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Black & White - Macro/Closeup Challenge

Challenge #129 in the Macro series. Hosted by Michael Piziak.

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Blue Dasher

by Canonman1960

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Camera:	Canon EOS 5DS R
Lens:	Venus Laowa 25mm F2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro
Submitted:	Wednesday, 1st September, 2021 22:29 (GMT)
Taken:	Tuesday, 31st August, 2021
Focal length:	25 mm
Shutter speed:	1/200 sec
Aperture:	F2.8
ISO:	400
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Albert Valentino

Excellent capture. Good choice to use f/2.8 to let the eyes pop

8 months agopermalink

Canonman1960

Thank you.

8 months agopermalink

spitfire31

An alien among us – if we just look closely enough…

A great photo, perfectly composed – symmetric, yet not quite symmetric.

I can watch this picture for a long time. Thank you for 'looking' for us!

Kind regards,

Joachim S

8 months agopermalink

Canonman1960

Thank you. The smaller they are, the more interesting they become.

8 months agopermalink

Sue Anne Rush

An excellent photograph of the Blue Dasher.

8 months agopermalink

Canonman1960

Thank you.

8 months agopermalink


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