There be Dragons *update 7*

[helired3]

as lockdown has changed a little its allowed me to go out a bit Further from home here are the Dragons all taken with a Nikon D750 & Sigma 105mm Macro


Four Spotted Chaser by ian harris, on Flickr

Scarce Chaser by ian harris, on Flickr

Four-spotted chaser by ian harris, on Flickr

Female Demoiselle by ian harris, on Flickr

Female Demoiselle by ian harris, on Flickr

Get a Room by ian harris, on Flickr

Dewy Damselfly by ian harris, on Flickr



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[Blackbird]

Jaw dropping.

Tfs

Andy

[XP282]

Dragons and Damsels...

Lovely photos.

[Mooshie1956]

Great photo's. I was looking at the Sigma 180 macro as a lot of friends use that one, but that 105 looks tasty as well .

[helired3]

Thanks Guys. i've been out again today found a spot with some nice Broad-bodied chasers taken with Nikon D750 Tamron 150-600 G2

Last two shots were taken with a Nikon D7200 Sigma 105mm F2.8 and a Nikon 1.4 converter


Broad-bodied chaser 1 by ian harris, on Flickr

Broad-bodied chaser 2 by ian harris, on Flickr

Take off by ian harris, on Flickr

Banded demoiselle male by ian harris, on Flickr

Banded demoiselle female by ian harris, on Flickr

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[helired3]

a few more dragons from a different location all macro D7200 Sigma 105mm F2.8
managed to get some emerging shots.


New Life 1 by ian harris, on Flickr

New Life 2 by ian harris, on Flickr

New Life 3 by ian harris, on Flickr

New Life by ian harris, on Flickr

Four-spotted chaser2 by ian harris, on Flickr

Four-spotted chaser 1 by ian harris, on Flickr

Scarce chaser 2 by ian harris, on Flickr

Scarce chaser 1 by ian harris, on Flickr


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[RS2]

Wow, those emerging shots are incredible. I've been dabbling with an old macro during shut down, nothing special but can I ask a couple of questions, are you using flash, are you using high iso as you seem to have quite reasonable depth of field for macro photos. Thanks for posting them, they are stunning, I much prefer these to the ultra clos macro shots when the subject has been captured, cooled or even frozen before posing.

[helired3]

Thanks. no flash the light wasn't brilliant as it was cloudy but the start of the emerging was taken at ƒ/5.6 105.0 mm 1/400 1250iso the end was ƒ/8.0 105.0 mm 1/640 900iso

[helired3]

i went back today as the forecast was for good dragon weather and a plus got to meet up with my partner for the first time sins lockdown


New Four-spotted chaser by ian harris, on Flickr

New Four-spotted chaser by ian harris, on Flickr

Scarce chaser by ian harris, on Flickr

Scarce chaser by ian harris, on Flickr

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[RS2]

Thanks. no flash the light wasn't brilliant as it was cloudy but the start of the emerging was taken at ƒ/5.6 105.0 mm 1/400 1250iso the end was ƒ/8.0 105.0 mm 1/640 900iso

Ian, thank you for taking the time to respond, the images are superb.

[Airwolfhound]

Stunning shots mate, glad you got to see Karen, hope things continue to improve for all concerned

[helired3]

back again today and we hit the jackpot ive been looking for the Norfolk Hawker for a week now ( shots not taken in Norfolk ) i hope you enjoy them as much as i did taking them.

Norfolk Hawker by ian harris, on Flickr

Norfolk Hawker by ian harris, on Flickr


Norfolk Hawker by ian harris, on Flickr



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[helired3]

went to a different location today managed a few different shots with a better background

From ugly to beautiful by ian harris, on Flickr

Waking Up by ian harris, on Flickr

Dragon Porn by ian harris, on Flickr

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[helired3]

thought i would add a few more species that ive found this week

Emperor Dragonfly by ian harris, on Flickr

Hairy dragonfly by ian harris, on Flickr

Scarce chaser by ian harris, on Flickr

Black Tail Skimmer by ian harris, on Flickr


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[helired3]

Only one shot to add but i am quite pleased the way this Scarce chaser came out

Scarce chaser by ian harris, on Flickr

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