Dragonfly Sebenza

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Walked outside to look at the view from the backyard at the house i'm watching for the next 5 weeks (all woods, woo!), and spotted a dragonfly sitting on the clothesline. Took some pictures with my iPhone 4S and then came inside to get my camera. Snapped a bunch of pictures and after i was done, i decided to pull out my sebenza and see if i could get it to perch on it. I always get dragonflies landing on my rod tip when i'm fishing, so why not my knife? It got spooked and flew up and then landed on my finger with my knife open. I had to left hand the camera to snap some shots but i think they came out all right.









Oh, and four toms and four hens with 3 chicks also come strolling through.





 
Thanksgiving and Christmas are around the corner i would have set me a couple of traps lol. Great Pictures!!
 
Very cool. You know you're a blade enthusiast when you look for ways to incorporate it into your photos.:)
 
arskrg said:
I need to get a nice camera...
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I started with a point and shoot panasonic, i got these pictures with it. If you learn your camera such as aperature, shutter speed, iso and such settings that effect your picture. Then when you get a nice camera you'll be all ready to take full advantage of it. This is all assuming you don't understand cameras (i apologize if my assumptions are false, i did not mean to come off as rude). I enjoy my point and shoot more than my DSLR, i just like the fact that i have many lenses for different situations. What kind of camera do you have currently? Mega pixels aren't as much of the equation as the lenses and sensor on the camera are.



 
Thanks all very much. I'm not normally happy with some of the photos i take, but when i am i share them. I shared these because i'm sure most of you like wildlife, and who doesn't like a dragonfly interested in a CRK knife. Did any of you think it had something to do with Spyderco?
 
SuzukiGS750EZ said:
If you learn your camera such as aperature, shutter speed, iso and such settings that effect your picture. Then when you get a nice camera you'll be all ready to take full advantage of it.
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Nice pics! You bring up a very good point about becoming proficient enough to learn how each function setting change affects the photo. I'm still in the learning phase myself, albeit at a very amateur level. From my prospective, lighting is everything and even a Point n' Shoot in full auto is capable of a decent result, especially with a bit of post-processing. My Wife has a Sony DSC-HX9V P&S that can take some pretty impressive photos. I purchased a Canon S100 that's even smaller than her Sony, has full-on manual settings much like a DSLR and can shoot RAW too. I figured the S100 would be a good choice for acclimating myself into the manual control features, yet, still have something small enough to slide in my pocket. Once I graduate from the P&S, I should be ready for a good DSLR.

Here's a decent pic from the Sony P&S, considering that I was a good distance away on the pier. Of course, it's a bit more detailed at full resolution, as opposed to being scaled down for this post.


I thought this was a cool panoramic shot. It was the 1st attempt at a panoramic pic witht the Sony and I couldn't beleive how easy it was. Just put the selector in Panoramic Mode, point the camera to the left and push/hold the shutter as you pan to the right. Instant panoramic!


 
Those are nice shots. I do a lot of nature photography. Yes, lighting is everything. I don't usually do post pic editing as far as photoshop is concerned. I shoot raw most of the time. I have an Olympus tg-820 which I love, I got it only for outdoors activities since its waterproof and tough. But I dislike the way it's setup. Yes I can use it in manual, but its a pain. I prefer Nikon, but I'm stuck with a canon system right now. Learning to pair ISO, shutter and aperture together is the fun part. Each one effecting the fun part. Here's a shot I got a few years back.

 
Those are some nice shots! Are you staying in CT or is the house somewhere else? It is beautiful up there this time of year, I used to live in Stanford but Texas is home now.
 
I'm only one town away from my house. I grew up in Newington, now I live on the shoreline. Not much down here as far as woods are concerned. Not really my ideal place of living. I would love to move south or west.
 
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