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Male Calico Pennant
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Male Calico Pennant

by Jim Zablotny

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted January 4, 2013149 views6 comments
I found this male calico pennant last Summer resting before dusk. (Pentax K10d, 300mm f4 DA*, 32mm extension, Natural Light). High wind gusts prevented me from stopping down beyond f8..................Jim

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6 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 4, 2013 at 7:21 PM
F/8 certainly got everything important. Lovely detail and subject! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on January 4, 2013 at 9:06 PM
Excellent image, Jim. Really a good pose (this is like an optical illusion - the body is perpendicular to to view, but the wings are closer to parallel). The detail is excellent and the bg couldn't be better. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by David E Lester on January 4, 2013 at 9:11 PM
Excellent image!!
Registered on March 24, 2010, 155 Posts, 793 Comments
Comment posted by Roberto Facchini on January 6, 2013 at 6:48 AM
Nice picture. Excellent detail. Also interesting is the dry plant on which it is resting the dragonfly.
Registered on November 15, 2012, 35 Posts, 202 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on January 9, 2013 at 3:56 PM
Fantastic shot! Very nice balanced comp in this. The colors of the insect and the stem contrast so nicely with that great blurred background. Good details in the insect and the interesting dried flower. Great capture, Jim. :smile:
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on January 9, 2013 at 10:36 PM
Thank you for all of your comments. These were very common, almost abundant last Summer and I was lucky to snag this one on that particular day. .......Jim :wavey:
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments