Orange Bluet and Friend

Posted by Craig Lipski on Thu Apr 29, 2021 8:16 pm

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Orange Bluet (m) and Red-eared Slider
Enallagma signatum
Trachemys scripta elegans

I've been aiming for a dragonfly on a 'gator, but Covid has so altered our migration plans for the past year and a half that that's not likely. This'll have to do for now; it was far away and fleeting, so it's a big crop lacking the detail I'd like, and I had no time to chimp and tweak. Honestly, I was pretty happy I was able to work this up to something presentable.

Canon 5DIV
100-400 4.5-5.6 II @400mm
(Under)exposed at 1/1600, f/8, ISO 800
Hand held, natural light

Comments and suggestions always appreciated

Good light,
Craig

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by Tom Whelan on Thu Apr 29, 2021 11:12 pm

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What an amusing perch for a damselfly- do turtles sneeze?

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by Cynthia Crawford on Fri Apr 30, 2021 3:49 pm

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I think you did very well- I had to smile at this one. You got plenty of detail, and a really fun shot. Prefer turtles to 'gators...

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