Dragonflies in flight.

Jody Melanson · Post by **Jody Melanson** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:21 pm

Green Darner

Canon EOS 1D Mark II N + 400/5.6
1/1000s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso400
Handheld.

Red Saddlebags

Canon EOS 1D Mark II N + 400/5.6
1/1000s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso400
Handheld.

Green Darner

Canon EOS 1D Mark II N + 400/5.6
1/1250s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso400
Handheld.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:05 pm

There is nothing I can say Jody...I am speechless

Gordon C. Snelling · Post by **Gordon C. Snelling** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:23 pm

Yup, thats a gem. Good one.

twebster · Post by **twebster** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:42 pm

Hi ya' Jody,

Great flight shots

The dragonfly in the middle is a Red Saddlebags, Tramea_onusta. The bottom dragonfly is another Green Darner. The wing venation between the top one and bottom one is nearly identical. Dragonflies can change appearances quite a bit as they mature.

Nice images

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:57 am

Well I know little about dragonflies but these are excellent shots. These guys remind me of the old bombers of WWII against that blue sky.

paul · Post by **paul** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:23 am

Absolutely stunning. What amazing shots!

salden · Post by **salden** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:45 am

Jody, always excellent images and these are not exception. Beautiful capture.

Wim van Egmond · Post by **Wim van Egmond** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:18 am

Truly great pictures and a good advertisement for telephoto lenses!

Do you recommend that I buy one?

Wim

Jody Melanson · Post by **Jody Melanson** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:53 pm

beetleman wrote: There is nothing I can say Jody...I am speechless

Thanks Doug!

Jody Melanson · Post by **Jody Melanson** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:54 pm

Gordon C. Snelling wrote:Yup, thats a gem. Good one.

Thank you Gordon.

Jody Melanson · Post by **Jody Melanson** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:54 pm

twebster wrote:Hi ya' Jody,

Great flight shots The dragonfly in the middle is a Red Saddlebags, Tramea_onusta. The bottom dragonfly is another Green Darner. The wing venation between the top one and bottom one is nearly identical. Dragonflies can change appearances quite a bit as they mature.

Nice images

Thanks for the kind comments and the ID's!

Jody Melanson · Post by **Jody Melanson** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:55 pm

Ken Ramos wrote:Well I know little about dragonflies but these are excellent shots. These guys remind me of the old bombers of WWII against that blue sky.

Thanks Ken.

Jody Melanson · Post by **Jody Melanson** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:56 pm

paul wrote:Absolutely stunning. What amazing shots!

Thanks Paul!

Jody Melanson · Post by **Jody Melanson** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:56 pm

salden wrote:Jody, always excellent images and these are not exception. Beautiful capture.

Thank you Sue, very nice of you to say.

Jody Melanson · Post by **Jody Melanson** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:57 pm

Wim van Egmond wrote:Truly great pictures and a good advertisement for telephoto lenses!

Do you recommend that I buy one?

Wim

Highly recommend.

Thanks Wim!