Great shots - your current gear is up at least 2 stars above the older
- superb rendition.
Amitiés
Philippe
Le 5 mai 13 à 07:00, Moose a écrit :
> 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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