Dragonflies

[mikew_RIP]

managed to get one in flight

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Camera
NIKON D7000

Focal Length
500mm

Aperture
f/7.1

Exposure
1/1250s

ISO
500​

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Well done

 

[Roy1961]

Thanks Mike

 

[Scott Murray]

My efforts at a dragon fly today.

Both uncropped using my Tamron 90mm Macro and Raynox DCR-250 closeup lens.

Untitled by Scott H Murray, on Flickr

Untitled by Scott H Murray, on Flickr

 

[Scott Murray]

managed to get one in flight

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Nicely done, not an easy task

 

[Roy1961]

Thanks Scott, just lucky

 

[Marilynne]

 

[Roy1961]

nice Marilynne

 

[Roy1961]

nice Scott, how close did you get? at the moment they are getting spooked real easy, anywhere from 6 to 12 feet is what i am getting.

 

[Scott Murray]

nice Scott, how close did you get? at the moment they are getting spooked real easy, anywhere from 6 to 12 feet is what i am getting.

I was about an inch away from it with the front of my lens

 

[Marilynne]

nice Marilynne

Thanks Roy.

 

[Tom Grove]

 

[Roy1961]

nice [MENTION=25730]Tom Grove[/MENTION], how did the flying one turn out?

 

[Tom Grove]

nice @Tom Grove, how did the flying one turn out?

It was ok... but a bit blurry. Those buggers are tough to get while flying.

 

[mikew_RIP]

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150-600 :d

 

[Tom Grove]

150-600 :d

Yessir! I love that lens!

 

[Scott Murray]

I managed to capture this fast sucker this evening.

 

[Marilynne]

 

[Marilynne]

Highly cropped - had the 18-200mm on

 

[Marilynne]

Hangin' on!

 

[Marilynne]