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More shots from this little nature reserve near me. It started a bit rainy but brightened up nicely as per the weather app on my phone which was nice :D
I finally got some shots of Dragonflies but kinda gave up trying to get those shots with my 100mm macro lens! These are with my 100-400mm which isn't exactly sharp :| Where's a 400mm macro lens when you need one?

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Rainy Rain! by Phal44, on Flickr
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Dragonfly by Phal44, on Flickr
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Orangy Butterfly by Phal44, on Flickr
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Bling Beetle by Phal44, on Flickr
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Dragonfly by Phal44, on Flickr
 
The last three are very good
Love the light on the third one the skipper
The last dragonfly is a four spot chaser
I think that the second one is a black tailed skimmer but not 100% sure unfortunately they often perch on the ground
 
A good diverse set - thanks for sharing with us 'ever hungry to see' little creatures mob :clap:
 
LCPete said:
The last three are very good
Love the light on the third one the skipper
The last dragonfly is a four spot chaser
I think that the second one is a black tailed skimmer but not 100% sure unfortunately they often perch on the ground
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Agreed on both IDs.

What a great set!. Normally I'd vote for the dragonfly shots, but in this case #1 is the winner - fantatsic perspective and shallow dof really make it a great shot.
 
Brachytron said:
Agreed on both IDs.

What a great set!. Normally I'd vote for the dragonfly shots, but in this case #1 is the winner - fantatsic perspective and shallow dof really make it a great shot.
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I thought that #1 would make a good shoot but I was still a little surprised at how much I liked it :)

Dragonflies are awesome but definitely a pain to photograph and I get annoyed at my 100-400 for not being as sharp as I'd like :(
 
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