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Emperor Dragonfly in flight

Emperor Dragonfly in flight

I was great to watch this amazing dragonfly darting around our local lake. I pre-focused on a waterlily which was on its flight path and when I saw the blur of ...
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I was great to watch this amazing dragonfly darting around our local lake. I pre-focused on a waterlily which was on its flight path and when I saw the blur of the dragonfly in the EVF I held down the af button and the lens quickly locked on and I panned with it and managed a few nice pictures on it.
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SONY ILCE-9

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 640 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 8400/10

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Aug, 2021

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