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22-JUL-2007

Common Darter - Sympetrum striolatum!

I was photographing flowers when I suddenly focused on this little fella, he flew away seconds later, so this was the only shot of him!
Thanks to Linda for the ID!

Canon EOS 20D
1/400s f/3.2 at 100.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time22-Jul-2007 16:33:21
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/3.2
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modepartial (6)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Guest 07-Aug-2007 15:29
Stunning. BV
Martha Albuquerque27-Jul-2007 22:22
stunning shot! v*
Debbie Blackburn Beierle24-Jul-2007 06:35
Great shot.v
Emmanuel Panagiotakis24-Jul-2007 04:17
Amazing work here my friend ....very nice picture thanks for your comments
shatterbug23-Jul-2007 22:52
Terrific capture!
Robbie D7023-Jul-2007 21:38
Amazing picture with such fine wings. Well done Carole wish this was my shot
Peter Stahl23-Jul-2007 21:12
Awesome shot and detail!! GMV.
Nicki Thurgar23-Jul-2007 20:21
Looks like a character from one of the kids TV programmes...Jay Jay the Jet Plane!!
Great capture Cazi1
Johnny JAG23-Jul-2007 18:29
One Hundred and Eighty!!
Sorry wrong kind of darter. Great capture.
Tracy Howell23-Jul-2007 16:49
Wow you must be on the ball to catch such a good clear pic of this little creature!.
J. Scott Coile23-Jul-2007 16:05
Stare out contest. I'll bet you won ;-)
Chris Thorpe23-Jul-2007 15:56
Stunning Detail~V~
Tina of AZ 23-Jul-2007 14:57
Great shot. He is smiling at you. :)
Guest 23-Jul-2007 14:20
Beautiful shot Carole - its a Common Darter for sure. Cute little guys they are and always a joy to see their happy smiling faces :-)
Guest 23-Jul-2007 13:47
wonderful,love the soft colours.
Guest 23-Jul-2007 13:23
Hard to tell the species from this angle. But great shot! V
Guest 23-Jul-2007 10:50
He's posing for you!!! Cazi you rock!! V
Guest 23-Jul-2007 10:45
One was all you needed! Great shot Carole. Nice DOF. V
laine8223-Jul-2007 10:29
they always fly away when they see me coming too !! Maybe I need to cut back on the garlic or something :>)
Sheila23-Jul-2007 10:21
Wonderful capture!
beverley harrison23-Jul-2007 09:44
he's looking you right in the eye!!
JW23-Jul-2007 09:41
Oh wow! Cazi - your macros keep getting better and better!! Big V
Rose Atkinson23-Jul-2007 08:29
Beautiful ! So delicate - well done for capturing him so well on your one and only shot !
Guest 23-Jul-2007 08:16
This is amazing. V!
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