Dragonflies

Below are some macro shots of dragonflies from the last weekend. If you are very close to the subject  it’s important to shoot with a big enough depth of field (DOF). One way to increase the DOF is to shoot with a high f-stop. I used f/8 and  f/9 this time. Unfortunately if you use a high f-stop value your exposure time also increases, so make sure there is enough light for a sharp image.

Recently I found a online DOF calculator and there are even tools for your iPhone and iPod-touch to calculate the correct values when you are in the field!

f/8, 1/800 s, 100mm

f/9, 1/200 s, 100mm

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