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  • Lovely shot man. (and slurpy bokeh too!) I didnt realised the 70-200 can pull off macro shots too. Gotta try it someday. Cheers!
    Noor Hazmee @ 2006-10-12 23:32:36
  • Beautiful macro shot!
    Kris [PiXistenZ] @ 2006-10-15 12:40:09
  • Thanks a lot guys. :)
    Justin Blanton @ 2006-10-16 22:48:32
  • fantastic macro - great lighting.
    lorissa @ 2006-10-21 15:23:12
  • awesome macro!!
    jana @ 2006-11-12 04:09:16
  • Very nice. I know how tough those can be.
    Oko @ 2006-11-12 07:56:54
  • ine cool macro shot here
    Taufiq Shariff @ 2006-11-14 07:04:27
  • Love the bokeh in this one. Very sharp too :)
    andy brock @ 2006-12-15 01:49:59
  • So there isn't quite the depth of field you were looking for, but I still love the shot. :) Brings out the body of the insect into field nicely. :)
    Cheers,

    Daniyel @ 2007-02-24 02:15:07
  • Fine shot!
    Alf @ 2007-02-27 05:39:13
  • wow! nice shot, and beautiful colour! I like your gallery, Justin. Congratulations!
    cesar @ 2008-07-01 02:49:19


   

   

   

   

Dragonfly

Mt. Dora, Florida, August 2006. Apparently I'm into wings lately as my last three shots have involved them. I wasn't too happy with how this shot turned out, but given the circumstances I figured it was worth putting up. You see, this was actually taken with my 70-200mm f/4L while laying on my stomach at the end of a dock (for what it's worth, I took this previous shot from the same dock). Not only was I shaking a bit, but the insect, which was about four feet from the tip of my lens, wouldn't stay put on its helipad for more than two or three seconds at a time.

I love how the background turned out, and the detail in the dragonfly is certainly OK all things considered, but I wish both the insect and I could have been a bit more still. It's tough to get those guys to cooperate. :P