a 54 Mpx FF sensor, slightly less than the 61 Mpx FF equivalence of your new R50.

 

[Maximilian]

The Nikon D7200 has the resolution of a 54 Mpx FF sensor, slightly less than the 61 Mpx FF equivalence of your new R50.

Thanks for that info, Alan.
To me the interesting thing is, and I did this in the past, too:
No matter what sensor,

• was it used with a macro, using all the full area (Mpx) for the head portrait?
• or was it used, as I typically do, to use a tele at MFD to get the whole insect?
  (and sometimes crop in pp)