Dragonfly in mid air

Not a true macro shot I suppose. shot these with a 100-400 on a 7d. posted it elsewhere on the body forum, so if you have seen them before, I apologize.

Great DIF shots, esp like #3.

Wonderful DIF shots
Brian v.

Great series. He's pretty aerodynamic when he retracts all that landing gear.

Very nice DIF shots.

Great work.

Great shots with some lovely light. Have you cropped these down much?

Great shots Kev. I think it is a male Green Darner, if you didn't know. Although I am not an expert.

thanks everyone. they are cropped from around 18mp to around 7, so yes, they are cropped, although not heavily. the 7mp should still print pretty well. it was late afternoon, an hour before sunset. third one is shot with a flash, as it was getting to dark even at iso 3200 for me to keep the shutter above 1/800.

Stunning shots.

What focus points did you use on the 7D for these shots and were you using A1 Servo?

Linda

Thanks Linda. I used spot focus, AI servo. caught them primarily when they would hover for a couple of seconds. I was standing on the edge of a lake. I prefocused to the general area (about 2 meters.

7D does have excellent AF, something I will miss. Great shots.

kevindar wrote in post #13127485
Thanks Linda. I used spot focus, AI servo. caught them primarily when they would hover for a couple of seconds. I was standing on the edge of a lake. I prefocused to the general area (about 2 meters.

Thanks for the info, thats really helpful. Have been chewing over upgrading to a 7D for some time now and only decision now is do I get one now or wait and see if there is a reduction in price in January lol.

racketman wrote in post #13128553
7D does have excellent AF, something I will miss. Great shots.

Toby, I did wonder why you actually sold your 7D and got the 60D instead, even though I know you are using your 5D for your macro stuff.

Linda

Awesome shots as always!!

Great! Love 3 and 4