Dragonflies From a Recent Texas Trip: The dragonfly flight season has pretty much come to an end here in PA. So, on our trip to Texas to see the G-son play football, I met up with some...

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Nov 7, 2022 14:11:40 #

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

The dragonfly flight season has pretty much come to an end here in PA. So, on our trip to Texas to see the G-son play football, I met up with some of my dragon hunting buddies. Here is one species I photographed. It is a Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea). You can see the color change from the immature to mature male. Part of the color change is caused by a waxy build up as it matures (pruniosity). The female pretty much stays the color you see. The "flanges" on the sides near the end of her abdomen (S-8) help to scoop water as she flings her eggs on to a wet pond bank.
More to follow
Enjoy! >i< Doc

Immature Male

Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea) Imm. M by Tony Schoch, on Flickr

Mature Male

Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea) M by Tony Schoch, on Flickr

Female

Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea) F by Tony Schoch, on Flickr

Nov 7, 2022 14:21:44 #

RustyM

Nice!

Nov 7, 2022 14:26:31 #

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

Wow! Beautiful!! Do you use Macro gear for these? Really nice shots, Doc!

Nov 7, 2022 14:37:53 #

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

RustyM wrote:

Nice!

Thank you Rusty. I appreciate you taking the ime to look in and comment.
>i< Doc

Nov 7, 2022 14:41:58 #

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

Retired CPO wrote:

Wow! Beautiful!! Do you use Macro gear for these? Really nice shots, Doc!

Actually Chief I shoot with a Canon 80D, Canon 300mm prime lens (no zoom)with 37mm of extension tubes. So glad you enjoyed them sir. Thanks for the fine comment.
>i< Doc

Nov 7, 2022 15:29:44 #

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

docshark wrote:

Actually Chief I shoot with a Canon 80D, Canon 300mm prime lens (no zoom)with 37mm of extension tubes. So glad you enjoyed them sir. Thanks for the fine comment.
>i< Doc

Another nice set. I appreciate the information provided. I tried a 20mm extension with my 70-300 Nikkor with mixed results.

Nov 7, 2022 15:46:01 #

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

Curmudgeon wrote:

Another nice set. I appreciate the information provided. I tried a 20mm extension with my 70-300 Nikkor with mixed results.

Thanks Jack. I’m glad you the set. I tried many different set ups until I landed on what I have now. 3-5 hours in the field pushed me to go light in weight without jeopardizing photo quality.
>i< Doc

Nov 7, 2022 16:15:58 #

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Another excellent set and narrative, Doc!

Nov 7, 2022 16:34:04 #

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

docshark wrote:

The dragonfly flight season has pretty much come t... (show quote)

I like 1 the most.

Nov 7, 2022 17:25:14 #

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

UTMike wrote:

Another excellent set and narrative, Doc!

Thank you Mike. Doing what I have to do to extend the season and inform.
>i< Doc

Nov 7, 2022 17:27:31 #

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

photophile wrote:

I like 1 the most.

Thanks Karin. Glad you liked it. Have a great day!
>i< Doc

Nov 7, 2022 17:36:49 #

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

docshark wrote:

Actually Chief I shoot with a Canon 80D, Canon 300mm prime lens (no zoom)with 37mm of extension tubes. So glad you enjoyed them sir. Thanks for the fine comment.
>i< Doc

Thanks, Doc. It's been a very long time since I've used extension tubes. I'm going to have to give that a try! I'll let you know how it goes!

Or maybe show you how it goes. It's Dragon season pretty much all year round down here in Florida.

Nov 7, 2022 18:24:12 #

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Beautiful, Doc. We have a few still around but I haven't hunted them down recently. I think I will, though.

Nov 7, 2022 18:39:20 #

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

Retired CPO wrote:

Thanks, Doc. It's been a very long time since I've used extension tubes. I'm going to have to give that a try! I'll let you know how it goes!

Or maybe show you how it goes. It's Dragon season pretty much all year round down here in Florida.

I tried different combinations of lengths until I found what worked well for me. Can’t wait to see what you come up with.
>i< Doc

Nov 7, 2022 18:41:32 #

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

kpmac wrote:

Beautiful, Doc. We have a few still around but I haven't hunted them down recently. I think I will, though.

Thank you for the fine comment Ken. I’ll be watching for your dragons.
>i< Doc

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