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I was walking along the shore on the Rappahannock and there were dragonflies and damselflies flying everywhere. I focused on this one for most of the time I was on this little outcropping of rocks.

reh321 · 10-06-2019, 06:35 PM

Originally posted by MikeyBugs95

I was walking along the shore on the Rappahannock and there were dragonflies and damselflies flying everywhere. I focused on this one for most of the time I was on this little outcropping of rocks.

a very nice image of one.

**PJ1** · 10-07-2019, 02:11 AM

Nice image. They rarely sit still for long.

MikeyBugs95 · 10-07-2019, 06:50 AM

Originally posted by PJ1

Nice image. They rarely sit still for long.

Thanks, these guys would actually sit for a minute or two at a time them scurry away and come back to almost the exact same spot as before unless I got too close. It was really fun trying to photograph these guys and I'm a bit disappointed we don't have as many up here in New York.

**ToddK** · 10-07-2019, 07:06 AM

Originally posted by MikeyBugs95

Thanks, these guys would actually sit for a minute or two at a time them scurry away and come back to almost the exact same spot as before unless I got too close.

Nice image. That has been my experience with dragonflies and damselflies. If you get one that wants to be at one spot, they will continuously come back to it even when you get too close. I had one let me get within about a foot with my lens one time.

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10-06-2019, 06:35 PM	#2
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,185	Originally posted by MikeyBugs95 I was walking along the shore on the Rappahannock and there were dragonflies and damselflies flying everywhere. I focused on this one for most of the time I was on this little outcropping of rocks. a very nice image of one.

10-07-2019, 02:11 AM	#3
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,486	Nice image. They rarely sit still for long.

10-07-2019, 06:50 AM	#4
MikeyBugs95 Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,206 Original Poster	Originally posted by PJ1 Nice image. They rarely sit still for long. Thanks, these guys would actually sit for a minute or two at a time them scurry away and come back to almost the exact same spot as before unless I got too close. It was really fun trying to photograph these guys and I'm a bit disappointed we don't have as many up here in New York.

10-07-2019, 07:06 AM	#5
ToddK Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hill Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,566	Originally posted by MikeyBugs95 Thanks, these guys would actually sit for a minute or two at a time them scurry away and come back to almost the exact same spot as before unless I got too close. Nice image. That has been my experience with dragonflies and damselflies. If you get one that wants to be at one spot, they will continuously come back to it even when you get too close. I had one let me get within about a foot with my lens one time.

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