photoartflightBlue Dasher Dragonflies Mating
Posted on July 7, 2014
I was photographing the usual Blue Dasher Dragonflies at the pond when all of a sudden a female showed up. A male started mating with the female, landing in front of me. After that, the female started laying eggs in the pond, flying back and forth, dipping into the water, giving me a chance to get quite a few shots. Here is just a sampling.
Blue Dashers Mating. Canon EOS 1D MkIV, Canon 400mm DO IS f/4, 32mm of extension tubes, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, 25mm extension tubes, Fill flash, with Better Beamer Flash Extender, – 2 stops, f/8, 1/1600 sec., -2 stops, ISO 1250
Female Blue Dasher Moving Around, Laying Eggs in Water. Canon EOS 1D MkIV, Canon 400mm DO IS f/4, 32mm of extension tubes, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, 25mm extension tubes, Fill flash, with Better Beamer Flash Extender, – 2 stops, f/8, 1/1000 sec., -2 stops, ISO 1250
Female Blue Dasher Laying Eggs in Water. Canon EOS 1D MkIV, Canon 400mm DO IS f/4, 32mm of extension tubes, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, 25mm extension tubes, Fill flash, with Better Beamer Flash Extender, – 2 stops, f/8, 1/1000 sec., -2 stops, ISO 1250
Female Blue Dasher Laying Eggs in Water. Canon EOS 1D MkIV, Canon 400mm DO IS f/4, 32mm of extension tubes, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, 25mm extension tubes, Fill flash, with Better Beamer Flash Extender, – 2 stops, f/8, 1/1000 sec., -2 stops, ISO 1250
Blue Dasher Coming in to Land
Posted on July 5, 2014
Spent some time at my pond shooting Dragonflies & Damselflies. The Blue Dashers are increasing in numbers, darting all around the pond. They spend a lot of the time catching bugs for their meals. Once they catch one they return to a grass or tree branch to eat. I was practicing shooting them in flight and thought that waiting for them to come back to a grass they just left to catch their meal might work. So far it seems like it works, but still need more practice. They are quick and you almost have to predict their movement before they move. They seem to perch more horizontally, either on flat surface or a tip of a grass or branch.
Blue Dasher on a horizontal grass. Canon EOS 1D MkIV, Canon 400mm DO f/4 IS lens, 20mm Canon extension tube, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, f/8, 1/2000 sec, -1.33 exposure compensation, Fill Flash with Better Beamer Flash Extender @ -1.3 exposure comp, high speed flash sync., ISO 1250
Blue Dasher on a bent grass. Canon EOS 1D MkIV, Canon 400mm DO f/4 IS lens, 20mm Canon extension tube, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, f/8, 1/2000 sec, -1.33 exposure compensation, Fill Flash with Better Beamer Flash Extender @ -1.3 exposure comp, high speed flash sync., ISO 1250
Blue Dasher on a broken grass. Canon EOS 1D MkIV, Canon 400mm DO f/4 IS lens, 20mm Canon extension tube, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, f/8, 1/2000 sec, -1.33 exposure compensation, Fill Flash with Better Beamer Flash Extender @ -1.3 exposure comp, high speed flash sync., ISO 1250
Blue Dasher on a vertical grass, shot through grasses in front of Dragonfly to add strips of color. Canon EOS 1D MkIV, Canon 400mm DO f/4 IS lens, 20mm Canon extension tube, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, f/7.1, 1/60 sec, -0.67 exposure compensation, ISO 640
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