Dragonfly Eating Dragonfly at Blackwater NWR

We went to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge looking for Dragonflies and Eagles and we found both. At the first observation platform I saw this Dragonfly, off in the distance about 20 feet away, feeding on another Dragonfly. The larger reddish Dragonfly was munching away on the smaller Dragonfly for quite a white. They were in the shadows and I did not have a flash with me, so I opened up the shadows in Adobe Camera Raw and further in Photoshop, trying the best to retain detail. I liked the Red of the Dragonfly with the rich greens in the background grasses and foliage.

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Dragonfly Eating Dragonfly. Canon EOS1D MkIV, Canon 400mm f/4 DO lens, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, f/8, 1/400 sec, ISO 640

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Dragonfly Eating Dragonfly from the shadow side. Canon EOS1D MkIV, Canon 400mm f/4 DO lens, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, f/8, 1/250 sec, + 0.67 exp. comp., ISO 640

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Dragonfly Eating Dragonfly from the shadow side. 10 minutes after above image showing progress of the meal. Canon EOS1D MkIV, Canon 400mm f/4 DO lens, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, f/8, 1/250 sec, + 0.67 exp. comp., ISO 640

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