Blue Dasher Dragonflies

Posted on July 30, 2023

A series of Blue Dasher Female Dragonfly Images taken over the years. Images taken with a Canon 7D or Canon 1D Mk IV with & without 1.4x & 2x Teleconverters.

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A Series Of Blue Dasher Dragonfly Images

Posted on September 7, 2021

Here in NJ Dragonfly season will be ending soon. I am seeing fewer Dragonflies & Damselflies at our local parks, Wildlife Refuges and even our yard. Here is a collection of Blue Dasher Dragonfly images from a variety of local Parks & Wildlife Refuges. The Featured Image was taken with a Canon 400mm DO lens, Canon 2X Teleconverter, Canon 1D mkIV @ f11 & with Fill Flash. Dragonfly distance from camera ~15 feet. Some images were also taken with Extension Tubes on the lens, but Extension Tubes do not show in the RAW Data in Adobe Bridge so I did not list them in the image info on each image.

Blue Dasher Male, 12.5 ft away, Canon 400mm DO lens, 2X Teleconverter, stacked 1.4X Teleconverter, Canon 1D mkIV, @ f/11 with Fill Flash (using 2 Stacked Teleconverters f/11 was shooting with the lens aperature wide open! Lost 3 stops of light with the stacked Teleconverters)

Blue Dasher Female, Canon 400mm DO lens, Canon 1D mkIV,@ f/8, ISO 1600

Blue Dasher Male, Canon 400mm DO lens, f/8, Canon 1D mkIV, ISO 1600

Blue Dasher Male, 400mm DO lens, f/8, Canon 1D mkIV

Blue Dasher Male, Canon 400mm DO lens, , f/8, Canon 1.4X Teleconverter, Canon 1D mkIV

Blue Dasher Male, Canon 400mm DO lens, Canon 1D mkIV, teleconverters, f/11, w/ Fill Flash for detail

Blue Dasher Male, Canon 400mm DO lens, Canon 1D mkIV, @ f/9

Blue Dasher Male, Canon 400mm DO lens, Canon 1D mkIV, @ f/8

Blue Dasher Male, Canon 400m DO lens, Canon 1D mkIV, @ f/8

Mating Blue Dashers, Canon 400m DO lens, Canon 1D mkIV, Fill Flash, @ f/13

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Blue Dasher Dragonflies – 400mm With Fill Flash

Posted on June 21, 2020

This is a series of Blue Dasher Dragonfly images taken with a 400mm DO lens, but I also used an on camera flash with a Better Beamer Flash extender to help fill in the shadow details on the dragonflies. Also for some I set the flash so I was slightly overexposing on the subject dragonfly. This way when I compensated for the correct exposure on the dragonfly, the background would be darker and a little more dramatic.