Widow Skimmer Dragonfly, female

The female of this species likes to hunker low in the grass. I found her this morning in typical form. I chose a wider aperture than normal to help blur out the grassy background.

Canon 7D2, 300mm f4L IS, 1.4x TC II, monopod
ISO 640, f8, 1/800s

Any comments appreciated.

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A fine capture, Allen. I do like that the background is blurred, and she stands out nicely against it.

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Yes, these DF’s are hard to get without a cluttered background. This is a fine look with excellent detail.

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Magnificent take, Allen. So nice that you were able to get such a clean contrasting natural backdrop. Keeping the wide aperture works well for me too at longer focal lengths. Cannot fault this in the least.

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Allen: Exceptionally good plane of focus management and a very pleasing comp. Great find superbly captured.>=))>

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Hi Allen,

Looks good and your background is fuzzed out enough to emphasize the subject. Well done…Jim

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