Blue Dragon by NightGallery
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Wow, 2 Dragonflies in a couple weeks for me! I love these guys but have a hard time finding them perched close enough at the wetlands to get shots of them. Last night on my walk I spotted this one and another I was able to capture with the 70-300 zoom.
As I don't usually shoot them I discovered that I got the best results with an ap. of f/10 or so and manual focus.
Thanks for looking and if you can help with ID?
ZOOM for nice details.
-Bruce
Comments (14)
kgb224
Amazing capture my friend. I typed in blue dragonflies on google and it seems that this fellow is a blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_dasher God bless.
NightGallery
Dasher! OK... I don't know my DF's well. I had Blue Darner stuck in my head, but your ID sounds better. Thanks buddy.
eekdog
primo capture! as a kid i was so afraid of them, they still give me the willies.
NightGallery
As a kid I always believed the myth they could sew your mouth shut... lol. So silly. But we all did believe it.
durleybeachbum
We don't have this species. I love the colour of the eyes. It is the same shape as our Darters. A superb photo!
Juliette.Gribnau
fascinating colors... did you postwork on the colors ?? dutch name : Blauwschicht
NightGallery
No post work on the colors... Was blue as that,
Hendesse
Outstanding capture. Fascinating details and colors.
jgeorge
Beautiful colours, and I like his pose too! Very clever capture!
dwarvenkind
Lovely capture. Nicely done.
kenmo
Wow...this is an exceptional photo and macro shot....
Digitaleagle
Excellent capture!
Katraz
Nice shot fascinating head on this one.
mikeywilliam
It's so bizarre at how it really looks like it has a face! Great capture
CavalierLady
Wow, he is stunning! Well done! The surrounding colors of the perch and background really make him POP! Great shot.
tommorules
Scarily good!!
Chaosphoto
I'd say a Blue Dasher. I love chasing dragonflies myself but haven't ween one with this coloured eyes before. Best time to catch them is early on a cool morning when they are slow and even better if they have dew one them as that really slows them down.