Rest Stop Dragonflies (Slaty Skimmer?)
Jun 26, 2013 10:56:42 #
I spotted these at a rest stop somewhere between Florence South Carolina and Atlanta Georgia on I-20. I had never seen so many dragonflies in one place before ... it looked like there were about 20 or 30 flying around a row of bushes. From research on Google, I think they are female "Slaty Skimmer" dragonflies, but I'm not really sure if that's correct.
I really like the way the bokeh turned out on this one.
Jun 26, 2013 11:00:53 #
Jun 26, 2013 11:27:39 #
thefunxtr wrote:
I spotted these at a rest stop somewhere between Florence South Carolina and Atlanta Georgia on I-20. I had never seen so many dragonflies in one place before ... it looked like there were about 20 or 30 flying around a row of bushes. From research on Google, I think they are female "Slaty Skimmer" dragonflies, but I'm not really sure if that's correct.
Very nice pictures. The particularly striking part is the delicate wing pattern against an out-of-focus background. This is a case where bokeh truly adds to the image
Jun 26, 2013 11:56:49 #
Coolcameragirl wrote:
Very nice - I just happen to love Dragonflies.
Me too ... definitely one of my favorite subjects to shoot!
Jun 26, 2013 11:58:06 #
Jun 26, 2013 12:06:42 #
bunuweld wrote:
Very nice pictures. The particularly striking part is the delicate wing pattern against an out-of-focus background. This is a case where bokeh truly adds to the image
Thanks Luis ... this was a rare situation where there were so many of them that I actually had time to play with some settings to try to accentuate the bokeh ... F11 at 1/80s seemed to work pretty well in this case.
btw ... I cheked out your Fractal galleries ... very nice, much more interesting that a lot of what is posted on the web!
Jun 26, 2013 12:20:39 #
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Jun 26, 2013 17:46:52 #
Lagace4 wrote:
Excellent shots :thumbup:
Thanks very much Lagace4 .. and welcome to UHH!
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Jun 27, 2013 07:57:20 #
Irvingite wrote:
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Thanks for the "thumbs-ups" Irvingite!
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