Here is another one from our friend's property in Adams County, Ohio. This a male Springtime Darner. Location: near West Union, Adams County, Ohio, USA Date:...
And here is the female Springtime Darner. Location: near West Union, Adams County, Ohio, USA Date: April 29, 2007 -- Cheers, Bill Hull Cincinnati, OH, USA ...
Nice to 'see' you here, Bill! I enjoyed this series very much. Had to pull out a book to read about the gender differences in the Springtime Darners (which are...
Mary, I had my computer go down before I could thank you for your very kind words. <Sharon, you are certainly one of the people I can "blame" for my interest...
Here's a female Blue Corporal. Location: Clermont County, Ohio, USA Date: April 24, 2007 -- Cheers, Bill Hull Cincinnati, OH, USA http://www.mangoverde.com/...
Here's a male Blue Corporal. Location: Clermont County, Ohio, USA Date: May 3, 2007 -- Cheers, Bill Hull Cincinnati, OH, USA http://www.mangoverde.com/...
I'd love to know what sort of cameras you all are using for your photos of the dragonflies and if you can give me some hints on getting better digital photos...
... Hi Jan, Your 4-spotted skimmer didn't show up with your email at my inbox. Did anyone else get it? We're set up to allow photos, so if you attached or...
Bill's beautiful photos did show up fine here, last Friday, so Yahoo wasn't stripping off attachments then. Please let me know if Jan's images showed up...
... Welcome to Dragonfly-World, Deb! There sure have been some wonderful pix here. And there was a brief discussion earlier about equipment, etc. It starts...
... Yes! And a beautiful bug too. Looks freshly emerged? That species is actually Alaska's official State Insect. They are usually the first species I see...
Deb, I don't usually talk much about the equipment I use because it's less than ideal, but it's what I have. I use a 100-400 lens with extension tubes to get...
I like photographing odes in habitat as well as the usual close-ups. Eastern Amberwing is North America's smallest dragonfly, and they are dwarfed by the lotus...
This is the female of the species. I shot the previous two with the DSLR (no tubes - I was photographing birds at the time) and this one with the Canon S2IS,...
Hi Sharon I like them a lot! A photographer who likes in habitat shot of dragonflies (though he naturally also take close ups) is Sami Karjalainen, author...
Jan, thanks for your comments! Much appreciated. <A photographer who likes in habitat shot of dragonflies (though he naturally also take close ups) is Sami...
I am somewhat more to the south - in Denmark ;-). Sami's book is actually even more beautiful than his website, I hope it will get reprinted. I guess he will...
I was finally able to get out for an ode outing on Saturday. We're off to a slow start here in coastal South Carolina because of drought of many years'...
... Beautiful darner, Jan! I still haven't seen ANY dragonflies in the Anchorage area, and only a handful of butterflies. We had a cold summer last year, and a...
Hi. New to the group. I have been told this is a Ischnura ramburii. Taken in the Botanical Gardens of the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan. Canon 30D,...
Canon 30D, Canon 300mm f/4 with 1.4IIX. Handheld. One extension tube and flash with sto-fen diffuser. Lic. Alfredo D. Colón Archilla San Juan, Puerto Rico ...
Same info. All taken at the University of Puerto Rico Botanical Gardens. Canon 30D, Canon 300mm f/4 with 1.4IIX. Handheld. Lic. Alfredo D. Colón Archilla ...
