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04-Aug-2019 Tim Betts

Exception to the rule

Taken at Lake Anna State Park, Virginia, where there were a lot dragonflies that didn’t much want to pose for a picture, although this one was an exception.

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

Churchyard flowers, posted earlier:

Nikon D850 ,Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
1/320s f/6.3 at 400.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time04-Aug-2019 14:10:32
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D850
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length400 mm
Exposure Time1/320 sec
Aperturef/6.3
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (7)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Pierre01-Mar-2021 16:28
Un splendide gros plan de cette jolie libellule! V
Julie Oldfield17-Sep-2019 01:18
I’m glad he let you photograph him. Very beautiful. V
Blandine Mangin15-Sep-2019 15:12
beautiful macro ! v
Graeme15-Sep-2019 09:45
A gorgeous closeup of this beauty, Helen.V
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal15-Sep-2019 06:30
Beautiful sharp close-up image.
Jean D14-Sep-2019 23:57
Terrific capture with fine detail. ~V
hayl14-Sep-2019 23:45
The patterns and colours are perfectly detailed in your photo - and that face.
larose forest photos14-Sep-2019 21:40
Wonderful work catching this pose with such great details as well. V
joseantonio14-Sep-2019 19:44
so nice you were able to take this image.V.
Nick Paoni14-Sep-2019 19:32
So nice when they decide to cooperate.
Hank Vander Velde14-Sep-2019 19:20
A well captured close-up image Helen.
Colin Storey14-Sep-2019 18:33
Great sharp image of it.
Karen Stuebing14-Sep-2019 18:18
Amazing detail of this dragonfly. Love the focus on those huge eyes. V.
Jim Coffman14-Sep-2019 17:49
excellent capture of this little beauty!