Jonathan Ashton
07-24-2017, 11:04 AM
Camera on bean bag lying prone, sun hat and a glass of beer!
Canon 1DX Canon 100-400 L IS & 1.4TC III ISO 640 Manual mode 1/160 f16.
ACR & PSCC
I dropped to f16 in the hope of getting the wings in focus but no dice, if I moved further back the background became even more evident.
My wife spotted this dragonfly just after it had emerged so I sat down with a beer and watched it open out, straighten up and spread it's wings. Once wings were opened it flew off in less than two minutes. I managed to move some foliage to get a clearer view - it was originally under the lily pad, (I have images but too messy!) just before opening its wings it climbed to the rim of the pad. It was just magic seeing the colours develop and watching it pump up it's body.
Canon 1DX Canon 100-400 L IS & 1.4TC III ISO 640 Manual mode 1/160 f16.
ACR & PSCC
I dropped to f16 in the hope of getting the wings in focus but no dice, if I moved further back the background became even more evident.
My wife spotted this dragonfly just after it had emerged so I sat down with a beer and watched it open out, straighten up and spread it's wings. Once wings were opened it flew off in less than two minutes. I managed to move some foliage to get a clearer view - it was originally under the lily pad, (I have images but too messy!) just before opening its wings it climbed to the rim of the pad. It was just magic seeing the colours develop and watching it pump up it's body.