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Dragon flight

I have been trying to find a dragon fly for a very long time. Finally I had one fly by me while looking for birds.... Ya ...
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I have been trying to find a dragon fly for a very long time. Finally I had one fly by me while looking for birds.... Ya
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NIKON D850

settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 6000/10

upload_date

May, 2018

Views

1027

Likes

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Awards

Winner in Insects in flight Photo Challenge

Peer Award

+75

Magnificent Capture

+14

Absolute Masterpiece

+13

Superb Composition

Top Choice

Superior Skill

Virtuoso

All Star

Genius

Outstanding Creativity

Emotions

Impressed

Happy

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Awesome!

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Brilliant blue jewel

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Wow....cool shot....really beautiful!! Love that blue, and those iridescent wings!! : )

Who knew a bug could be so beautiful!!! Wow wow wow. Awesome in flight capture and edit!

wow , absolutely brilliant ... love this shot !! and love the edit .... perfect !

Well worth the wait. Amazing inflight capture. Love the lighting on the wings and wow that color.

Very beautiful !!!

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Nice Dragon brilliant colours:-)

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Love love this!!!

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Whoa . . . truly amazing shot, Mark . . . right now I am SO dragonfly-envious. Gotta be one of THE best dragonfly images EVER!!! ッ

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Congrats!!! fabulous capture, I captured one coloured just like this a few years ago..........still haven't gotten another !

Stunning shot

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Wow, I have tried and tried to capture these inflight and just cannot keep the lens on them. Nicely done!

Awesome

WOWW...

This is just fantastic! Wonderful detail and colors!

Platinum

Another wow wow wow!

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Great capture!

Stunning!

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Congratulations on winning my Challenge Insects in flight, a truly amazing photo. I love the isolation of the dragon fly in the strange monotone background!

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Beautiful shot Mark. And congrats on your win in insects in flight.

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Excellent use of rule of thirds,well done

Ultimate

Amazing photo.

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Perfect composition detail and lighting.

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