Wonderful! I agree with Anacharsis – truly a rare stroke of luck. Especially the razor-sharp shot and the fantastic lighting. Could you share your secret – a tripod and a macro flash?
Wonderful! I agree with Anacharsis – truly a rare stroke of luck. Especially the razor-sharp sharpness of the shot and the fantastic lighting. Could you share your secret – a tripod and a macro flash?
Sergey Alkhimov, I'll tell you in order - at my dacha, just a stone's throw from my house, there's a small swamp where I used to photograph frogs in the middle of summer... One morning, as always, I went out to photograph these green beauties and saw this miracle right in the grass on the shore... I had to rush home and switch from a telephoto lens to a macro lens... It was a cloudy and VERY windy day... It was impossible to find a good angle for shooting where the dragonfly was on a blade of grass, so I had to carefully pluck the blade of grass with the model and look for a more secluded spot... so there would be light, and the wind wouldn't interfere, and the background would be more or less perfect... That's how I shot - camera in one hand, blade of grass with the model in the other, capturing the moments when the sun peeked out from behind the clouds... no tripods, no flashes...
That's how I shot it—camera in one hand, a blade of grass with the model in the other, capturing the moments when the sun peeked out from behind the clouds... no tripods, no flashes... I've learned from that Thanks for the comprehensive answer
Irina, this is a wonderful shot. One early morning as a child, I discovered several empty larvae near a pond. I couldn't figure it out for a long time, but then I realized they were dragonflies hatching. Congratulations on a great shot!
Wonderful! I agree with Anacharsis – truly a rare success. Especially the razor-sharp shot and the fantastic lighting. Could you share your secret – a tripod and a macro flash? Sergey Alkhimov, I'll tell you the story step by step: I have a small swamp at my dacha, just a stone's throw from my house, where I was photographing frogs in the middle of summer. One morning, as usual, I went out to photograph these green beauties and saw this miracle right in the grass on the shore. I had to rush home and switch from a telephoto lens to a macro lens. It was a cloudy and VERY windy day. It was impossible to find a good angle for the dragonfly on the blade of grass where it was, so I had to carefully pluck the blade of grass with the model and look for a more secluded spot. I wanted to have the light, the wind out of the way, and the background to be more or less perfect. That's how I shot it—camera in one hand, the blade of grass with the model in the other, capturing the moments when the sun peeked out from behind the clouds. No tripods, no flashes...
Irina Furashova - A wonderful moment, thanks for sharing
I've learned from that