Blue-Eyed Three-Quarters [Explore 2017-11-07]

Same individual as this previous shot.

 

I was chasing Autumn Meadowhawk dragonflies in the fallen leaves near a pond at the Montreal Botanical Garden, when I unexpectedly came across this Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener) damselfly! It's one of my favorite species, and this individual was calm and fairly cooperative.

 

Usual suspects: Pentax D-FA 100mm F/2.8 WR Macro plus Raynox DCR-250, with off-camera diffused Godox V850ii flash. Six-frame handheld focus stack with EXIF from the first frame. ~20MP free crop to roughly 16:10 apect ratio.

 

UPDATE: Explored for Nov 7th, at #54! One of my highest Explore rankings! (And sitting at #65 as I type this.)

 

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