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Halloween Pennant
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Halloween Pennant

by Wayne Jones

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 6, 2012279 views9 comments
The Halloween Pennant dragonfly is named after the orange and black colors marking its abdomen. Shot some of these last summer and only posted a single flight shot, so here's one with more detail but less excitement.

Larger image provided

Canon 50D
Sigma 150 mm. Macro
f/11 @ 1/250 sec.: ISO 400
Tripod, cable release

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Rick Turner on August 6, 2012 at 11:10 PM
Very well done Wayne. Never seen one with this markings down here in Texas. Great pose and background. :wavey:
Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on August 7, 2012 at 9:23 PM
Excellent, Wayne. Good comp, nice BG, superb detail. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 8, 2012 at 7:53 AM
Great job managing the "top" light, with the away parts of the DF well exposed Wayne.
Nice details, colors, and well composed.. Like that BG too! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Caldwell on August 8, 2012 at 5:45 PM
Awesome shot Wayne, love the composition and nice soft BG!
Registered on October 10, 2011, 62 Posts, 508 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on August 8, 2012 at 7:25 PM
Great lighting and fantastic details in this image, Wayne! Really like the comp and perch of the drangonfly. He shows off so well against that nice background. Very fine capture! :toast:
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Chris Grabski on August 11, 2012 at 1:03 PM
Beautiful presentation and the BG just great.
Registered on April 29, 2011, 122 Posts, 431 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 14, 2012 at 10:04 PM
Hi Wayne :wavey: An excellent compositon , with exemplary detail, color and light :toast:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on August 15, 2012 at 4:08 PM
Congratulations on the WP. Very sharp image, stands out well from the BG. :wavey:
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 15, 2012 at 4:33 PM
Very exceptional - fine detail, pefect POV and DOF, great colours, and ideal BG.
Congrats on another WP!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments