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An Emperor (I think)

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Posted by Colin Pickett on June 26, 2006 at 4:58 PM
An Emperor (I think)
I went out at the weekend to get some shots of Reed Warblers and this Dragonfly kept coming into shot, took lots of shots and this one was one of the sharpest.

D2x 600AFS 1/640 @ F5/6 ISO200 -0.7 EV
Posted by Rene de Heer on June 26, 2006 at 5:00 PM
Lovely image Colin!
Rene de Heer
Posted by stewart canham on June 26, 2006 at 5:05 PM
Great shot Colin, and yes it is an Emperor......................
Posted by Alison on June 26, 2006 at 6:54 PM
Wow, fantastic shot, I can never catch them in flight, well done.

Alison
Posted by Tim Munsey on June 27, 2006 at 3:13 AM
Impressive to catch one with a 600mm, patience is rewarding. Great shot fit for an emperor.

:toast: :toast: :toast:

Tim
Posted by Clive_S on June 27, 2006 at 3:21 AM
Very skilful tracking with a 600! A superb result too. :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on June 27, 2006 at 3:26 AM
Well caught - nice image!

David :toast:
Posted by PhilH on June 27, 2006 at 4:09 AM
Nicely done Colin, yes an Emperor, you are the first this year :biggrin:

:toast: :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on June 27, 2006 at 5:40 AM
Nice one :toast:
Posted by Larry Corbett on June 27, 2006 at 6:14 AM
Superb :toast:
Posted by Philip Kirkham on June 27, 2006 at 8:29 AM
Great catch Colin, very well done.
Best wishes
Phil :toast: :toast:
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on June 27, 2006 at 2:24 PM
Hi Colin,well done very nice image,you beat me to it,my favorite subject :toast: :toast:

Barrie
Posted by Sean Bolton on June 27, 2006 at 5:41 PM
Hi Colin

A great flight shot, never thought of trying to photograph these blighters in flight, must be very difficult. Well caught. :toast:

cheers

Sean