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28-JUL-2018

Showy dragonfly

I don’t think this was as successful as my first butterfly, but these are such beautiful dragonflies, and this was the best shot from all three cameras, so I’m posting it anyway.

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I had planned to end this gallery, but we went back to the 700-acre Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington, D.C., to take another stab at photographing one of the resident herons. Along the way to the marsh we saw lots of other things, including more lotuses, water lilies and dragonflies.

Before and after, posted earlier:

Nikon D850 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR
1/250s f/8.0 at 300.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time28-Jul-2018 12:34:49
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D850
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.33
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Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
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Pierre04-Aug-2018 11:49
Un beau gros plan et des détails à profusion, une très belle réussite! V
Julie Oldfield02-Aug-2018 00:16
Wow! V
Milan Vogrin31-Jul-2018 19:55
Beautiful!V!
Ursula Miller31-Jul-2018 05:43
Excellent capture, Helen! I love the color of its wings. V
woody3431-Jul-2018 05:39
Superb,.. love that amber colour...V
Gill Kopy31-Jul-2018 01:02
Such a cool shot - love your composition V
LynnH31-Jul-2018 00:49
Looks like a little alien. V
Dave Berry31-Jul-2018 00:26
That is a fantastic capture. The dragonfly looks almost like a glass sculpture. Well seen and captured! BV
janescottcumming31-Jul-2018 00:12
What an amazing color this guy is! V
Nirvan Hope31-Jul-2018 00:01
Excellent! Love the orange wings.
Hank Vander Velde30-Jul-2018 22:14
Nice sharp close-up image Helen.
Martin Lamoon30-Jul-2018 20:54
A superb closeup, like this picture.
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Colin Storey30-Jul-2018 19:58
Great sharp image of it with wonderful wing details.
globalgadabout30-Jul-2018 18:51
an amber delight....it seems to sport a sheepish look too..
Tom Munson30-Jul-2018 18:20
Terrific capture of this beauty.
Jim Coffman30-Jul-2018 17:28
Nice capture, Helen.. These guys are not the easiest to capture...
Isabel Cutler30-Jul-2018 17:06
Have never seen one with orange wings.
Chris Morton30-Jul-2018 16:45
a very colourful specimen
joseantonio30-Jul-2018 16:24
captured in a lovely pose.V.