Banded Darter

Hi Guys,

Here's a (for our regions) scarce Dragonfly i came across this week.
Glad i got to find both male and female of the species and here's a shot of the female.

Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/320 sec
Aperture: F 10
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: + 1/3
Flash:yes: Canon MT 24EX with custom made raiser & Gary Fong Puffer Diffusers
Flash exposure compensation: -1 2/3
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 160
Lens: Canon 200mm F2.8 + 36mm Extension Tube
Focal length: 195mm
AF mode: Manual Focus
Handheld
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/My own mix-Sharpening
Bibble Pro / Adobe Photoshop CS5

Interesting to see, Jeroen. As far as I am aware this species is unknown in the UK. Am I right in assuming that it is Sympetrum pedemontanum ? Unfortunately, most ID guides in the UK don't give it an English name. As for the photo itself, I like the backlighting effect, but do think that a portrait format would have suited the subject better.

David

Beautiful lighting Jeroen and I love the pose/composition,wonderful photo, nice to see you back

Hi Guys,

Thanks for your comments!
To David: You are right about the latin name it is; Sympetrum pedemontanum and it is quite scarce over here too but i know some hotspots where i can find around 100 of them together..

I will try to post the male of the species later on this week..

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Nice image Jeroen

Nice shot Jeroen but looks a little soft.

Dale

Looks good to me Jeroen, a different angle and composition which is refreshing. Good eye contact and in focus where it counts