Slaty Skimmer female laying eggs - D40X - 7-12-09 by Leeco

Photography • Insects • posted on Jul 21, 2009

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A week or so ago I mentioned the fact that I was interested in getting a shot of a Dragonfly in flight. A day or so later, I managed to capture this female Slaty Skimmer as she was laying eggs. It helped a great deal that she was hovering in place. Even with her help, it took a couple of hundred attempts and about 2 hours, before I managed to get this one usable shot. What it lacks in quality is made up for with effort, lol. Two days later I decided to try it again. I found a spot as close to a popular egg laying area as possible and settled in for a long spell. It turned out to be a fruitful experiment. Although none of the shots are crisp and sharp, I did manage to get several nicely composed images. I am satisfied with the effort and humbled by the experience. Hand held shots of flying (even hovering) Dragonflies is a tough deal, lol. There will be three more images in this series. Thanks to those who take the time to comment. Lee

Comments (10)

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kimariehere

12:36AM | Tue, 21 July 2009

amazing to capture it in flight laying eggs mid air- brilliant compo Lee !

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LadyRembrandt

1:10AM | Tue, 21 July 2009

Wow, I'm impressed. I don't think I have ever seen an actual photo of one in flight. Great Job....Very interesting.

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Katraz

1:12AM | Tue, 21 July 2009

Great shot a tough one to get.

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durleybeachbum

4:03AM | Tue, 21 July 2009

Amazing!!

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praep

4:58AM | Tue, 21 July 2009

Awesome capture.

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GBCalls

5:24AM | Tue, 21 July 2009

Lee, I applaud you, I took several photos of dragons over the water in June and none of them came clear. Well done!

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tizjezzme

7:09AM | Tue, 21 July 2009

Oh yeah Lee, you did great here. I have spent a lot of time trying to capture a dragon hovering like that - but my camera always wants to focus on what's behind him... or whatever. not an easy task! So, I can believe you spent hours trying. I'll bet you were telling this guy to TURN AROUND .. lol still, a great shot. :)

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