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Needham's on guard
Photo posted by Mark Seaver in the Macro & Close-up gallery on 07/06/18 at 11:06 am EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Post last edited by Mark Seaver on 07/17/18 at 3:09 pm EST

There's one pond (that I've found so far...) on the North Tract Patuxent NWR where there are Needham's skimmers and a fine collection of water lilies (the background here).  That has me wondering if there's a connection between the very shallow, very marshy, no fish pond and the presence of this particular DF, since many of the other ponds on the refuge are deeper, have fish and don't have water lilies (only spatterdock).  (7D2, 100 - 400 mm IS II @ 400 mm, 1/250 s, f/11, iso 400, tripod)

  
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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on 07/06/18 at 2:19 pm EST    
Registered on 05/27/17, 77 Posts, 844 Comments

Beautiful capture of this dragonfly, Mark.  I really love the muted colors of the lilies in the background. Nice detail in the dragonfly and his perch.

   Shirley Freeman
Saint Pauls, North Carolina
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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on 07/07/18 at 8:52 pm EST    
Registered on 07/21/04, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments

Very nice detail where it counts, Mark. Interesting colorful BG with the lily pad habitat.

Bill
Mississippi Gulf Coast
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They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins..."
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on 07/08/18 at 2:31 pm EST    
Registered on 07/24/08, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

This colorful BG makes the shot a standout of course.
Very nice Dennis, all the bestcrying

  
Howard Cheek
Kempner, TX
 
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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on 07/09/18 at 02:55 am EST    
Registered on 03/20/06, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Mark ..thats a cracker of a bg for that beautiful like paint brush dabs. Very nice piece of work presented when its raining Dragonflies..

Balan Vinod

  
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Comment posted by Kathy Snead on 07/09/18 at 11:49 am EST    
Registered on 04/06/17, 104 Posts, 397 Comments

Mark

This is just magical with that background.  Very good detail as well!  
Definitely caught my eye .

Kathy Snead
Golden, CO

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on 07/09/18 at 7:52 pm EST    
Registered on 01/14/09, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments

The comp is excellent and the light and color are beautiful, Mark!  I love the colorful BG!

  
Barb Pflaum
Northern Illinois

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