CamFan01 Goldmember  4,623 posts Likes: 33 Joined Jul 2010 Location: Lilburn, GA More info | May 30, 2014 15:32 | #1 One of the largest dragonflies I've seen in a long time, but sure is good looking. Best ID I can find suggests it to be of the genus Macromia commonly called a River Cruiser. Just showed up yesterday as I sat waiting for some hummingbirds.    I wasn't sure exactly where to put this since there is no "Insect" board other than possibly the "Macro" board. It was definitely not photographed in macro mode at a distance of 5M  Steve
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Crimzon Cream of the Crop  More info | May 30, 2014 16:18 | #2 Beautiful, both are good but I like #1 the most. My blog
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madjack Goldmember  More info | Great shot! Love the colors and the wing detail, especially for not being macro. Canon 5D Mk IV | Canon 5D Mk II | Canon 7D | Canon 30D
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Pondrader "now I'm no rocket scientist but I do get a shot or two"  16,028 posts Gallery: 2548 photos Best ofs: 5 Likes: 57084 Joined Aug 2012 Location: Minden, Ontario, Canada More info | May 30, 2014 17:56 | #4 |
May 30, 2014 19:33 | #5 Here's a little closer crop of head, thorax, and wings.  Crimzon wrote in post #16940931 Beautiful, both are good but I like #1 the most. Always appreciated Trevor. I think that one shows the body better and I wish I had thought to follow your hawk stack lead for the 2nd. madjack wrote in post #16940977 Great shot! Love the colors and the wing detail, especially for not being macro. What equipment did you use for this shot if you don't mind. Thank you much madjack! Some on this forum might consider it sacrilegious, but it was my Nikon D800 and 400mm 2.8ED + 1.4TCII. Pondrader wrote in post #16941096 Very Cool, he a monster Haha thanks Jeff! I think your bear still has him beat, but he was a good 3-4 inches long. Down here any bugeater is fine by me. Steve
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May 30, 2014 21:21 | #6 Very nice. 80D, 70D, Sigma 18-35 f1.8 DC HSM ART, 24-70 f2.8L, Sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 DG OS HSM C, 430 EX II, Induro AM24 w/3Pod H1, CT214 w/PHQ-1, and several cold beers.
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heyBJK Senior Member  500 posts Likes: 11 Joined Jan 2013 Location: Kentucky More info | May 30, 2014 21:26 | #7 |
Grizz1 Goldmember  More info | May 30, 2014 23:09 | #8 Some great shots, I too like the details shown in the wings. The light is very nice too. Steve
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May 31, 2014 10:04 | #9 Mel-S wrote in post #16941413 Very nice. Thank you much Mel. heyBJK wrote in post #16941427 Excellent! Glad you liked it Brian; thanks for the compliment. Grizz1 wrote in post #16941589 Some great shots, I too like the details shown in the wings. The light is very nice too. Haha Steve, light that's good for hummers seems to work fine for dragonflies too. Steve
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CMOats Goldmember  More info | Jun 01, 2014 06:26 | #10 Very nice images Steve! I LOVE to see the 'dragonflies' & they have so much to eat around here.. Cheryl
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WallaceRiver " ...a bit of a pervy voyeur "  More info | Nicely done Steve, you caught the delicateness of the wings, and the detail of the veining in the wings, very well. IAN - Living life on the shores of the Wallace River in northern Nova Scotia, Canada :
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Jun 01, 2014 11:36 | #12 CMOats wrote in post #16943699 Very nice images Steve! I LOVE to see the 'dragonflies' & they have so much to eat around here.. Thanks so much Cheryl! They don't lack for food here either Wallace River wrote in post #16943713 Nicely done Steve, you caught the delicateness of the wings, and the detail of the veining in the wings, very well. Thanks so much as always for the generous comment Ian. I'd have to use a statement attributable to LVMoose on the Bird board...."I just pointed the camera and clicked the little button thingy" Steve
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