Broad Bodied Chaser
Posted 22/05/2020 - 11:22
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Wonderful, Chris. Great colour, detail and devoid of the blown, highlights resulting from the combination of water and sunlight that often blight pictures of this type
I have watched and photographed dragonflies engaged in similar activity, but rarely with the degree of success seen here
Jon
I have watched and photographed dragonflies engaged in similar activity, but rarely with the degree of success seen here
Jon
Posted 22/05/2020 - 12:00
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Brilliant, especially shot 3 - your hands must be a lot lot steadier than mine!
Roger
Roger
Posted 22/05/2020 - 12:33
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Excellent captures of beautiful subjects.
Always envious of people who can capture hand held photo's to this degree. I'm lucky to own one of these
lenses and although I don't lack strength, I haven't been able to master the art of steady.
Always envious of people who can capture hand held photo's to this degree. I'm lucky to own one of these
lenses and although I don't lack strength, I haven't been able to master the art of steady.
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Posted 22/05/2020 - 16:39
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Fantastic set - great technique and a sign of a VERY steady hand!
Phil
Phil
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Posted 22/05/2020 - 19:48
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As above - all good but no 3 - brilliant! Right place right time and all that - well spotted.
Andy
Posted 24/05/2020 - 10:47
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Very nice Chris... particularly like no. 3, but all very well observed...
Best
Best
Posted 25/05/2020 - 01:43
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I was trying to capture some chaser images a day or so back - it's jolly difficult even to get acceptable shots, so these are really superb.
Posted 26/05/2020 - 10:43
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Nice! No.3 is a good spot
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My outfit: K1ii - Pentax D FA 24-70mm f2.8 - Pentax DA* 300mm f4 - Pentax modified DA* 60-250mm f4 - Irix 15mm Firefly - Pentax FA 35mm - FA 50mm f1.4 - Tamron SP 90mm macro - Pentax AF 540 FGZ II
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Posted 29/05/2020 - 07:19
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I went back to the pond a few days ago and spotted a Broad Bodied Chaser outer skin still clinging quite hard to the leaf, even knocking the leaf didn't dislodge the skin.
Chris
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K1 - Sigma 85mm F1.4, Pentax DFA 150 -450 F4.5 / 5.6, Pentax DFA* 24 - 70 F2.8
Samyang 14mm F2.8, Pentax DFA* 70-200 F2.8, Pentax A 50mm F1.2
K3iii + K3ii + K5iis converted to IR, Sigma 17 - 70 F2.8, Pentax 55 - 300 F4.5 / F5.6 PLM
www.chrismillsphotography.co.uk
" A Hangover is something that occupies the Head you neglected to use the night before".
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K1 - Sigma 85mm F1.4, Pentax DFA 150 -450 F4.5 / 5.6, Pentax DFA* 24 - 70 F2.8
Samyang 14mm F2.8, Pentax DFA* 70-200 F2.8, Pentax A 50mm F1.2
K3iii + K3ii + K5iis converted to IR, Sigma 17 - 70 F2.8, Pentax 55 - 300 F4.5 / F5.6 PLM
Posted 29/05/2020 - 16:19
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cbrog wrote:
Brilliant, especially shot 3 - your hands must be a lot lot steadier than mine!
Roger
I agree, with the added comment that your reaction times must be much much faster than mine Brilliant, especially shot 3 - your hands must be a lot lot steadier than mine!
Roger
Superb set of photos.
A few of my photographs in flickr.
Lizars 1910 "Challenge" quarter-plate camera; and some more recent stuff.
Lizars 1910 "Challenge" quarter-plate camera; and some more recent stuff.
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16 years
St Austell,
Cornwall
Within a few minutes there was a male Broad Spotted Chaser dragonfly on a stem and then 30 mins later a female who proceeded to lay her eggs on a leaf a fraction under the water about 10 feet in front of me.
All K1 - 1/1000 sec - ISO 200 with a Sigma 100 - 300 F4 @ F6.3 - Handheld
www.chrismillsphotography.co.uk
" A Hangover is something that occupies the Head you neglected to use the night before".
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K1 - Sigma 85mm F1.4, Pentax DFA 150 -450 F4.5 / 5.6, Pentax DFA* 24 - 70 F2.8
Samyang 14mm F2.8, Pentax DFA* 70-200 F2.8, Pentax A 50mm F1.2
K3iii + K3ii + K5iis converted to IR, Sigma 17 - 70 F2.8, Pentax 55 - 300 F4.5 / F5.6 PLM