This female Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa) was photographed in full sun on an equisetum (aka horsetail, scouring rush) plant - I used fill flash to lighten the shadows. 7D, Canon 180 mm macro, 1/800, f/8, ISO 400, off-camera 580EX at -2, tripod. I removed some specular highlights from the dragonfly. All comments are welcome and appreciated.







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Some species (e.g., a lot of the darners) fly much of the time and seldom perch. Others seem to spend most of their time perched and make short flights to capture prey. As you might expect, the latter are much easier to photograph. These can often be found in meadows - and can be some distance from water.
......but as usual in these situations....would change the BG and that is always the trade-off in macro. It is sharp where it needs it and the perch is fantastic.....I too wish for more DOF but it is very nice as presented!
