Dragonflies and Damselflies
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Thanks Alan! It's because they're from a little distance and maybe 50 to 60% crops. So more DOF.
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My current set up has a mfd of 3m, and that really helps. Misses out on detail a bit but gets much more dof.
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My guess is that the four-spotted was about 5 m away (I don't see the distance in DPP exifs). All with 5D3+100-400L2 and 1.4x TC.
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Actually, four-spotted chasers are quite easy to catch in flight using the "pre-focus on the presumed landing spot"-trick.
They have a tendency to come back to exactly the same spot as they sat on before they left for catching food..
But only on condition the photographer practices social distancing (minimum 2 meter)
https://flic.kr/p/2jdqYgW]
F36A6074_DxO_full[/url] by https://www.flickr.com/photos/156501403@N04/]Erik Astrom[/url], on Flickr
This one is also shot using the same strategy.. After an infinite number of attempts, focus will hit the eyes simply by coincidence..
https://flic.kr/p/2jdrdPD]
F36A6383_DxO_full[/url] by https://www.flickr.com/photos/156501403@N04/]Erik Astrom[/url], on Flickr
They have a tendency to come back to exactly the same spot as they sat on before they left for catching food..
But only on condition the photographer practices social distancing (minimum 2 meter)
https://flic.kr/p/2jdqYgW]
F36A6074_DxO_full[/url] by https://www.flickr.com/photos/156501403@N04/]Erik Astrom[/url], on FlickrThis one is also shot using the same strategy.. After an infinite number of attempts, focus will hit the eyes simply by coincidence..
https://flic.kr/p/2jdrdPD]
F36A6383_DxO_full[/url] by https://www.flickr.com/photos/156501403@N04/]Erik Astrom[/url], on Flickr
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More four-spotted chasers, the pre-focusing trick works like a charm
F36A6685_DxO_4000 by Erik Astrom, on Flickr
https://flic.kr/p/2jdGXCb]
F36A6669_DxO_full[/url] by https://www.flickr.com/photos/156501403@N04/]Erik Astrom[/url], on Flickr
F36A6685_DxO_4000 by Erik Astrom, on Flickrhttps://flic.kr/p/2jdGXCb]
F36A6669_DxO_full[/url] by https://www.flickr.com/photos/156501403@N04/]Erik Astrom[/url], on Flickr
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After a lot of rain I had some good weather today, so I could practice. And it seems I'm getting better in DIF 
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But only the green eyed hawkers got close enough for me.
First sequence:
.But only the green eyed hawkers got close enough for me.
First sequence:
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Amazing skill!Actually, four-spotted chasers are quite easy to catch in flight using the "pre-focus on the presumed landing spot"-trick.
They have a tendency to come back to exactly the same spot as they sat on before they left for catching food..
But only on condition the photographer practices social distancing (minimum 2 meter)
https://flic.kr/p/2jdqYgW]
This one is also shot using the same strategy.. After an infinite number of attempts, focus will hit the eyes simply by coincidence..
https://flic.kr/p/2jdrdPD]
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Emperor Dragonfly this afternoon. I set up the camera at f/11 and 1/800s to get some wing blur to get some motion and better dof. The head in the second was unusually turning towards me, which I liked.
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