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ImageUnfortunately since I bought my macro lens I haven't used it much and in some ways I think it was a waste buying it, but on the odd occasion when I do use it, it is a great lens and I don't know what I would do without it!
On a holiday to Bulgaria last year we spent an evening at Batak Lake, a popular tourist location for the Bulgarians and foreigners. The sky was clear and hazy, not the best to be shooting landscapes, so I decided to hunt down insects in the long grasses. I spotted this dragonfly and chased it for about 20 minuets before I got close enough to photograph it.
Location
Batak Lake, Bulgaria
Date and Time
03/08/2007, 18:30
Equipment
Nikon D70 | Sigma 105mm | focal length 105mm | ISO200 | f/2.8 | 1/640s
All comments and critiques are welcome....
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Comments: 39
Very very nice, It's a shame the focus wasnt on the head, understandable reasons though!... Although, the way its turned out, the vein details on the wing are beautiful in themselves!
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mmm I would have liked to have shot it at a larger aperture to capture more of the dragonfly, til next time.
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That would've been good, though I should think after chasing it for a while you were glad to get any shot at all 
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Patience was worth it - this is a fantastic image
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The lights great, and it's sharp as a lemon sandwich...really nice
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Really nice but really you need to get the focus on the eye in my opinion.
Alex
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It was very tricky to get a shot let alone one in focus, but I have learnt from it
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Cool shot!
I bet a 105mm f2.8 is a good general purpose lens. Don't you use it for other stuff? Bet it would be great for portraits!
Anyway, love the pic!
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Plus the focal length on a cropped sensor is a little odd, it never seems to have enough reach or be wide enough
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Yea, I use it when doing '
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Can be very frustrating shooting dragonflies, they seem to have a sixth sense when it comes to pressing the shutter ! I found that if you stay still when they fly away they'll come right back after circling a few times. Shame the eyes arent in focus but I love the way the sunlight has caught the wings.
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Yea, I was shooting AF just because I was moving around so much, I could have shot it at f/4 to get more in focus but I wanted to make sure I got a sharp shot.
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