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13-JUL-2008 Stan Pepka

1st - Love in the Afternoon - by Stan Pepka

Sayreville, NJ

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5
1/640s f/4.5 at 72.0mm iso80 hide exif
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Date/Time13-Jul-2008 10:40:11
MakePanasonic
ModelDMC-FZ5
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length72 mm
Exposure Time1/640 sec
Aperturef/4.5
ISO Equivalent80
Exposure Bias-0.66
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

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Guest 12-Feb-2009 18:10
Thanks to all for your comments and votes.
Stan
ctfchallenge14-Jan-2009 19:35
What a great shot. The dragonflies around here seem to be a bit more modest. ;^) ~dtallakson
Guest 05-Jan-2009 21:52
Naughty but brilliant! :) I love it!
Guest 05-Jan-2009 16:13
This is very impressive indeed.
ctfchallenge02-Jan-2009 22:35
Thanks for all your comments. Camera has a telemacro mode that allow you to shoot at 12x at 3.2 feet. Natural Lighting, good day shooting they were too busy to fly off. A little cropping and post processing helped also. Sometimes use an additional close up lens to get closer, not sure if I had it on with this shot, can't tell from the exif info. Patience and practice.
Stan

Stan
ctfchallenge02-Jan-2009 10:34
Very impressed Stan, may be I can get better results with my S3 & Raynox. Please share some tips.
Rod 02-Jan-2009 03:37
This is nice & clear & with great composition too.
ctfchallenge02-Jan-2009 02:44
Great sharpness with wonderful detail, especially in the wings. Any techniques you can share to get good bug macros Stan? How do you light your bugs? CJ
Jola Dziubinska02-Jan-2009 00:38
Brilliant shot, perfect macro details, exquisite composition. Vote.