Badger Mountain Dragonfly
Jan 9, 2018 20:06:58 #
I spent a good ten minutes squatting in front of this guy watching him pose and shooting with an OMD-E M1, 40-150mm PRO w/ 1.4x extender. This shot was my favorite of the set. We seemed to be establishing something of a rapport - he got most of my jokes anyway...
f/8, ISO-400, 1/400s, 210mm.
Anybody care to hazard an identification? Shot July 2017 on Badger Mountain, in SE Washington State. I believe the perch is a Fiddlehead Tarweed. The model's wingspan is about 3".
f/8, ISO-400, 1/400s, 210mm.
Anybody care to hazard an identification? Shot July 2017 on Badger Mountain, in SE Washington State. I believe the perch is a Fiddlehead Tarweed. The model's wingspan is about 3".
Jan 9, 2018 20:17:28 #
Jan 9, 2018 21:28:06 #
Great shot but difficult to ID from the angle. Do you have a dorsal shot or a shot from the side showing the thoracic and abdominal markings. Possibly a Columbia Clubtail (Gomphurus lynnae) immature female or Olive Clubtail (Stylurus olivaceus). Anyway, a fine shot.
-Doc
-Doc
Jan 9, 2018 21:30:10 #
Jan 9, 2018 23:35:37 #
Docshark
Here are three other views of the same or similar dragonflies.
Thanks
Dennis
Here are three other views of the same or similar dragonflies.
Thanks
Dennis
Jan 9, 2018 23:45:19 #
Jan 10, 2018 04:12:19 #
OhD wrote:
Docshark
Here are three other views of the same or similar dragonflies.
Thanks
Dennis
Here are three other views of the same or similar dragonflies.
Thanks
Dennis
That was much easier Dennis. What you have here is an Erpetogomphus compositus — White-belted Ringtail. First and last shots are female, second is a male. These shots are spectacular. This is not a species I would get to see here in the East. Firts rate set sir. May I ask the equipment and settings for your shots?
Thanks and have a great day.
-Doc
Jan 10, 2018 04:23:35 #
Jan 10, 2018 04:58:48 #
Jan 10, 2018 13:39:46 #
Docshark
Thanks for the ID and the compliments!
All were taken in mid-morning hazy sunlight, handheld, in aperture mode with Olympus OMD-E M1, 40-150mm PRO w/ 1.4x extender, ISO-400, 210mm (extended focal length), -0.3 step exposure bias.
First shot: f/9, 1/320s
Second: f/6.3, 1/1000s
Third: f/5.6, 1/640s
The original post and first two of these have been lightly post-processed and cropped from RAW, while the last one is in-camera .jpg.
Thanks for the ID and the compliments!
All were taken in mid-morning hazy sunlight, handheld, in aperture mode with Olympus OMD-E M1, 40-150mm PRO w/ 1.4x extender, ISO-400, 210mm (extended focal length), -0.3 step exposure bias.
First shot: f/9, 1/320s
Second: f/6.3, 1/1000s
Third: f/5.6, 1/640s
The original post and first two of these have been lightly post-processed and cropped from RAW, while the last one is in-camera .jpg.
Jan 10, 2018 13:51:53 #
Jan 10, 2018 21:19:03 #
I like the first one. You can tell she is listening to you and closely observing you by the way her head is tilted!😊
Jan 10, 2018 22:33:58 #
I'm not certain, but I think that's a male, based on the swelling at the tail end of the abdomen (consistent with Doc's verdict). I think that was his reaction to the joke about why 45's wives have been foreign-born...
Jan 10, 2018 23:37:20 #
OhD wrote:
I'm not certain, but I think that's a male, based on the swelling at the tail end of the abdomen (consistent with Doc's verdict). I think that was his reaction to the joke about why 45's wives have been foreign-born...
-Doc
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