Not the dragonfly -- me -- got lucky on my first day out trying to get them in flight. Well, sort of lucky. It's a huge crop -- 10% of the full frame. Canon 5D3, 70-200 + 1.4X (at 255mm), ISO 1600, f/8, 1/2500 sec, hand held. I could have done with a lower ISO and larger aperture as far away as they were. Very little needed in LR (except a big crop) and to PS for a slight NR and sharpening, both with Nik products.
The next day I tried the 300 f/2.8 IS and 1.4X, looking for a little more magnification. Didn't get anything I'd show, though. Both are too slow focusing with a small subject. I'll keep at it, hoping to catch one closer. Should probably ditch the 1.4 and add an extension tube and hope they come closer.
The rumors of the new 7D are sounding very interesting for this kind of shooting.







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That's just a patch of calm water. I was standing on a small bank and they would sometimes pause very briefly as they apparently were looking for bugs in the reeds at my feet. 

