Broad bodied chaser

[Jonathan Ashton]

Tripod Canon 7D Canon 180mm macro ISO 100 +1.33 1/13 sec f16
Well at last here she is just minutes before her maiden flight.
My apologies you may have noticed some images are labelled as broad bodied chaser and others four spot chaser, the correct title should be broad bodied chaser, they initially look very similar only after the wings open can you be sure they are one or the other.

[Dan Brown]

Beautiful specimen and a fine capture, Jonathan! The upper right wing tip seems a bit soft but I don't care! Great photography!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Beautiful specimen and a fine capture, Jonathan! The upper right wing tip seems a bit soft but I don't care! Great photography!

Thanks Dan as ever there was an occasional breeze and no matter how many images I took I could not get that perfect one, first one wing then the other would move.

[Jerry van Dijk]

Great work, Jonathan (and the dragonfly too!). Your perseverence paid off with a great series of a special event in nature!

[Mitch Haimov]

A fine image and an excellent series! TFS the progression.

[Diane Miller]

Just amazing sharpness and detail! Colors are wonderful, too!

[Gary Esman]

Jonathon, sharp with a great background. Love the look in the wings. Great soft light. Gary.

[Dave Johnson]

Amazed at how much detail there is here. So clear and natural looking. Loving those soft 'bokeh balls' in the bkg. Wonderful image, well done.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thank you for your kind comments everyone, much appreciated.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Jon. Yet another excellent image in your series! I like how the image clearly shows just how shiny the wings are on a newly emerged dragonfly!

[nick clayton]

I love the gentle lighting which has helped bring out the details and colours. A nice sharp image apart from an insignificant part of the top right wing as mentioned by Dan. I also love the reflection of the glassy wings Jonathan.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks very much everyone.