Wow! Those are great! And I have never seen a dragon fly with other
than transparent wings.
Chuck Norcutt
On 5/5/2013 1:00 AM, Moose wrote:
> Three years ago, we drove down along the Klamath River. It was less scenic
> that we had imagined overall. One highlight
> was the dragonflies. In addition to the various sizes (some damsel files?) in
> blue and red, with almost transparent
> wings, that are common near home, there were some rather fancier ones, with
> light and dark patches on their wings that
> gave a wonderful look when flying.
>
> Without spending hours, and with a deadline at the end of a long, windy,
> mountain road, I wasn't able to get images of
> them that pleased me. They alight for more than a second or two seldom and
> rather far away. I did get a couple of shots
> at least good enough to aid in identification, or at least prove I saw them.
> :-)
>
> This is as good as I could do with 5D and 300 mm lens.
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=5052>
>
> Then a week ago, armed with 2x the magnification, I finally got shots I like.
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=5054>
>
> And <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=5056>
>
> Size, wing markings and body configuration all very much like the Klamath
> ones, but perhaps the yellow markings on the
> side of the abdomen mean they are a different species?
>
> Even poorer shot than the first one is this species.
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=5050> Quite wonderful
> to watch flying, as the black patches appear almost to be suspended lines,
> separate from the body. Getting a better shot
> will have to await another time.
>
> Entomophotogist Moose
>
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