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07-Aug-2015

Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta)

a very restless pair, but the female did pause for a few seconds to try out her camouflage - pretty effective if I hadn't seen her settle & even then nearly trashed image thinking she had gone



NIKON 1 V3,Nikkor AF-S DX 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
1/1600s f/8.0 at 300.0mm iso800 hide exif
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Date/Time07-Aug-2015 10:09:15
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON 1 V3
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/1600 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Irene Wehrli11-Aug-2015 11:18
Remarkable details on those filigree wings - brilliant shot Chris!
Irene
Tom Munson11-Aug-2015 00:26
Amazing image. Well done.
godro10-Aug-2015 22:45
I like it!
Chris Spracklen10-Aug-2015 21:11
Great find and an excellent shot of it, Chris.
Johnny JAG10-Aug-2015 20:38
Well seen and shot
Yvonne10-Aug-2015 11:31
Well done and well timed! v
Tom LeRoy10-Aug-2015 10:43
Fine details on wings and body captured well despite the camouflage attempt! V
Martin Lamoon10-Aug-2015 09:20
Brilliant photograph Chris, the camouflage is good.
v
Ken Chambers ARPS10-Aug-2015 09:05
Superb shot, showing the clever camouflage. Chris
Zeeby10-Aug-2015 07:30
Very nice 'trophy' ! V
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