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A day in a bug's life.
A day in a bug's life.
Dennisheckman


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Challenge: A Bug's Life: Insects, Bugs, Beetle II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Lake McConaughy, Nebraska
Date: Jul 11, 2011
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jul 12, 2011

 Was on vacation at Lake McConaughy in Nebraska, and had several good shots for this challenge. Plenty of time to look for bugs, with my friends and family giving me a very difficult time of spending my time chasing bugs. Oh well, I had plenty of fun. Got lucky on the last day when the wind died down and I managed to capture a few images of this specimen known as the Familiar Bluet Dragonfly. I have learned that the Damsel Fly is very similar and very difficult to distinguish between the two. But I matched up all the same features and this image appears to be the Familiar Bluet. These dragonflies, like most are very skittish when you approach them. I was able to approach this one only because it was busy eating it's lunch which appears to be a small fly or mosquito. These dragonflies are in the range of 1.5 inches long. They have Very vivid blue colors, I did not have to increase any saturation or vibrance during PP. A side note... I used the Servo focus setting on my 1D since the wind was blowing just a bit so the servo setting worked very well with keeping the subject in focus.

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07/19/2011 05:31:53 PM
Lovely 8.
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 07/14/2011 10:59:55 AM
Ohh, that damselfly has dinner! What is it? Looks like it might be a mosquito?
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 07/13/2011 08:59:32 AM
A good day for the Damsel, not so much for the prey (grasshopper?). Exactly the type of moment that belongs in a challenge like this IMO. Nice light, too.
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 07/12/2011 11:07:37 PM
Very well done, nice and sharp!!
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