1st dragonfly of the summer

Elaine

I caught this critter in the front yard this morning. I've never shot one of these darker colored ones; I usually capture the blue bodies. I liked the dark brown against the blue rock. This isn't as macro as some shots around here, but I did use my macro lens!

Canon 40D, 100 2.8 macro, ISO 200, f/4.5, 1/800

HumpreyCogay

I love the contrast between the Stone and the dragon ...

Lord Vetinari

Lovely capture
Brian V

Elaine

Thanks! Any ID on the type of dragonfly?

South Shore Snapshots

look here
This is a good registry for dragonflies - I know I have to use it to figure out what I've captured - and also damselflies. Choose the browse photos option.

http://www.odonatacentral.org/

Here in Southern Ontario, we've seen dragonflies pretty regularly for the last six weeks or so. Here's one I got just after setting up the support line for my volleyball net.

Not a macro lens either, but as close as I could get to it...to my untrained eye mine looks like a Thornbush Dasher.

Rob