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Dragon Fly on Stick

Dragon Fly on Stick

A dragonfly caught resing in a marsh

A dragonfly caught resing in a marsh
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NIKON Z 7

settings

Aperture f/8 ISO 200 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 3000/10

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May, 2021

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at a nature trail over a wet land / Marsh at The Villages in Central Florida.

Time

The pIt was a bright mid mornjnh picture with little cloud covrictute was taken around 9 AM the middle of May.

Lighting

It was bright sunny morning with little cloud cover.

Equipment

Shot with Nikon Z7 using a 300 mm zoom lens. I did not have a tripod available.

Inspiration

I find small nature like Dagon flies challanging and exciting to take when they rest.

Editing

I cropand slighly enhsnce all pictures in Lightroom

In my camera bag

I carry the Nikon Z700 with a mid range zoom capability of at least 200 mm. Also have a Nikon 105 mm Macro lens.

Feedback

Its digital world. Get out and shoot as much as possible. Try different settings. Have fun and learn something new

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