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Four-Spotted Skimmer

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 21, 2012176 views8 comments

Taken in sunlight. Canon 7D,Canon 70-300 f4.5-5.6 (@300), 1/1600sec,f10,ISO 800.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 21, 2012 at 8:48 PM

The lights direction was in your favor Roger, the DF's nicely lit.
Perhaps your best flight shot of the DF without a perch in sight

Great DOF, I especially like the near wing details - Hard to freeze the wings so well in most cases.
Nice work

PS - Yes, my walls are covered with 25-30 framed prints BTW - All the left over stuff that never sold

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Comment posted by John Tobias on July 22, 2012 at 8:06 AM

Very fine DF in flight photo. You must have good skills to have taken this one!! Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on July 22, 2012 at 10:49 AM

Gorgeous shot. Captured in mid-flight.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on July 22, 2012 at 12:50 PM

Roger,
Another amazing capture, what is your secret?

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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 22, 2012 at 4:26 PM

I imaging this takes lots of skill, practice, patience, and images, but you certainly nailed the one perfectly, Roger. The DF is perfectly positioned in the frame and amazingly sharp, and the BG is very complementary. Well done.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 22, 2012 at 11:13 PM

Terrific capture. You certainly had the dof, timing and light down perfectly on this. Very nicely done

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on July 24, 2012 at 10:29 AM

Thank you, everyone. Mike, no secret - It's persistence & luck.

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Comment posted by Bunn Martin on July 25, 2012 at 9:40 AM

Wow. You certainly have fast reflexes.

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