Dragonfly on my finger

DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
edited August 30, 2006 in Wildlife
I'm not sure what species this is -normally I can't shoot them because they are very skittish and always in the air. But I think that it was a newborn, or it somehow got its wings wet cause it wasn't flying very well and let me get close -so close that when I went to move it to an area that had less wind it climbed onto my finger...

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I think this quote by Ansel Adams is appropriate...
Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter.
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2006
    wow, that is an awesome shotclap.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2006
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    wow, that is an awesome shotclap.gif

    Thanks!

    Here is one at life size:

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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2006
    Nice! thumb.gif
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2006
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Nice! thumb.gif

    Thanks!
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  • B://B:// Registered Users Posts: 274 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2006
    Dalantech wrote:
    Thanks!

    Here's another one, at life size.


    OMG, I love them both, and the first one is just FANTASTIC, and the story is a good one. Even though I don't like its hairy back on the second one, hahaha, it makes me feel weird, hahaha, really nice captures Dalantech, congratulations on those macros, see you around.


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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2006
    B:// wrote:
    OMG, I love them both, and the first one is just FANTASTIC, and the story is a good one. Even though I don't like its hairy back on the second one, hahaha, it makes me feel weird, hahaha, really nice captures Dalantech, congratulations on those macros, see you around.


    Byron M.

    Thanks!
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2006
    :uhoh Wow great work eek7.gifiloveyou.gif
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  • Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2006
    Beautifull and curious shot !!
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2006
    Finger painting!

    Cool shot of a cool subject. thumb.gif

    I got this Cicada last year (except I had to hang on to him:D )

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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2006
    Beautiful! thumb.gif

    Thanks for sharing.

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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2006
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    :uhoh Wow great work eek7.gifiloveyou.gif

    Thanks Awais!
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2006
    Antonio Correia wrote:
    Beautifull and curious shot !!
    thumb.gif

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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2006
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Finger painting!

    Cool shot of a cool subject. thumb.gif

    I got this Cicada last year (except I had to hang on to him:D )

    Cheater! :D

    Nice shot!
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2006
    Dick on Aruba wrote:
    Beautiful! thumb.gif

    Thanks for sharing.

    Dick.

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  • bigpixbigpix Registered Users Posts: 371 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2006
    great capture on this series....... I chase dragon flys around my pool, one day I will trip and fall in
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2006
    bigpix wrote:
    great capture on this series....... I chase dragon flys around my pool, one day I will trip and fall in

    That would definitely happen to me! rolleyes1.gif
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