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Golden Dragonfly

Golden Dragonfly

I found this guy on my garage floor, and I thought he was dying from the looks of him. I prodded him with a small stick and he flittered around a bit, then fina...
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I found this guy on my garage floor, and I thought he was dying from the looks of him. I prodded him with a small stick and he flittered around a bit, then finally flew out and landed on a fence post. I was glad to see he was still alive and could fly. Was able to only get off a few more pictures before he flew off.
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camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

settings

settings

Aperture f/7.1 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/320 Focal Length 105/1

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upload_date

Jun, 2018

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353

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+91

Awards

Top Shot Award

Community Choice Award

Peer Award

+29

Top Choice

+8

Magnificent Capture

+4

Absolute Masterpiece

+2

Superb Composition

All Star

Outstanding Creativity

Superior Skill

Virtuoso

Genius

Emotions

Impressed

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Nature

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