Dragon fly

[astroturf (Bryan)]

Hi all

This guy was very patient (read poser) as I lay on the grass taking different shots of him

Canon 40D & Tamron 90 macro

C & C welcome

Cheers
Bryan

[Tilt (Michael)]

Great shots, they are a fantastic looking insect.

Michael

[astroron (Ron)]

Marvelous shot
They are very impressive creatures

[Liz]

Great shots, the wings on the first pic are beautiful.

[Ric]

Great stuff Bryan, they are top shots.

The detail in the eye shot is top notch.

Cheers

[iceman (Mike)]

Incredible shots! How did he let you get that close!?

Was the lens on AF?

[RB (Andrew)]

Bryan these are wonderful macro shots, well done !!

[Quark (Trevor)]

Hi Bryan,
What stunning shots, the detail is simply incredible.
How lucky to come across such an obliging character, he could have been on a meal break.

Well done
Regards
Trevor

[Dennis]

Hi Bryan

Wow – a couple of stunning photos showing incredible detail of this wonderful creature! Excellent field craft and technique!

Cheers

Dennis

[astroturf (Bryan)]

Thanks everyone for your comments

Originally Posted by iceman

Incredible shots! How did he let you get that close!?

Was the lens on AF?

The rule I work to is to start taking shots further away, then slowly move closer taking shots all the way, so if he buggers off you're not left with nothing, however this guy was well relaxed & not in any hurry to go
I took about 30 shots,all of them are quite good,

Manual focus Mike, the tamron's AF & focus lock is something I'm just starting to get used to at this stage
Cheers
Bryan

[StephenM (Stephen)]

Nice shots Bryan! It's always nice when these guys sit patiently for the camera.

Cheers,
Stephen

[renormalised (Carl)]

Great shots....those dragonflies can be fickle critters but you've caught this one beautifully.