Uploaded: July 24, 2013 14:02:55 | Entered: March 31, 2015 08:52:23
Needham's Skimmer-Libellula needhami (I think...)
Whatever the correct ID, found this fellow hanging out at a pond at Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg, TX.
Resub into D&M 03/15
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/100 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 160, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D
Tammy M. Anderson July 24, 2013
Perfectly capture, Val. Outstanding work as always. #1537588Julie Burnett July 24, 2013
Well, howdy neighbor! :) The detail and color on the wings is amazing, as Tammy said, a perfect capture, as always! #10779375Kathy Salerni July 24, 2013
Are you the dragon fly whisperer, Val? Your shots of these elusive insects are spot on always!! Just beautiful! #10779388Emile Abbott July 24, 2013
Gorgeous capture and nice eye, Val. I also have a Snowshoe we call Houston and he has those same gorgeous blue eyes. #10779435Monnie Ryan July 24, 2013
Awesome, Val! #10779437Robert R. Goodman July 24, 2013
Hi Valarie,Beautiful my friend.Wonderful capture,Checking the radar map and on my way out to chase storms!!! #10779487Tammy Espino July 24, 2013
Great capture! Only time I can get these guys is when they are hot and I am too..lol :) #10779570Don Christiana July 24, 2013
Wonderful capture Val. The colors and details on this Dragonfly are beautiful and perfect. #10779686Terry Cervi July 24, 2013
What amazing detail throughout this entire image, Ms.V. You have outdone yourself with this beauty!! #10779726Colette M. Metcalf July 25, 2013
Wow! What a wonderful close-up!! Outstanding in every way, Val! #10779963Rony Sagy July 25, 2013
Stunning. Detail, color, composition, this capture has it all. As always, amazing work. #10780254Linda D. Lester July 25, 2013
Excellent macro....love the red ones! #10780380Carol L. Fowler July 25, 2013
Wonderful capture! (We just bought and moved into a new house way in the backwoods- so hopefully will have new stuff to capture, other than the grizzly that we picked huckleberries with! #10780961Terry T. Ruvalcaba July 26, 2013
great job on this macro Val, nice details and light! he looks like he was just waiting for you to take his photo! #10781299Val Feldman July 26, 2013
Thanks all! #10781563Cathy A. Rose July 30, 2013
What a great shot!! Very exciting!! I saw one of these in my yard this past weekend and could not get a good shot of it! It is so striking!! Beautiful... #10786966Patricia A. Casey August 17, 2013
I'm not sure what they are either...just call it an Orange Dragonfly...LOL....beautiful capture...have not seen these guys in our neck of the woods for quite some time..I think our dry weather has really put a cabosh on them.... #10811125Joannie Bertucci April 14, 2015
Well I see you had to go out of town to find this gorgeous speciman...Congrats on your finalist Val! :-) #11285364Tammy M. Anderson April 14, 2015
Congrats on your wonderful finalist, Val. #11285459Deborah Lewinson April 14, 2015
Fantastic finalist, Val! Congratulations! #11285464Michele Peterson April 14, 2015
Impressive scientifc name for this beautiful creature! Fabulous details and capture. Congratulations on this finalist! #11285561Natasha Pliss April 14, 2015
Fantastic details, impressive contrasts. Congratulation on your stunning Finalist, Val! Good luck in the next round. #11285663Carol L. Fowler April 14, 2015
Congrats again! #11285683Nadia Paul April 15, 2015
Beautiful in every way - congrats on another wonderful finalist Val! #11285888Mary K. Robison April 15, 2015
Congratulations on your outstanding macro making Finalist, Val!Carol Eade April 17, 2015
Wonderful detail, Val. Congratulations on your finalist. #11287662Patrick Rouzes April 18, 2015
Big congrats on this incredible finalist, Val. Good luck, my friend.Becky LeMaster April 19, 2015
Congratulations on your finalist Val! It's gorgeous! #11288569Teresa L. Brooks April 23, 2015
Congratulations #11291243Irene Colling April 29, 2015
Spectacular close up. Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist Val. #11294393Lydia Williams April 30, 2015
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist! :) #11294675Emile Abbott May 05, 2015
Congratulations on great finalist, Val #11297025Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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