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Dragonflies in flight.

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Green Darner

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



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Red Saddlebags

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

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Green Darner

Canon EOS 1D Mark II N + 400/5.6
1/1250s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso400
Handheld.
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:smt119 There is nothing I can say Jody...I am speechless :shock:
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Yup, thats a gem. Good one.

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Hi ya' Jody, :D

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 :!: :D
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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. :D

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Absolutely stunning. What amazing shots!
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Jody, always excellent images and these are not exception. Beautiful capture.
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Truly great pictures and a good advertisement for telephoto lenses!

Do you recommend that I buy one? :)

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beetleman wrote::smt119 There is nothing I can say Jody...I am speechless :shock:
:D Thanks Doug! :)
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Gordon C. Snelling wrote:Yup, thats a gem. Good one.
Thank you Gordon. :)
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twebster wrote:Hi ya' Jody, :D

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 :!: :D
Thanks for the kind comments and the ID's! :)
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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. :D
:D Thanks Ken. :)
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paul wrote:Absolutely stunning. What amazing shots!
Thanks Paul! :)
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salden wrote:Jody, always excellent images and these are not exception. Beautiful capture.
Thank you Sue, very nice of you to say. :)
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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! :)
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