Blue-Eyed Darner Patrolling the Pond

[russ_carpenter (Russell Carpenter)]

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This blue-eyed darner was zooming past me when I managed to capture him. These dragonflies are common in the West, but this is the first specimen I’ve seen this season.

OM Systems, OM-1 Mark II. Post-processing with Affinity Photo 2.

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[patrick6 (Patrick Krohn)]

@russ_carpenter the detail on a flying dragonfly is no easy thing to pull. Very nicely done. Makes me think of Superman or some other flying super hero looking to stop some trouble.

[Gill_Vanderlip]

Great shot. Very cool image. Catching this guy in flight had to be a real challenge. Real Done…

[Dennis_Plank]

Excellent job, Russ. I was out at a local pond looking for dragonflies yesterday and I believe this was the only species I saw (not very good at dragonfly ID). I need to study your settings as I wasn’t too happy with the wings I got.

[Bill_Fach]

Russ: I’m just about to believe that you know what you’re doing on these flight shots . “Gear up and go” immediately came to mind. Great capture. >=))>

[Jim_Zablotny]

One of your best. I don’t have any nits for you because, I see no reason to change anything with this comp. Awesome!..Jim