Dragonflies and Damselflies
- Thread starter AlanF
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Some more.
Sandy water BG makes the look much smoother (and the job for the AF easier, very pleased with the AF performance).
I know, I have a hot pixel in the first photo. Didn't have the passion to repair that in pp.
Did run the sensor auto analysis afterwards. Hope, it is gone now.
R6m2, RF100-500L+Ext. @420, f/11, 1/4000, ISO3200
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I managed to get pretty close to one this morning:
R7 + RF100L
In another location a lot of dragonflies (a dozen!) were present, but kept to the other side of the creek:
R7 + 100-500L
R7 + RF100L
In another location a lot of dragonflies (a dozen!) were present, but kept to the other side of the creek:
R7 + 100-500L
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Really nice!
At my place it is not yet time for the migrant hawkers. Interesting and nice to see that they're already flying in the Netherlands
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I proudly present my number 16 dragonfly species (+12 damselfies) at my local hunting grounds - but not at my ponds nearby:
A southern skimmer (orthetrum brunneum)
R6m2, 100-500+ext. @700mm, f/16, 1/1000, ISO1250
A southern skimmer (orthetrum brunneum)
R6m2, 100-500+ext. @700mm, f/16, 1/1000, ISO1250
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Aaaaand *drum roll* - also from yesterday - , my #17 dragonfly species, making it an overall of 29 (!) dragons and damsels within a few square kilometres:
A green snaketail (ophiogomphus cecilia), an endangered species in Bavaria
R6m2, 100-500+ext. @700mm
The last two show the trade of DOF versus high ISO loss in the details
f/11, 1/1000, ISO1000
f/11, 1/1000, ISO1600
f/11, 1/1000, ISO2500
f/22, 1/640, ISO6400
A green snaketail (ophiogomphus cecilia), an endangered species in Bavaria
R6m2, 100-500+ext. @700mm
The last two show the trade of DOF versus high ISO loss in the details
f/11, 1/1000, ISO1000
f/11, 1/1000, ISO1600
f/11, 1/1000, ISO2500
f/22, 1/640, ISO6400
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Thanks, Alan!
Now I'll start searching for whitefaces (leucorrhinia).
I've been told that some are living in our forests.
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This male winter damselfly was really nice and posed long enough for me to get the perfect angle and distance.
R6m2, 100-500 @500mm+crop, f/16, 1/500, ISO1000
R6m2, 100-500 @500mm+crop, f/16, 1/500, ISO1000
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After shooting my first damselfly of the morning yesterday, I decided that I wanted to avoid shots with folded wings for the rest of the session, which turns out to be harder than I expected
R*+100-500L:
First shot:
Almost, but not quite folded:
The angles almost made a 90 degree composition:
Switching to the R7+RF100L
Folded, but with a new-to-me perspective:
Bingo:
The overcast weather made me very happy with DxO PR4!
R*+100-500L:
First shot:
Almost, but not quite folded:
The angles almost made a 90 degree composition:
Switching to the R7+RF100L
Folded, but with a new-to-me perspective:
Bingo:
The overcast weather made me very happy with DxO PR4!
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I mentioned that the dragonflies were on the 'wrong' side of the creek, the people running the allotment gardens and food forest there invited me over to take pictures. I saw a number of different species, but as always, the most docile one was the usual suspect:
R7 + RF100L
R7 + RF100L
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