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He was a wonderful subject. He stayed still for about 15 minutes which is unusual for a Dragonfly in the middle of the day. The best time to photograph them is early morning when the Summer starts to get cooler.
The Black Darter is Britain’s smallest resident dragonfly and one of the few that thrives in acidic bogs and heathlands. Males are mostly black with striking yellow side markings, while females are yellowish-brown with dark patterns. They are often seen basking on heather or rushes and fly late in the season, mainly from July to October.
The Black Darter is Britain’s smallest resident dragonfly and one of the few that thrives in acidic bogs and heathlands. Males are mostly black with striking yellow side markings, while females are yellowish-brown with dark patterns. They are often seen basking on heather or rushes and fly late in the season, mainly from July to October.
For whatever reason there are so many dragonflies this Summer, we're tripping over them whenever we're in the gardens. Everywhere you point the camera they seem to pop into the frame....and pose. It's interesting that so many of you, from all over the world, have found a similar situation. Last year there were relatively few dragonflies but tons of butterflies. I wonder what global mechanism is it that regulates them? :)
"Images of broken light,
which dance before me like a million eyes,
They call me on and on across the Universe."
The Beatles
Across The Universe
Dragonfly photographed with a Canon 400D SLR + Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens + Twin Lite MT-24EX flash.
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This species is a Banded Flutterer Dragonfly. The photo was taken at the Mackay Botanic Gardens in Queensland, Australia. The camera was a Canon 400D SLR with a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens.
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Macrophotography still holds a special place for me. It's how I returned to photography after a long absence.
Just had to love how hairy this little fellow was :)
Photo of a dragonfly taken with a Canon 400D SLR and a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens.
The Auto-focus of the Nikon D800 worked perfectly fine.it locked on the eyes of the insect with precision using live view, (hand-held) though it doesn't have Eye af.