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Four Spotted Chaser

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Posted by Lee Newman on May 9, 2009 at 4:28 PM
Four Spotted Chaser
Taken today at my local nature reserve in bright but windy conditions. It stayed in this spot for over half an hour soaking up the sun. Thanks for the I.D Shep.

Canon 20D, 70-300mm at 220mm, F11, 1/200th, ISO 200, -2/3exp,Full Frame, Hand Held.

My first half decent close up image.


All comments welcome.

Lee
Posted by Guy Rogers on May 9, 2009 at 7:11 PM
Hello Lea.

Its a nice capture of the Four Spotted Chaser in its enviroment.

For me I think it would be stronger if cropped to a Horizontal format.

Good start to the dragonfly season.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Andy Astbury on May 10, 2009 at 3:54 AM
Cracking shot considering the techs and gear Lea :wavey:

If you switch to a long macro lens you'll get more control over the look of the background - smoother and less distracting.

Not got a single one out here yet - unless I've gone dragon-blind already, which I suppose isn't beyond the realms of possibility :biggrin:

Nice PoV and well exposed - nice one :wavey:
Posted by Austin Thomas on May 10, 2009 at 4:45 AM
Nicely done Lee, especially on a windy day.

Cheers

Austin
Posted by Andy Shepherd on May 10, 2009 at 5:52 AM


Nice shot mate, good colours and exposure, next time we'll target some damsels and dragons and you can use the sigma 150mm macro, speak soon.

Shep...
Posted by Malcolm Muir on May 10, 2009 at 12:56 PM
Lovely shot with great dof. It's amazing just how far ahead things are "down south" - even in Yorkshire! We've just had a week of freezing gales and snow showers with not an insect stirring.

Malcolm :toast: :toast:
Posted by Fran French on May 10, 2009 at 5:35 PM
Yes we do seem to be lucky here in the south, loads around today in the sunshine. Nice one Lee.

Fran :toast: :toast:
Posted by Lee Newman on May 10, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Thanks for the comments everyone :toast:
Hope your weather improves soon Malcolm :smile:

Lee
Posted by Matt Cole on May 11, 2009 at 2:39 AM
a nice shot Lee in not the easiest of conditions for shooting dragonflies. I've yet to see one around my patch, I'm hoping they're just a bit late.

Matt