The emergence of the Common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) No 1

[Jonathan Ashton]

10 stacked images using auto stack feature. The imago has just burst out of the exuvia and done a back flip. It was tricky getting a stack due to subject movement and breeze but a little patience paid off.

Image input equipment model : E-M1X
Lens Model : OLYMPUS M.60mm F2.8 Macro
Lens focal length : 60 mm
Focal length in 35 mm film : 120.0mm
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
Photographic Sensitivity : 500
Exposure bias : 0 EV
Exposure time : 1/320 sec
F number : F8
Flash : OFF

[Matt Sutherland]

Love it. Great detail and depiction of the process. You might just crop a tad off the top, but good as is.

[John Mack]

Now this is a frame i am jealous of. Everything looks great here. Nice behavior with good processing as well. Background and composition are right on.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Oh my.. This is excellent.

No thing else from me.

TFS

[Ravi Hirekatur]

Great capture and timing. Details are excellent. The laborious process of emerging is evident. Would love to capture something like this.