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Green Darners egg laying
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Green Darners egg laying

by Mark Seaver

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 22, 201819,614 views6 comments
Here's another, somewhat experimental shot.  I was trying to shoot the dragonflies around a nice pond, when I noticed several pairs of Green Darner's flying in tandem and occasionally setting down to deposit some eggs.  They almost always landed in heavily vegetated areas, so there was no such thing as a clean shot, plus they were very wary and flew quickly even if I tried to approach very slowly.  In this case, I could get both the dfs and their reflection along with "some" vegetation.  (7D2, 100-400 f4.5-5.6 IS II @ 400 mm, 1/200s, f/8, iso 200, tripod)

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6 comments
Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on August 22, 2018 at 8:44 PM
Experimental success. The clarity and detail make this a treat to view. Large image a must.
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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on August 23, 2018 at 6:27 AM
Fantastic details Mark...fine behavior image. I manage to see a lot of df ...how ever getting a such a behavior image is difficult.

Balan Vinod
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Comment posted by scott lanz on August 23, 2018 at 2:25 PM
Great species behavioral shot, Mark. Kudos. devil 
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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on August 23, 2018 at 8:12 PM
Pretty cool, Mark. As a frequent user of that lens, this is a good illustration of how critical DOF can be at 400 mm. You did a pretty good job getting them in uncluttered surroundings. And as an option you could crop out the grass at RHS and get the DF's out of the center, which I think it would work better.
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 25, 2018 at 11:41 AM
Success with a difficult shot. Bill's suggestion I agree with; however, I think this is pretty good as is, especially as it is probably full frame.
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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on August 25, 2018 at 12:40 PM
This is really a great shot, Mark. The detail is awesome, and the reflections just adds to it.  Nicely done. 
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