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26-SEP-2014 Hank Vander Velde

20140926 - 2 153 Canada Darner.jpg

Ottawa West

Two of us spent about 20 minutes trying to shoot some Darner Dragonflies in flight. A couple of Canada Darners were flying back and forth above the water on each side of a boardwalk. I took over 100 shots. Only about 30 were reasonably sharp and in focus, like the above image.

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/1600s f/5.6 at 380.0mm iso1000 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Dennis Sweetman03-Oct-2014 16:16
Wow !!! What a shot. Excellent work.!!!!
hayl27-Sep-2014 23:10
I'll say it's sharp - terrific.
Mark Chambers ARPS AFIAP CPAGB BPE327-Sep-2014 20:41
Real great work. V
Colin Storey27-Sep-2014 17:14
Fantastic inflight shot Hank.
Len27-Sep-2014 13:39
Well captured, also tried this with little success !!!!
Char27-Sep-2014 13:38
What a clever and interesting capture, Hank! \/
Penny B27-Sep-2014 10:36
Your efforts paid off Hank. Well done!
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal27-Sep-2014 07:39
Ik heb dit ook wel eens geprobeerd maar ik vind dit erg moeilijk.
Heel knap Hank, compliment!!
Rick & José van der Weijde27-Sep-2014 06:41
Great shot Hank! You did some well effort to the job. I know how hard it can be... :-)
http://www.pbase.com/corotauria/image/54361179
hge5427-Sep-2014 04:24
I have tried it on a few dragon flies, but limited success when they were so infrequent. Nice capture, Hank.
joseantonio27-Sep-2014 04:08
Excellent details.
Jan Luit27-Sep-2014 03:00
Nice Hank.
They are hard to catch.
Great job.
Jim Coffman27-Sep-2014 02:31
That is some image! I have never been able to do that! My hat is off to you,Hank!
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet27-Sep-2014 01:11
Superb capture in flight.
Claude Gagnon27-Sep-2014 01:01
very well done Hank! Not an easy shot to get :))
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