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04-JUL-2008 ©2008 Carol L. Breton

July 04 2008

Arizona's White Mountains

A Skimmer I think. This was sooo cool.
Thanks to azttttommy - this is probably a darner.

Canon EOS 30D ,Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
1/640s f/8.0 at 300.0mm iso500 full exif

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Gethen 28-Jul-2011 23:15
This is amazing and beautiful, I can feel the wind from its wings. You know, this is true illumination. :)
Hernan E. Enriquez12-Jul-2010 16:08
Sikorski? Great catch Carol!
Milan Vogrin11-Jul-2010 07:07
Nice flight shot!
Ann...11-Jul-2010 06:03
This is amazing!! Excellent, excellent!!
azttttommy17-Jul-2008 03:52
Carol...I don't think it's a skimmer. Looks more like a Darner. Look here: http://www.azodes.com/main/default.asp
Tom
Monte Dodge12-Jul-2008 16:48
Great shot~~ LIke a little helicopter,,,,vote
Jeanne Dammarell12-Jul-2008 16:01
Wow, a flight shot! Great catch and wonderful angle.
Sandi Whitteker11-Jul-2008 21:22
Great mid-air capture Carol. You're really getting these fast moving inflight shots!
Guest 11-Jul-2008 20:24
You are fast on the trigger..blink and they're gone..good for you!
Guest 11-Jul-2008 20:14
Wov beautiful work
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john savage11-Jul-2008 19:04
Great shot Carol. you are fast on the trigger. BV
Apostolos Tikopoulos11-Jul-2008 18:21
Fantastic action capture and terrific colours. V.
Marco Valk11-Jul-2008 17:12
nice shot
Tom Munson11-Jul-2008 16:54
Fantastic flight shot, Carol. Way to go. V
NealyBob11-Jul-2008 15:35
Outstanding capture Carol ! These critters are too fast for me to capture one flying~! V
Guest 11-Jul-2008 13:42
Very nice, Carol. Not easy, very well done. V
Neal Nye11-Jul-2008 12:53
Beautiful. If only I had a penny for every shot I wasted trying to do this!
ckitchen11-Jul-2008 10:03
What a great picture!V
Bryan Murahashi11-Jul-2008 06:30
Excellent capture. V
Robyco11-Jul-2008 06:18
Great capture !!
January Grey11-Jul-2008 04:22
Now there's a challenging shot! Wow! Fantastic capture, Carol. V~
mathilda williams11-Jul-2008 04:17
isn't it the best feeling to capture one of these fast-moving beauties??
i don't know about skimmer, i just call them nature's helicopters.
lovely!
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mathilda
Simon Chandler11-Jul-2008 03:23
Love the wonderful mood of the image. Great macro work. v
Sam Rua11-Jul-2008 03:12
How in the heck do you do this? Great job, Carol!
Jess. ( Lady.D.)11-Jul-2008 02:52
Good flight capture, quite difficult, looks like a mini helicopter....
Chad Ramsey11-Jul-2008 02:10
Wow Carol! A mid air capture... and I couldn't even get one to stand still long enough to capture it! Very neat~V
s_barbour11-Jul-2008 01:58
Very nicely done Carol, terrific background!
sue anne11-Jul-2008 01:21
Very nicely captured and an active shot too. V.
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