APRIL 2006

Cover image copyright John (Chew) McHugh. The photo is of an emerging pair of Common Green Darners (Anax junius). Taken at 11:30pm, the female (lower left), appeared approximately one hour ahead of the male. Equipment: Canon EOS 10D, 1/60 sec, ISO 100, f/16 manual exposure, focal length 210mm; lens 100-400mm; flash -1.63 metering mode partial; distance 3.2 m.