In Your Face Dragonfly

[jaharris1001]

blue dasher dragonfly,, in your face :mrgreen:

 

[icassell]

Wow, that is gorgeous!

 

[Dagwood56]

Wow!!! :thumbup:

 

[Hardrock]

Amazing! I can never get that close. What was your set up?

 

[joemc]

Fantastic... What lens and f/stop?

Cheers, joe

 

[beni_hung]

:thumbup: Awesome photo!!

 

[jaharris1001]

thanks for the comments all,, this was shot using a Canon 40D, Sigma 105mm macro lens, no tubes,,
1/125 s
f 13 ISO 200
Manual
Canon 430ex off camera mounted on a Novoflex flash bracket, flash was diffused with a Lumiquest softbox,,
Thanks again for looking and commenting

 

[icassell]

How did you get the little bugger to sit still long enough?

 

[Overread]

^^ what that lot said up there - great closup face shot of a dragon!
I've got a few closish ones, but they are so flightly - even more than butterfiles - and never got this close


Also Nominated:
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...month-october-09-nominations.html#post1737959

 

[jaharris1001]

thanks again,, these Dashers are pretty willing subjects, for me at least, I can approach them and get within 10-12" of their face and blast flash shot after flash shot before they finally fly away,, a guy on another site nicknamed me the "Dragon Whisperer" LOLOL Ive had a way with these guys and other insects as well,,

 

[icassell]

Are those lips? :lmao::lmao::lmao:

 

[IgsEMT]

WOW.
AWESOME

 

[camz]

OMG! The best I've seen in Macro so far!!

 

[Buckster]

Absolutely beautiful work! Congrats on this FANTASTIC shot!

 

[jaharris1001]

thanks again for the comments everyone,,
Ian, the mouth is at the bottom there,, he almost appears to be smiling for me
Thanks again for looking and commenting :thumbup: