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Say Cheese

© Dawn M. Schneider

Say Cheese

Uploaded: July 17, 2008 20:34:37

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caught this guy with my 70-200vr lens, cropped, congrast, probably sharpen hope you like it. x

Comments

Amy E. Schneider July 17, 2008

Wow Dawn! This is an incredible macro shot....detail and clarity are superb! Great color saturation and is He/She smiling for you? Hee Hee!
Love it all.....Terrific capture. Amy:) #962690

Dawn M. Schneider July 17, 2008

wow amy thank you so much, I have seen so many neat dragonfly shots, I tried today. the other ones had some kinda orbs no matter what I did!? #6193198

Christie R. Bielss July 18, 2008

Normally I would say "Ewww, gross" - but this is a REALLY incredible shot! The detail in it's wings is amazing! Exceptional job capturing this Dawn! It's cute as a bug! (couldn't resist!)LOL! #6194275

Dawn M. Schneider July 18, 2008

thank you christie!! this one was my favorite of the lot. like the cute as a bug!:) #6194844

Candice L. Carter July 18, 2008

Out of the three this is the best! The others are great but you should try cloning out the white circle! Again, lovely shot! #6195278

Dawn M. Schneider July 18, 2008

candice you are so silly, I will edit those out, I was hoping someone could tell me what they were!!! :) #6195901

Tammy L. Newcomb July 20, 2008

What a detailed photo... You did wonderful and I am not just saying that.

Excellent Job Dawn!! #6201474

Dawn M. Schneider July 21, 2008

of course I know your not just saying that, you never do!! thank you so much my friend!! enjoy that heat today, its a killer up her in illinois. #6206555

July 21, 2008

You have an amazing capture here. Puts my dragonfly to SHAME! Doesn't help that yours is all colorful either! #6211093

Aimee C. Eisaman July 22, 2008

An awesome capture and I can admire the work it takes after working on getting one myself! The big ones seem to never land unless they are dying or something....stood there for an hour and came away with a blah image. Got one good one of a little blue guy, but I just love how you got this one with the wings open! Bravo!!!!!! #6217887

Dawn M. Schneider July 22, 2008

i tell you what, I can never find them either, but we have ALOT of lily pads on our river and they were just swarming that day . I got some good shots of the yellow ones I will post those next. thank you so much heather and aimee!! #6218347

Irene Colling level-classic July 26, 2008

Amazing capture Dawn. The color and details are so crisp and wonderful. #6233933

Dawn M. Schneider July 26, 2008

thank you irene for such a nice compliment, now how could I improve it?
#6233949

Laura E. Swan level-classic July 26, 2008

How are people getting beautiful shots like this? We have these guys in ABUNDANCE here. All colors. All sizes. ALL SPEEDS! Ha!

They motor around our yard like they own the place, they are EVERYWHERE when we go camping or to lakes YET I CANNOT get a good shot of one. NOT EVEN ONE.

They move too fast and when they HAVE landed and ARE "resting" (for 2 seconds) they have those big eyes that see me sneaking up on them and then they buzz off. Of course they always wait until I am three seconds from clicking the shutter.

Oh...I am sorry. Was I ranting?

Dawn, this is an amazing capture. I-N-V-U. :) -Laura #6234766

M.Christine Duncan July 26, 2008

Great composition Dawn, love the way the leaves weave through the photo yet seem to center the dragonfly nicely at the same time! #6234767

Dawn M. Schneider July 26, 2008

laura, we as to the ranting you can do it anytime!! I love to hear others stories, your dragonflies are my hummingbirds. I cannot get close to the shots others have in BP!!! Ill tell you what, I have never had a chance to get close until I caught them on the river with the lilypads. try looking there, they seem to hold still awhile! thank you so much for taking the time to give such nice praises.
wow christine thank you very much for such a nice compliment. #6234803

Georgeina M. Mckinney July 28, 2008

Awesome image. The colors are amazing and I'm with Laura, I can never get a shot like this. :) #6241879

Dawn M. Schneider July 28, 2008

thank you ever so much georgenina for your kind comment and for taking the time to visit my gallery!! #6242657

August 01, 2008

A WONDERFUL MACRO!!!!

daniele #6258829

Dawn M. Schneider August 01, 2008

thank you again daniele especially for visiting my gallery! #6258996

Ulysses A. Villamin August 05, 2008

Super detailed!!! Gratz on the EP :) #6273735

Dawn M. Schneider August 06, 2008

thank you ulysses for the praise!! #6280230

Jessica Jenney August 21, 2008

Congratulations, Dawn on your beautiful finalist! #6345407

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 21, 2008

WHOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO
HUGE Congrats and best of luck in the next round! #6345733

Sue Marshall August 21, 2008

Big congrats to you Dawn on your wonderful finalist!! :-) #6346240

Michelle L. Frick August 21, 2008

Beautiful colors Dawn! Congratulations! #6346571

Stephanie Frey August 21, 2008

Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist, Dawn! #6346575

Bill Knaps August 21, 2008

Dawn congrats on your well deserved Finalist. Bill #6346898

Dawn M. Schneider August 21, 2008

Jessica-thank you so much for your praises!!
nancy I love it when you congrats me!!! thank you ever so much my friend!!
sue thanks for taking the time to let me know how you feel about this image!!
michelle thank you so much
stephanie thanks!!
bill, wow well we shall see how well deserved it is!
thank you all so much for taking time out of your day to support me!! #6346954

Debra R. Harder August 21, 2008

BIG CONGRATULATIONS, Dawn, on this OUTSTANDING finalist! Deb #6347152

Sam Britt August 21, 2008

Congratulations, Dawn. Terrific finalist! #6347186

Joannie Bertucci level-classic August 21, 2008

Love the high contrast, making the colors glow!
Congrats on a terrific finalist Dawn! #6347908

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic August 22, 2008

Big congrats, Dawn!
Smiles, Lisa #6350736

Dawn M. Schneider August 22, 2008

DEBRA:THANK YOU!!!!
SAMANTHA THANK YOU!!!
JOANNIE THANK YOU FOR LOVING IT!!
LISA THANK YOU!!

Just kidding with the caps!! everyone was using them, thank you all for your support and for liking my work. #6351176

Irene Colling level-classic August 22, 2008

Congratulations Dawn on the finalist Dawn. I knew this was a great photo.
#6352523

Wendy Moghadam August 22, 2008

Congratulations on your finalist! How did you get so close? Did you use a teleconverter on that lens? Love the clarity! #6352947

Shawn Guy August 22, 2008

Wow such an incredible photo!! Congratulations on the Finalist, very well deserved!!! #6352971

Dawn M. Schneider August 22, 2008

irene, thank you for having faith in me!!
wendy, used the 70-200 vr lens on the nikon d300 thats it for getting close, but I have to tell you I was on the edge of the river where he was sitting!
shawn, thank you so much for such high praises!! #6353391

Sharon August 24, 2008

Congratulations on your finalist!! Excellent work, well deserved!! #6358487

Derek D. Dafoe August 24, 2008

Congrats on this wonderful Finalist!! Good luck in the next round!! #6358613

Ulysses A. Villamin August 24, 2008

Gratz on the Finalist!!!

I knew this image will go a long way :)

Kudos, my friend :)
#6359298

Amy E. Schneider August 24, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
Yeah for you...great job Dawn...I liked this capture from the first moment I saw it....I'm so glad you made it this far. Way to Go!!
Amy:) #6361346

Dawn M. Schneider August 24, 2008

sharon, thank you so much for you congrats!! I appreciate you visiting my gallery
derek, thank you for the good luck and praise, we will see.
ulysses, thank you so much for your belief in my work and friendship
amy wow thank you so much amy, what wonderful things to say!! I really appreciate you taking the time to comment on this one! #6362185

Alex F. Schneider August 25, 2008

Terrific detail. I had not seen this one yet! #6364845

Dawn M. Schneider August 25, 2008

thanks kiddo, didnt make it to the winners round, but this is great. thanks #6364933

Patricia Seidler August 25, 2008

Wow . Fantastic macro! Congratulations on a well deserved FINALIST. Im on a borrowed laptop in Myrtle Beach. I hope its a WINNER! #6364940

Vincent J. DeSanto August 26, 2008

Great job Dawn, nice capture and congrtaulations on the " Finalist " award. #6370599

Dawn M. Schneider August 26, 2008

thank you patricia not this time, but thank you so much for your support
vincent thank you for visiting and for your praises!! #6370975

Renee Doyle August 26, 2008

Incredible detail and wonderful colours!!! Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Dawn! #6372606

Adam CD Caron August 27, 2008

Well im last to say it it looks like. But Congrats its a Great photo. You diserve it nice work #6379022

Dawn M. Schneider August 28, 2008

thank you renee for your nice compliments and praises!
adam thank you very much! #6380327

Jean Lechleiter September 01, 2008

Congrats. on the Finalist,Dawn. Well done!!!! #6398146

Dawn M. Schneider September 02, 2008

thank you so much jean!!!! you are so kind #6402673

September 05, 2008

Congrats Dawn, you did a awesome Job on it!! #6415976

Dawn M. Schneider September 05, 2008

christine thank you so much what a nice compliment #6416193

Ulysses A. Villamin November 27, 2008

Hey, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! GL on the 2nd round :) #6816239

Dawn M. Schneider November 28, 2008

uly I know you didnt notice, but you already congratulated me on this when I got it a few months ago. thanks again though, there wont be a second round. #6820084

Adam CD Caron November 30, 2008

Congrats Dawn cant wait to see some gold on this #6829805

Dawn M. Schneider November 30, 2008

thanks adam, I wont be getting any gold this was awhile ago. but thank you #6832012

Maria Coulson February 02, 2009

Dawn, In my opinion this should have gotten a gold. Incredible detail! #7117677

Dawn M. Schneider February 02, 2009

thank you very much maria for your kind words and support! #7117918

Gina Cormier March 13, 2009

This is awesome Dawn!! You can't suck too much if you have finalist awards!!! lol Fabulous gallery!! #7280816

Dawn M. Schneider March 13, 2009

gina you are soo funny, thank you your mini pic makes me smile everytime I see it!!!! thank you #7281263

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