Dragon's

[Glen Roberts]

Dragonflies that is... Taken with a Canon 400mm L.

Male Common Darter:

Female Common Darter:

Migrant Hawker:

Had a go at a couple of in flight shots too.

 

[Tim Pindar]

A lot of skill here I'd say - I especially like 3,4 and 5.

 

[Paul Lange]

I tried to catch some in flight but just couldn't get the things in the target sights so to speak. I did have the family with me who rapidly get bored after about 30 seconds of standing around so I couldn't spend much time on it. How long did you have to spend to get these shots Glen

 

[Glen Roberts]

Luckily I have the patience of a saint when it comes to wildlife. I spent about 45 minutes stood at the side of the pond and took about 110 shots in that time of which about 70% were binned.

 

[Graeme Harvey]

Luckily I have the patience of a saint when it comes to wildlife. I spent about 45 minutes stood at the side of the pond and took about 110 shots in that time of which about 70% were binned.

..to go with your talent, too!

Super set of shots, there. Some of us cant get still lifes that well!

 

[Paul Lange]

O plan to go to Wicken Fen after work next week to catch the sunset and hopefully get a few dragon fly shots while its still light. With no family around I can wait as long as it takes thankfully.

 

[Darren Turner]

now them in flight shots are very impressive glen, patience obviously pays off with shots like these........!!

 

[Laurie Parker]

fab shots of these really weird creatures Shaggy, freak me out when they come flying at me so dont get chance to get any unless they on a leaf lol

 

[Glen Roberts]

Good luck with the Sunsets and Dragonflies at Wicken Fen Paul, I'll be looking forward to them.

Laurie, I said before give them a chance they are beautiful thing and wouldn't hurt a fly...!!! Well Ok, they would hurt a fly but they wouldn't hurt you

 

[Frank N. Baker]

Now thats a crackin set mate Your patiance has been rewarded

Frank

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Amazing - did you use AI focus on the moving ones, or just preset the focus and wait for them to fly into the right spot?

 

[Laurie Parker]

I do give them a chance ( No chance ) lolol they really have got viscous looking faces

 

[Glen Roberts]

Amazing - did you use AI focus on the moving ones, or just preset the focus and wait for them to fly into the right spot?

For the flight shots they were a bit small in the frame (and fast) so the auto-focus kept missing and focussing on the background, so I had to manually focus. I didn't preset the focus but now and again they would stop and hover for a second that's when I would focus and grab the shot.

Hope that helps.