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Dragonfly 2 Species

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 14, 2013168 views13 comments

Canon7D,Canon70-300lens @ 300mm,ISO500,f7.1. Afternoon sun.Approx 70% 0f original, crop top & both sides.
Dragonflies were the only animals with which I have had luck this summer.For the first time I was able to shoot interaction between different species, mostly 2 species but also a few 3 species shots. Blue dasher & Eastern Pondhawk.

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13 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on August 14, 2013 at 10:34 PM

Outstanding, Roger. You really nailed this one. Excellent detail in both DFs, and a beautiful bg. Only nit is the clipped wings at the bottom, but this is nevertheless exceptional, IMO.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 14, 2013 at 11:09 PM

Roger - I dont know how you do this time and again !. To be able to freeze these things in flight itself is a huge accomplishment. Clipped wing is a small price to pay. This is outstanding in my opinion.

I answered your question on my Damselfly post in my post itself.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 15, 2013 at 6:57 AM

Marvellously captured, Roger ! Would be interested to know what your shutter speed was for this shot. The detail and colours are eye catching in the extreme.

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on August 15, 2013 at 8:00 AM

Thanks, everyone. Ian, my range of speeds is 1/1600 - 1/3200sec depending on light. I try not to change aperture, but may close it up to f9 in very bright sunlight.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 15, 2013 at 8:58 AM

The clipped wings bottom don't bother me Roger, the unique action carries the image..
Great details & BG - Well done!!

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Comment posted by Roberto Facchini on August 15, 2013 at 11:17 AM

Great capture. Very beautiful colors and details.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on August 15, 2013 at 2:04 PM

Excellent capture, Roger! I especially like the pose of the lower df and the slight motion blur of the wings on the upper df. Beautiful color, detail, and bg.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 15, 2013 at 4:40 PM

Had to be a fast shutter speed and quick hands. Marvelous!

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on August 18, 2013 at 12:30 AM

Amazing shot. Two dragonflies in one frame, and one of them is flying! Fantastic.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 21, 2013 at 10:23 PM

Exceptional capture - terrific!
Congrats n the WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on August 21, 2013 at 11:09 PM

Another wonderful flight shot, Roger. Congratulations on a well deserved WP!

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on August 25, 2013 at 1:39 PM

Two Cool Roger,
Congrats on the WP . . .

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on September 20, 2013 at 1:38 PM

Thanks, everyone.

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