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Captured this close-up in low light so the image may be a little grainy due to the higher ISO. But in order to get as clear shot as possible hand held I needed a higher shutter speed. The rule being shutter speed should match focal length and above...hence 300mm a shutter of 1/300 or more. The F-stop being around F8. Also with close ups camera shake is real prevalent hand held.
The Spatter filter.
Can work wonders.
Used the Lasso Tool to create a selection of the dragonfly and plant.. Copied into another Layer on top.
Applied the Spatter filter to the Layer below with the following settings used: Spray Radius 15 .. Smoothness 1
A lil' cleanup with the Eraser Tool (Soft Brush) on this Layer in and around the edges of the dragonfly and plant.. and done.
All told.. a couple of minutes.. spend a little more time (on both; the Selection and playing around with the Spatter filter settings) and you can refine the results. As I just noticed some 'Spatter' residual spray at the outside of the right-hand wing.
That said..
You got some very nice detail on the eyes and elsewhere. And for a handheld shot (not trying to be dismissive here of your efforts)?
Well done.
And, but of course.. thanks for sharing this one with us.