Blue-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum ambiguum (With Video!)

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    What a cooperative dragonfly! He found a perch at about eye level and didn't mind me moving in for several photographs. The background color is from a turning leaf I held behind the fly with my left hand while firing away with my right.

    Taken with a 50mm at f/11 reversed on extension tubes and cropped from a focus stack of two images.

    The video isn't specifically about the image above or dragonflies - but a brief introduction to high magnification macro photography. I just thought some of you might like to see my equipment and see me at work - so - click here to see the video.

    aeonmouse, octa_rayan, Lauren Bishop, markr82, and 485 other people added this photo to their favorites.

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    1. Juzz2012 13 months ago | reply

      Brilliant!!!

    2. lilikx-taking a short break 13 months ago | reply

      Incredible beautiful !!
      Wonderful, very interesting video, thanks for sharing !

    3. cateazara 9 months ago | reply

      beautiful!!!!!!

    4. Rohit George 4 months ago | reply

      Amazing macro!

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