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Doomed

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 15, 2013295 views10 comments

Just back from 3 weeks visiting relatives all across the US - Kansas, OK, VA, Washington, then a week in Florida with my parents. On the way back, I took part in the 4-day NANPA summit in Laredo, TX.
Hardly any birds around, since the rains grew food and critters for eating and birds/raptors were not concentrated at known ponds.
BUT - lots of dragon flies and macro stuff.

This unfortunate dragonfly was chasing a bug and ended up in the water. It was only a few seconds before the turtle came up for a free lunch.

2013:10:11 08:33:43
500mm
1/320 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 320
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO1+2
Flash: Off
Very large crop
Hand-held

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on October 15, 2013 at 6:34 PM

Gotta say, Sandy, I am impressed with this image. Handheld 500 at 320 w/ large crop, and the detail is still excellent. I like the comp a lot with the positions/angles of both the DF and turtle in the frame. I also like the perspective - the dragonfly looks enormous. All in all, an excellent capture of this serendipitous moment.

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on October 15, 2013 at 7:04 PM

What a great capture! As always, your nature images are fantastic.

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Comment posted by John Clulow on October 16, 2013 at 12:18 PM

I love the existential message of this; the chain of cause-and-effect you captured; and how in this moment one creature appears to be "doomed". And yet, if your image were a movie of much longer duration, then an even much more interesting impression would emerge, as it does in my imagination, occasioned by your momentary capture.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on October 16, 2013 at 9:46 PM

Got to admit I was so interested in the dragonfly I almost missed the turtle coming up from behind. Great nature shot! thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 17, 2013 at 3:26 PM

Quite a moment to have caught, Sandy ! And beautifully and skilfully done with excellent detail and a fine composition.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 18, 2013 at 12:06 PM

Wow, very cool capture Sandy..
Love this!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 18, 2013 at 11:01 PM

this is awesome, Sandy!

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on October 20, 2013 at 2:25 PM

Amazing shot, Sandy. For a moment I thought this was frog - we do not have turtles up here. Details holding up very well despite the "very large crop".

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on October 20, 2013 at 4:03 PM

Great wildlife action image, Sandy! The turtle had a lucky day!

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on October 27, 2013 at 1:48 AM

Great shot, great story. Nice one Sandy

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