awaiting flight

An awesome macro, Jian Xiong, with gorgeous colors & DOF.

Nice macro and dof. What lens are you using? Last week I saw you at NUH Dental clinic. Hmm... I think it's you.

Love the incredible details, subtle colors, nicely macro work, Tan!!! Best regards

thanks for ur time!

I wish this photo was sharper... when you get any bug so close, you have such an opportunity to show all the details of it's body, and you blur it??? just doesn't do it for me.

ha, thanks guys for the kind comments!

 

spencer, i wasnt at dental side last week eh. ha, shd be the wrong guy. but my hols are ending next week and if you happen to drop by NUH dental clinic can contact me eh, can meet up for lunch or something! ;p

Ela Jakiela, thanks for ur comment! yah i am lamenting my lack of sharpness too.. i was tryin to shoot at more than F/16 but my flash was dying on me and anythin smaller than F/16 would be too dark ah.. so guess that's part of the reason y it wasn't as sharp as it shd be.. ;(

 

ha, this is my first time being able to get this close to a dragonfly, so there's much for me to learn! ;p

The colours are great. What focal length were you using? Someone mentioned the shallow DOF (that's something I struggle with a lot too) but may I suggest, if it's that shallow to watch your focus, i.e. focus on it's eyes.