Flying Dragons

HDShooter

So I sat around this pond in E. Wash. during the day when I wasn't out chasing Elk because of the heat and worked on catching these guy's.

Forgive any bad ones due to processing as my laptop is dead right now due to a power connection issue on the mother board. :mad:
So I have to work on them on the old family desktop with a old Version 4 of Photoshop.

These are all Jpeg's, as I can't access the RAW files. :frown:
C&C Welcome

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OK, so these guy's weren't flying.

Harryb

Nice set of captures. However since they are not of a bird, reptile or mammal I'm moving them to Other Cool Shots.

DaddyO

Harry is exactly right. Really nice photo work. thumb
This is not to easy ta do and your pics make it look easy.
Well done.

Seatime

Good looking shots, HD. You must have a lot of patience. I know how these bugs flutter around, and it must be hard to catch a good shot. It would be interesting to hear how you dialed in your camera for these shots, and which lens you used -- and especially what focus setting -- as the pics are really sharp.

Congrats on some fantastic images!

HDShooter

Seatime wrote:

Good looking shots, HD. You must have a lot of patience. I know how these bugs flutter around, and it must be hard to catch a good shot. It would be interesting to hear how you dialed in your camera for these shots, and which lens you used -- and especially what focus setting -- as the pics are really sharp.

Congrats on some fantastic images!

Here's the story,

Just sat in my chair along the water with my mono pod between my legs and watched and waited.

At 200mm with the focus set to 21points wait for the hover that may last 3-6 seconds, hit focus, then zoom to 400mm, switch the center focus point, then hold the button down to grab as many shots as the buffer could hold.
Sometimes focus wouldn't even see them do to the grassy background.

With the D3 and my 200-400mm f4 VR lens.

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redleash

Excellent shots. I especially like #2--nice detail and action and I like the DOF that blurs the BG. Nice!

HDShooter

Thanks for your comments Redleash.

rwells

Those are amazing BIF's (Bugs In Flight)

Very, very well done

stirlsilver

Very impressive work. Dragon flies can dart around so quickly I can't believe you were able to get so many shots... even if you were taking advantage of when they just stopped to hover!

HDShooter

Thanks for the kind words Randy and Silver.
Best part was just sitting there in the Sun and quite, enjoying the day.

The Curious Camel

Awesome set. These are really difficult to catch. Nice work.

peace,gail

HDShooter

Thank you Gail
It was actually easier then I thought it was going to be.