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Calvert Cliffs State Park



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cameraNIKON D80

settings Aperture f/8.0 ISO 400 Shutter 10/8000 

upload_dateFeb, 2014

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25 Comments |
MaryAnne306 PRO+
 
MaryAnne306 February 25, 2014
Great close-up of one of those fascinating creatures, the dragonfly! Wonderful composition, beautiful colors. Congratulations on being featured.
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta February 25, 2014
Fabulous colorful macro. Congratulations.
akhmadsolihin
 
akhmadsolihin February 26, 2014
Beautifull
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 February 26, 2014
Awesome macro shot! Congrats!
catini
 
catini February 26, 2014
Great macro, congrats on your feature!
AK_Swathi
 
AK_Swathi February 26, 2014
Exceptionaly taken pic.
All the best.
iceman2
 
iceman2 February 26, 2014
Beautiful capture.Congrats!
frankjrosetti
 
frankjrosetti February 26, 2014
excellent!
VHiggins
 
VHiggins February 26, 2014
awesome! congratulations!
tmlakshmi PRO
 
tmlakshmi February 26, 2014
congrats. awesome
BowmanLifeStudios
 
BowmanLifeStudios February 26, 2014
Beautiful Colors, love the DOF and the Details, Great Job!
wolfgangprader
 
wolfgangprader February 26, 2014
great closeup. Good capture!
BrianBasson PRO+
 
BrianBasson February 26, 2014
Excellent macro work. Brian
Dmullanephotography
 
Dmullanephotography February 26, 2014
Great shot
HelenRea
 
HelenRea February 26, 2014
Very nice macro! :)))
Franwyner
 
Franwyner February 26, 2014
Congrats!. beautiful!
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rach_who February 26, 2014
Love the colour of his eyes
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sweetpea72 February 27, 2014
Awesome shot...Congrats!
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veronicaclark March 17, 2014
WOW!!!
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feistyvolk April 22, 2014
Amazing!
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Bruz November 27, 2014
An amazing shot. Congrats on the feature.
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rhamm December 22, 2014
Nice shot
sharischultzmccollough
 
sharischultzmccollough February 01, 2015
Great shot!
xrad53
 
xrad53 June 30, 2015
Nice work. A spangled skimmer. I recently came upon my first one. I love your background.
plntgrl
 
plntgrl August 01, 2015
Awesome close-up of one of my favourite insects, lovely colours, composition and clarity, Congatulations

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo at Calvert Cliffs State Park in Maryland.

Time

Afternoon, Calvert Cliffs is known for its fossils and this path is on the way to the shore of the Chesapeake Bay. I hadn't expected so many dragonflies, and had brought my old camera with the kit lens since it was lighter than my regular equipment.

Lighting

Lighting was all natural light, on a path through the woods.

Equipment

Nikon D80 with 18-135 -

Inspiration

I hadn't expected the numerous insects, but was very pleased to see them on my visit.

Editing

Minimal processing of image.

In my camera bag

Nikon D7000, Nikkor 80-200 f/2.8, Nikkor 85 f/1.8, Nikkor 20 f/1.8, Lensbaby muse

Feedback

I am the farthest from an expert on photographing insects anyone can be-just take advantage of luck when you get it.

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