Perfect place to alight by Helen Betts

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19-May-2019

Perfect place to alight

We decided to take a drive out to Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, situated 15 minutes from home near the DC-Maryland border. Although we always go for the annual water lily and lotus festival, we thought we'd see what was there in advance of it. It was disappointing that there weren't many birds, but we did find a few other things of interest to photograph.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Lit from within, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/400s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso100 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	19-May-2019 12:57:47
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON Z 7
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	300 mm
Exposure Time	1/400 sec
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO Equivalent	100
Exposure Bias	-0.33
White Balance	0
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality	(7)
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Ton T.		27-May-2019 20:03
Stunning dragonfly image with a perfect background Helen! V

Pierre		23-May-2019 21:26
Une photo absolument splendide de cette jolie libellule bien nette sur un arrière-plan magnifique! V

Dan Greenberg		23-May-2019 16:26
Awesome catch, composition and capture Helen! I love the pastel looking background too. ~BV~

Dwight Rankine		23-May-2019 12:27
Beautiful shot! BV

janescottcumming		23-May-2019 12:15
How beautiful! The colors are really fantastic. V

danad		23-May-2019 07:56
Superb details and beautiful bokeh ! V.

Liz Bickel		23-May-2019 06:58
Very pretty and nicely captured.

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		23-May-2019 05:50
Fantastic capture of this beautiful dragonfly. V

Kuriacose Joseph		23-May-2019 03:21
Great macro shot.

Julie Oldfield		23-May-2019 02:12
Superb! V

Jeff Real		23-May-2019 00:33
What an incredible marco, Helen! V

Gill Kopy		22-May-2019 23:20
Lovely shot - the soft background shows the dragonfly off beautifully V

bill friedlander		22-May-2019 23:08
Great shot! Bravo! V

Hank Vander Velde		22-May-2019 22:34
Nice sharp close-up against a good background Helen.

Graeme		22-May-2019 22:15
This is a superb closeup of this beautiful dragonfly, Helen.V

larose forest photos		22-May-2019 21:59
Wow, beautiful shot of this dragonfly. Very nicely done!! V

Isabel Cutler		22-May-2019 21:28
Wow! Nice detail.

chris morton		22-May-2019 21:04
nice chaser

Martin Lamoon		22-May-2019 20:25
Superb closeup with great detail. v

Karen Stuebing		22-May-2019 20:10
Magical image with the light, color and detail. A perfect dragonfly photo. V.

Ika Zinka Eferl		22-May-2019 19:50
Superb image of this beauty!! V+

Nick Paoni		22-May-2019 19:36
Love the colors in its eye and all those veins in the wings.

John Reynolds LRPS		22-May-2019 19:31
Great composition with the insect perfectly posed for you. We live just a few miles from what I assume is the original 'Kenilworth'.

globalgadabout		22-May-2019 19:26
so well articulated....excellent work..

Dave Berry		22-May-2019 19:15
Incredible catch, Helen. You and that Z7 are a great match. Unbelievable detail here. Big V!

Jim Coffman		22-May-2019 18:36
Pure perfection, Helen!! WOW!!!

victorswan		22-May-2019 18:16
Wow so beautifully sharp and what a beautiful bokeh in the background amazing photo Helen BV