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The first dragonfly of this species..

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Posted by David Taylor on July 23, 2009 at 5:38 PM
The first dragonfly of this species..
..in my garden. ID if possible please. And the first dragonfly of any kind for at least 5 years. Just got home from work today and managed to get one shot before it flew off.

Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50 EX macro lens
Sigma ring flash
Hand held
F16
1/200s
ISO50
Manual focus
RAW adjustment in
SPP3.5
Cropped and retouched in PS Elements 5
Framed with Xara Xtreme Pro 5

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Posted by Maggie Campbell on July 23, 2009 at 6:02 PM
Looks like a Southern Hawker to me. Believe it or not I had one of these in my bedroom last Summer! Nice shot :wavey:
Posted by David Taylor on July 23, 2009 at 7:15 PM
Thanks Maggie. I hope it didn't disturb your slumbers, they are quite large aren't they? :smile: :smile:

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Posted by Craig Jones on July 23, 2009 at 7:33 PM
Great detail and colours, very nice David :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Matt Cole on July 24, 2009 at 2:45 AM
yes, a Southern Hawker and a nice visitor to your garden David. I've yet to see one this year.

Matt
Posted by Tom Smit on July 24, 2009 at 4:18 AM
Great shot for a once chance.
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Posted by Rene de Heer on July 24, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Very nice image, love the surroundings.
Rene de Heer