Damselfly glaring at me!, by ryme-intrinseca
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Rounding off another week is ryme-intrinseca - our featured photographer on the DPNow Picture of the Day this Friday, whose real name is Becky. To get one thing out of the way to start with, and before you ask, 'Ryme Intrinseca' is the name of an old village in the county of Dorset, England. It was discussed on the forum a while back. Beck was experimenting with some insect macro photography and this shot was very nearly deleted because Beck was disappointed with the level of depth of field. Thankfully, she had second thoughts and, ironically, it's the shallow 'dof' that makes this image so appealing. For a start the (I think!) damsel fly is facing the camera head-on, as if it is purposely staring at the viewer. Secondly, the blurred background and wings accentuate the head and those big eyes. As insect shots go, this is different and dramatic. The natural green of the background is a nice contrast to the turquoise hue of the damsel fly as well.
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