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    The camera helps my tired old eyes to see the beauty: Red Velvet Dragonfly

    ISO 100 ~ 1/4s ~ F/14 ~ Natural Light ~ Sony Alpha a58 ~ Tamron 90mm 272E

    The camera helps my tired old eyes to see the beauty: Red Velvet Dragonfly

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    Re: The camera helps my tired old eyes to see the beauty: Red Velvet Dragonfly

    Wow such great color. Focusing on those magnificent wings instead of the head/eyes was the right choice IMO. Great shot.

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    You do get some great bugs where you live Brian - and make good use of them too! I'm tempted to say "pity about the weather you sometimes get", but on looking out the window and seeing yet another miserable rainy day, I'll keep quiet on that topic .

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    Re: The camera helps my tired old eyes to see the beauty: Red Velvet Dragonfly

    Excellent image

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave A View Post
    Wow such great color. Focusing on those magnificent wings instead of the head/eyes was the right choice IMO. Great shot.

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    I was way too far away for an eye shot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by billtils View Post
    You do get some great bugs where you live Brian - and make good use of them too! I'm tempted to say "pity about the weather you sometimes get", but on looking out the window and seeing yet another miserable rainy day, I'll keep quiet on that topic .
    I agree, the wildlife over here is remarkable. Now and then we do get a wee bit of rain. But never snow and coming from a place that on occasion got six feet of snow in 24 hours and -40 temperatures no snow counts for a lot

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    Re: The camera helps my tired old eyes to see the beauty: Red Velvet Dragonfly

    Quote Originally Posted by Wavelength View Post
    Excellent image
    a very cooperative model

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    Nice capture of a beautiful critter. Still photography reveals creation in ways that otherwise would never be seen(by either young or old eyes). Definitely opened my eyes.

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    Opened my eyes to0 - I had no idea they exist in that red color. It looks like a Chinese lacquered object. Thanks!

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    Re: The camera helps my tired old eyes to see the beauty: Red Velvet Dragonfly

    Nice shot.

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    Re: The camera helps my tired old eyes to see the beauty: Red Velvet Dragonfly

    Beautiful

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    Re: The camera helps my tired old eyes to see the beauty: Red Velvet Dragonfly

    Really nice!

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    Quote Originally Posted by NorthernFocus View Post
    Nice capture of a beautiful critter. Still photography reveals creation in ways that otherwise would never be seen(by either young or old eyes). Definitely opened my eyes.
    Which is why I am beginning to explore astro photography

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rainforest View Post
    Opened my eyes to0 - I had no idea they exist in that red color. It looks like a Chinese lacquered object. Thanks!
    Mother nature is quite the artist.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowman View Post
    Nice shot.
    I'm no good at action shots but if they stay still I do okay

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    Quote Originally Posted by lovelife65 View Post
    Beautiful
    For more than 15 years we have been stewards of this garden. Beautiful is what we have been aiming for.

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    Re: The camera helps my tired old eyes to see the beauty: Red Velvet Dragonfly

    Quote Originally Posted by rpcrowe View Post
    Really nice!
    now if I can just get our yard workers to quit weeding with such exuberance

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    Re: The camera helps my tired old eyes to see the beauty: Red Velvet Dragonfly

    Colorful dragon Brian.

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    Colorful dragon Brian.
    there are advantages to living in the tropics

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    Re: The camera helps my tired old eyes to see the beauty: Red Velvet Dragonfly

    Those wings are amazing!

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