My first real dragonfly!! by kimariehere

Photography • Animals • posted on Jul 10, 2006

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Hello all!! Taken a few days ago . My first dragonfly!! yeaaa ! ( I have one that looks like a little like one in black and white in my gallery called wings in light but thats actually a moth of some sort ) So this little red guy with an attitude (LOL) was my first dragonfly here and so, I did my best to get a macro of him. This is cropped just barly . I was that close ( I was two -three inches away ). Problem was it was quite windy and the leaf was blowing and he was riding that leaf and holding on determined ! THe little red guy seemed to stare at me curiously and intently !! lol... SO , to try and keep him and the leaf he was on still (so I could begin to focus on the macro ) I held on to the swaying leaf he was on and then tryed to shoot with my other hand (which I discovered is quite hard - doing a macro to hold the came with one hand and steady it without a trypod on a windy day haha ) without scaring him away . I think his wings were moving in the shot though so couldnt get them like I had wanted. SO this was the best I could do for the first time . I took a few other shots from above looking down on the wings and backside that was perfectly focused and clear but like this angle from a lower profile position better..!! Taken with my little nikon 7900 pocket cam that really does goes with me everywhere in my pocket lol!! hope its ok...for a first try at one anyways... Thanks for all your time and comments! Love to you all! ((( Big hugs ))) ♥ ~ Kimmers ! :O) ! :O)

Comments (83)

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Mondwin

1:23AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

Really a spectacoular Dragon!!!!Sooooo beautiful!!!Brava as usual my Dear Kimmers!!!!V:DDD.Hugsxx

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short_ribs

1:23AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

For a first dragonfly or a hundredth one this is excellent!!! :) The conditions you describe sure are challengin when taking macros lol :P Excellent work and thanks for sharing! :)

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Punaguy

1:32AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

Dang Kimmie, this is one your very best macro's...beautiful specimen here and you caught him dead on...What a beauty! The green background really complimenst this dragon flys red color...Hats off to you Girl...Str8 to Favs for this guy..Maika'i!! Aloha to you!

gwfa

1:34AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

excellently done - doesn't look like a first try - although: the perspective doesn't do complete justice to the wings, which wasn't that bad if the eyes were sharper (not the feet); but to get this you really need time and thousand trials...compliments...

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acquilon

1:40AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

fantastic pic from a fantastic girl

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brycek

1:40AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

Magnificent shot Kim..beautiful colors and wings!!

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2Loose2Trek

1:40AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

Spectacular shot Kimmers. Outstanding work. :-)

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anitalee

1:41AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

Stunning image!! I love dragonflies, wish I could get that close to get a shot like that. Great work

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girsempa

2:03AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

As if you really wanted to convince me that you can do more with your little camera than me with the 'big one'... LOL. Need I say more? You sure convinced me, alright...

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Blush

2:15AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

Super shot sis Never saw a dragonfly this color before... Awesome...you find the neatest things to get pics of:) Hugs Susan~

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sharky_

2:27AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

Excellent capture my friend. Congrats. Aloha

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slawa

2:38AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

Just like Blush said, i have never seen an orange dragonfly :) This is really good macro!

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kenwas

3:29AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

Well done KM!

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PeeWee05

3:29AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

It seems everyone's got dragon fly firsts!!! I'm gonna go and cry now!!! He's really beaut! And damn the wind!

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soffy

3:46AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

wow excellent shot of this beauty kim*****

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nathalie06

4:44AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

First Dragongly Kimmie ? Heyyyyyyy great Macro and a very beautiful Dragon ! Never seen one with this orange color. I love the form and details of his wings with the perfect green DOF behind. So lovely. Hugs

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erlandpil

4:58AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

So beautifult my friends very nice color

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Predatron

6:13AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

Fantastic photo, it's amazing you got so close. Two years ago I took a photo of a Damselfly, which is smaller, as I drove from Italy through France and home in the UK. I stayed at a campsite near a stream where these amazing creatures were dashing over the water, I was so pleased I got a photo, but it's not half as good as yours here, well done. Steve:)

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kiresiwel

6:32AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

Congrats on your capture... very nice... I remember my first capture of one and it is exciting. It took awhile too cause the little guy wouldn't stay still...

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itsumama

6:57AM | Mon, 10 July 2006

Hi K!! WHOA!! This looks like something out of a monster movie!!! You did an awesome job!! I've tru=ied that one handed macro thing and you're right...it's quite a challenge! Standing O for a super shot!!! :o)b

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