Trying Hard to Do Macro on the Red Dragonfly

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Authored by @iTravelRox

Hi everyone! This is my first entry for Amazing Nature. I found a red dragonfly outside of the house and thought I could take some photos. This is best to have a macro lens which I never had.

After taking a bath, I saw this red dragonfly in our yard. It's a mix of macro settings and manual shots. I used Adobe Lightroom to edit and adjust the brightness.

Two of my best shots, I think

As a newbie in photography, for me, these two shots were my best. Originally, these photos were underexposed. I just went to Adobe Lightroom to adjust the brightness. And voila! I am surprised by the outcome. I got a detailed look at the red dragonfly.

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Not-so-good shots

I was using my 18-55 mm kit lens so I wasn't lucky on taking nice photos on insects.

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Out of focus on the eyes

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The focus was more on the wings which was not the intention.

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Under the shadow.

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I liked this more because the eyes were a little bit focused.

You can check the others photos on Flickr.

Roxanne Tamayo - www.itravelrox.com

Welcome to iTravelRox! Roxanne Tamayo is a Cebuana who is a traveler. Now a mom of 2 kids and a wife. She is a travel blogger and a digital nomad. As a Virtual Assistant, she does a lot of things like content writing, WordPress web design, WP updates and maintenance, graphic design, and photo editing. She is into wedding photography, as well.

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Gosh, red dragonfly is so pretty . Love the first two shot, the way you captured it is so clear ba 🤩

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Yes, masasabi kong 2 lucky shots ko to. Hehe!

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What a beautiful dragonfly and nice shots you got.

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Never did a shot like this..ang hirap kaya habulin ng flying insects 😂 !PIZZA

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Hahaha! Buti na lang nakatambay lang yong red dragonfly.

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Neat close up of a cool looking dragonfly.

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Hehe. Thanks. I'm surprised by how clear to see the dragonfly on a camera. Never seen how detailed it is.

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Yes it was neat to see it's eyes. I'll have to try that sometime with a friendly insect. Not sure how it will turn out with my smart phone though.

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If you have a nice phone like SAmsung Galaxy and iPhone, the latest models, you can get some nice shots. I just can't afford a new smartphone right now. Hehe!

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I hear that I got kind of a middle of the pack phone. Motorola One 5G UW Ace. I don't have much editing tools either. Just the freebies tools I use.

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Try to check if your phone can do macro shots. I am not familiar with Motorla.

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Just found macro option, hehe. But I can't blow up while taking though. Can after editing. Does that sound right?

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