DragonFly Series

Hi,

First darting Dragonflies with the 7D MK II. :)
Almost uncropped, both pictures with the EF 4.0 300mm L, ISO 320, F5 1/400 Sec.

_MGL6899 by Helmut Gloor, auf Flickr

_MGL6864 by Helmut Gloor, auf Flickr

We currently have a heat wave, many ponds have little water or have dried up. Last weekend it was very hot again... The Dragonflies were very active, almost no chance to get a picture.
Ultimately, I still had luck and a dragonfly flew slowly through the air.

Best regards

Helmut
 
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bjd

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Helmi2010 said:
Hi,

First darting Dragonflies with the 7D MK II. :)
Almost uncropped, both pictures with the EF 4.0 300mm L, ISO 320, F5 1/400 Sec.

_MGL6899 by Helmut Gloor, auf Flickr

_MGL6864 by Helmut Gloor, auf Flickr

We currently have a heat wave, many ponds have little water or have dried up. Last weekend it was very hot again... The Dragonflies were very active, almost no chance to get a picture.
Ultimately, I still had luck and a dragonfly flew slowly through the air.

Best regards

Helmut

Well worth the wait.
Cheers Brian
 
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Helmi2010 said:
Hi,

First darting Dragonflies with the 7D MK II. :)
Almost uncropped, both pictures with the EF 4.0 300mm L, ISO 320, F5 1/400 Sec.

We currently have a heat wave, many ponds have little water or have dried up. Last weekend it was very hot again... The Dragonflies were very active, almost no chance to get a picture.
Ultimately, I still had luck and a dragonfly flew slowly through the air.

Best regards

Helmut

Hi Helmut,

Excellent shots. Well done.
 
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Helmi2010 said:
Hi,

First darting Dragonflies with the 7D MK II. :)
Almost uncropped, both pictures with the EF 4.0 300mm L, ISO 320, F5 1/400 Sec.

We currently have a heat wave, many ponds have little water or have dried up. Last weekend it was very hot again... The Dragonflies were very active, almost no chance to get a picture.
Ultimately, I still had luck and a dragonfly flew slowly through the air.

Best regards

Helmut

Great photos! Thanks for sharing!
 
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So many good shots of these amazing creatures here. Thanks for sharing.
I dare to add a few of mine although this is not an area, where I have much experience.
These are recent shots from yesterday.
All Canon 6D with 100mm 2.8 L IS macro. ISO 800. Only a small amount of cropping applied.
- I and II at f/14, 1/320s
- III at f/5.6, 1/1250s
 

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