Owlfly

[dpastern]

One of the many shots I took today. Very happy with this.

Dave

[troypiggo]

That's a beauty, Dave. Really lovely.

[Dennis]

A beautiful capture David – a strong composition & excellent DOF!

Cheers

Dennis

[dpastern]

Thanks! I ended up with some *really* good images I think.

Dave

[astro_south]

Sweet shot Dave - it was a great to meet up with you today - will definitely have to return to those gardens sometime soon.

[multiweb]

Yeah that is a great shot! :thumbsup: Very interesting. Almost looks like the insect posed for you. :)

[RB]

Dave, great shot, very sharp with lovely detail.
BTW love the creamy background too.

:thumbsup:

[dpastern]

Those gardens are really nice, I can't believe how close they are to home for me, and I've never visited them before. I forsee a few more trips for me during my holidays.

Marc - it was very very patient, we probably spent 10-15 minutes working on this one alone. I'm hoping Andrew's shots came out good too.

Dave

[dpastern]

Ta. I like these OOF bokeh backgrounds myself. You can't always do it if the background is too far away for the flash to light up, but a tip is to get a largish leaf, etc and place it behind the subject to create an artificial background. Having a 2nd person really helps with that.

Dave

[bloodhound31]

I would be too. That's gorgeous.

Baz.

[dpastern]

Here's another from the same set, although this one is natural light. Limited DOF, but that's what happens with natural light shots.

Dave