Arboretum dragonfly by Helen Betts

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19-Jun-2022	Tim Betts

Arboretum dragonfly

There simply weren’t many insects or birds at either the Franciscan Monastery or the National Arboretum, but Tim did manage to find this lone dragonfly.

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

Like house, like mailbox, posted earlier:

Nikon D850 ,Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
1/400s f/6.3 at 400.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Zoltán Balogh		18-Jul-2022 14:39
Masterpiece, definitely! V

Don Mottershead		14-Jul-2022 20:13
Awesome capture.

Graeme		11-Jul-2022 18:03
An excellent shot of this dragonfly, Helen. V

Pierre		11-Jul-2022 10:09
Un très beau plan rapproché sur cette belle libellule, une image avec de beaux détails! V

Dennis Hoyne		11-Jul-2022 00:36
A wonderful find and beautifully photographed.

janescottcumming		11-Jul-2022 00:16
Nice sighting Tim!

larose forest photos		10-Jul-2022 19:40
Excellent shot of the Common Whitetail dragonfly! V

Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography		10-Jul-2022 18:05
Superb closeup, fine composition and details, Voted.

Jeff Real		10-Jul-2022 17:15
I really enjoy this excellent photograph! Simply super! V

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		10-Jul-2022 17:05
Great shot of this beautiful dragonfly. V

Tom Munson		10-Jul-2022 16:52
Terrific tack sharp capture.

Julie Oldfield		10-Jul-2022 15:16
What a fantastic closeup! He looks gigantic. Superbly captured! V

LynnH		10-Jul-2022 15:14
Oh my, he's a handsome one! Great capture and details. V

Carl Carbone		10-Jul-2022 13:48
Nice find and close-up shot.

Nestor Derkach		10-Jul-2022 13:12
Very nice Dragon Fly portrait nice detail superb background with nice, mottled light., Nice placement into the frame with nice detail. Vote

hayl		10-Jul-2022 12:23
Excellent macro. Super sharp.

Isabel Cutler		10-Jul-2022 11:52
Nice one! V.

Pierre Martin		10-Jul-2022 11:10
beautiful picture and sharp focus on the head!

Hennie & Lies Lammers		10-Jul-2022 10:29
nice capture with great detail

Wim Ensie		10-Jul-2022 08:13
So dark and yet so recognisable, great work. BV

joseantonio		10-Jul-2022 06:45
nice angle for this fine capture.V.

Tom LeRoy		10-Jul-2022 06:37
Wonderful pose and nice angle to get this dragonfly! V

Fong Lam		10-Jul-2022 05:39
Nice well detailed macro of this dragonfly from Tim.....it blends well with those dried leaves...V