vickirunyan

Dragonfly in Flight

Dragonfly in Flight

Captured the hard way - just sitting by a pond when a few dragonflies started "buzzing" me and my dog. Well, I did what any prepared photographer woul...
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Captured the hard way - just sitting by a pond when a few dragonflies started "buzzing" me and my dog. Well, I did what any prepared photographer would do; I whipped out my Nikon and started following the action. Ended up with 2 shots I really like!
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camera

NIKON D5300

settings

settings

Aperture 56/10 ISO 320 Shutter 10/5000 Focal Length 2000/10

upload_date

upload_date

Aug, 2016

Views

114

Likes

+8

Awards

Fall Award 2020

Outstanding Creativity

+6

Superb Composition

+3

Top Choice

+2

Absolute Masterpiece

+1

Peer Award

Superior Skill

Magnificent Capture

Top Ranks

Top 30 rank week 1

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#dragonfly #flight

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