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AUG-2005

30-AUGUST-05

DRAGONFLY IN FLIGHT
DON'T ASK HOW LONG AND HOW MANY EXPOSURES THAT TOOK

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/400s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso800 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

all images are copyright h. knufken

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Anna Yu		15-Sep-2006 06:19
My compliments! I've taken a million shots like this and never caught anything.

akleja		25-Jan-2006 19:47
WOW!WOW again! I like! Vote!!

Guest		04-Oct-2005 23:22
I'm impressed, i took hundreds of shots of those guys. Even this morning took 3 shots at them but missed again.. This is awsome.

Guest		14-Sep-2005 13:36
wow, this is truly amazing. love the color versus the black. well done! voted- cheers Kelly

Argishti Khachik		14-Sep-2005 10:55
WOWWWWW! Terrific capture Herbert! Respect.

Guest		10-Sep-2005 00:47
great one, the saturation of colours makes this photo very unique!

Pedro Libório		08-Sep-2005 21:01
...wowwwww!!!

Guest		06-Sep-2005 01:18
Awesome! Your efforts paid off!

J. Scott Coile		04-Sep-2005 19:23
Magical!

Barb		02-Sep-2005 15:43
WOW amazing

Leo Charette		01-Sep-2005 21:19
Pretty spectacular catch! Very well done.

steve mcsweeny		01-Sep-2005 09:43
Amazing catch!!

Besati		01-Sep-2005 08:32
Absolutely fantastic shot!!! I can't see the thread suspending it.:)

Guest		01-Sep-2005 04:47
Wow - totally awesome. I've never seen anything like it!

Di		31-Aug-2005 14:29
Ok Herb, I won't ask...because I've tried it for months and have failed miserablely at it! Very impressive work, indeed!

Johan Toll		31-Aug-2005 12:15
Beautiful capture! Love the colours in the wings and body of the insect!

Peter Bray		31-Aug-2005 11:09
The impressive part here for me is the 400mm!! Patience, Persistence, and not a little bit of luck!

Karen Stuebing		31-Aug-2005 09:44
It was sure worth the effort. Fantastic color and motion.

Guest		31-Aug-2005 09:44
I can imagine the patienceand effort Herbert... but it paid off!! this is aweome... WOW... Too beautiful excellent light cheers! Voted!! http://www.pbase.com/digitalfestival

Guest		31-Aug-2005 08:35
omg...fantastic. you nailed it.

Olaf Herrig		31-Aug-2005 06:39
Wow, a great shot! Regards, Olaf.

Guest		31-Aug-2005 06:34
Great!

Guest		31-Aug-2005 06:27
You must have a lot of patience to keep chasing this dragonfly. Excellent.

Guest		31-Aug-2005 05:13
nice shot

Pepe Zyman		31-Aug-2005 04:30
TG for digital!

Bryan Murahashi		31-Aug-2005 03:11
Congrats on all your patience in getting the great shot. GMV!

Yvonne		31-Aug-2005 02:00
Another WOW from me! When I saw the thumbnail my first thought was "wonder how long and how many..." Superb!!!

Guest		31-Aug-2005 01:44
not bad

Mindy McNaugher		31-Aug-2005 01:13
Fabulous capture!!

Sheila		31-Aug-2005 01:01
Wow! Fantastic capture. Worth however long it took!

CJ Burianek		31-Aug-2005 00:28
WOW! Outstanding shot of him in flight! I know I've filled a card or two trying and failing but you did incredible here! GMV!

Manfred Bachmann		30-Aug-2005 23:18
Amazing trifft es ziemlich genau, Gratuliere!

laine82		30-Aug-2005 22:56
I think I know that dragonfly...it's special, Herb

Robin Reid		30-Aug-2005 22:56
How long and how many exposures did it take? Terrific work Herb .. you blew it out w/this one.

Jackdad		30-Aug-2005 22:55
ethereal. wonderful. GMV

Dave Wyman		30-Aug-2005 22:43
Here's a third WOW!

Zak		30-Aug-2005 22:01
WOW!! excellent! worthy of a vote ;-)

Ed Knepley		30-Aug-2005 21:56
WOW!!! I'm impressed. The patience that must have taken is incredible. Great shot.

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