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Halloween Pennant (f) #2
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Halloween Pennant (f) #2

by Mark Seaver

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 28, 2016276 views3 comments
Here's another view of this Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina )female.  She hung out in the field next door for 4 days and then disappeared.  (7D2, 180mm macro, 1/800s, f/8, iso 800, tripod)

Oh yeah, I forgot...If you look carefully you'll see that she has a deformed leg.  I'm assuming that the little basket sticking to the grass, helps her compensate for that by letting her store some of her catches...frown

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on July 28, 2016 at 9:31 PM
Another beautiful capture of this striking DF, Mark. Love the amazing detail in the head and thorax. The wings have a nice sense of motion. Fine image. devil
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 29, 2016 at 6:18 PM
Mark: This is spectacular IMO. Love your DOF choice and your plane of focus management. Superbly crafted image.>=))>
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Comment posted by Yun Gao on July 30, 2016 at 4:01 PM

Gorgeous specimen and great capture, Mark. I like the beautiful colors in the dragonfly and the dark background. Keep some to post in Halloween week.cool

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