Dragon...fly WC420

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted February 22, 201094 views9 comments

Female Sympetrum Fonscolombii from last summer.

Thanks for looking.

D&L

Canon 40D, Sigma 150macro, 1/80sec, f/6.3, ISO400, tripod, natural light

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on February 22, 2010 at 5:43 PM

Ciao!
Nice shot, I like it very much.
Why didn't you post a larger image?
Mauro

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on February 22, 2010 at 6:17 PM

Beautiful, so delicate, well done

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Comment posted by mark cillo on February 22, 2010 at 7:21 PM

Very nice! I love the head turn and comp!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 23, 2010 at 4:56 AM

Excellent, great focus and nice wing blur!

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 23, 2010 at 6:40 PM

I like the great pose, the tilted head and the great 'perch'.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 26, 2010 at 8:54 PM

Sweet shot. A live shot or a refrigerated insect posed on the grass stem?

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on February 27, 2010 at 4:35 AM

Great composition with excellent details.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on February 27, 2010 at 4:34 PM

Wonderful capture, D&L.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on February 28, 2010 at 2:40 PM

Thank you all for the very kind comments.

D&L

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