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26.9.11 Chris Spracklen

Dragonfly flies away

Knightshayes, Bolham, Tiverton, Devon

We had a lovely afternoon yesterday, visiting Knightshayes ~ superb National Trust property near Tiverton. There were several very skittish dragonflies skimming the pond and, after a patient 20 minutes of trying, I finally got one!

Nikon D7000 ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/1000s f/8.0 at 330.0mm iso800 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time26-Sep-2011 14:46:19
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D7000
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length330 mm
Exposure Time1/1000 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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bluebirdstar20-Feb-2012 07:29
AWESOME CATCH! V
Bernard Bosmans25-Oct-2011 01:23
Yes it's not easy, but your perseverance paid you handsomely, terrific catch Chris. Yes my first reaction was the same as Lillian, a hovering helicopter looking for a landing spot. V.
kenrol03-Oct-2011 14:46
Great image. Perfectly timed.
Well done. V.
Richard Calmes01-Oct-2011 16:15
Outstanding capture! V
francoisconstantin30-Sep-2011 13:43
Good reaction!!
Zoltán Balogh28-Sep-2011 08:00
Awesome Chris...wow! V
January Grey28-Sep-2011 04:32
Double Wow! Only 20 minutes, Chris?? I've been waiting forever to catch one in flight!! Amazing!! V~
Hank Vander Velde28-Sep-2011 02:31
Terrific flight shot of these hard to catch Dragonflies Chris.
Jean Chiasson27-Sep-2011 22:57
Love the timing details and contrast Chris vote
Patricia Kay27-Sep-2011 20:47
Excellent capture Chris...This ones a beauty...BV
Guest 27-Sep-2011 19:47
Well worth the wait..super catch..V
Ken Chambers ARPS27-Sep-2011 19:42
Chris, Your patience was rewarded by this masterpiece.
Colin Storey27-Sep-2011 19:36
Well done shot, great patience to kepp trying for 20 minutes, very difficult to get this done so well. v
Buba Jafarli27-Sep-2011 19:32
Unbelievable quality! Perfectly done, Chris! V.
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography27-Sep-2011 19:30
Superb, Vote :)
Kevin Chester27-Sep-2011 19:19
Amazing capture Chris.
bill friedlander27-Sep-2011 18:41
Your patients paid off. Superb catch, fine detail and such a colorful BG. V
Guest 27-Sep-2011 17:53
Great! V.
Gerard Koehl27-Sep-2011 17:28
Superbe prise en vol... V
teachpeace27-Sep-2011 17:04
Wow! Stellar catch!
Rosemarie Kusserow27-Sep-2011 16:36
Beautiful colors and details, V
Rosemarie :o)
globalgadabout27-Sep-2011 15:42
like a flying bracelet of precious stones...superb capture of this elusive prey..V
janescottcumming27-Sep-2011 15:38
You nail it! Wow, great patience Chris. V
Guest 27-Sep-2011 15:02
Nice action image with blurred wings that indicates movement..
Nicely done. I envy you this image, I've never had good results in photographing a moving dragonfly...
Walter Otto Koenig27-Sep-2011 14:23
Great shot Chris. Not easy getting these in flight, but your patience paid off. Wonderful colors and details and such a nice bokeh. "V"
Reykjavik Impressions / Stefán Ólafsson27-Sep-2011 14:10
That is a real beauty Chris. Well done.
norbi27-Sep-2011 14:02
You must have had a lot of patience to photograph this dragonfly in flight. The result is perfect, Chris. v. norbi
Jim Coffman27-Sep-2011 13:37
Chris, you have achieved something that I have never been able to do! Well done.
nige5027-Sep-2011 13:35
Nice one, similar to mine going the other way v
dane27-Sep-2011 13:33
You certainly did! bravo.
Guest 27-Sep-2011 13:24
beautiful action shot Chris, it takes some time but then you have one.
William Vogt27-Sep-2011 13:05
Good catch!! Not easy, the way they dart all over the place.
Regards, Bill
Lillian Rodriguez27-Sep-2011 13:01
Perfect capture Chris! Looks like a helicopter hovering. Voted
Kilkenny Photographic Society27-Sep-2011 12:54
Edward Dullard.
Absolutely fabulous capture Chris. A winner. v
PauloCGama27-Sep-2011 12:46
wow indeed Chris! Marvelous catch!!
Stephanie27-Sep-2011 12:20
WOW!!!! What an amazing capture of this little beauty in flight! BV :)
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