Macro Photographing a Dragonfly

bluestringer · 05-22-2014, 11:01 AM - **1 Like**

I scout for one perching on a twig and sneak up close, being really still I wait for the gnats and mosquitoes to start gathering around me. The dragon will start darting off the perch and picking the bugs off my shirt or from around my head. It is now occupied with catching the bugs and will go right back to same perch and I can start photographing. It will let me get close as long I keep a supply of bugs for it to grab.

Last edited by bluestringer; 06-10-2014 at 11:20 AM.

gryhnd · 05-22-2014, 12:17 PM

Outstanding!

(see what I did there

)

jmerchant · 05-22-2014, 12:49 PM

Great shots

jaytee · 05-22-2014, 01:10 PM

Very nice indeed...which lens did you have on the K-5 sir?

bluestringer · 05-22-2014, 01:30 PM

Thanks guys. These were shot with the Pentax-M 100mm f4 Macro.

05-22-2014, 11:01 AM - 1 Like	#1
bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748	Photographing a Dragonfly I scout for one perching on a twig and sneak up close, being really still I wait for the gnats and mosquitoes to start gathering around me. The dragon will start darting off the perch and picking the bugs off my shirt or from around my head. It is now occupied with catching the bugs and will go right back to same perch and I can start photographing. It will let me get close as long I keep a supply of bugs for it to grab. Last edited by bluestringer; 06-10-2014 at 11:20 AM.

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05-22-2014, 12:17 PM	#2
gryhnd Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Southeastern MA Posts: 240	Outstanding! (see what I did there )

05-22-2014, 12:49 PM	#3
jmerchant Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: West Jordan Utah Posts: 200	Great shots

05-22-2014, 01:10 PM	#4
jaytee Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: tucson,az Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 255	Very nice indeed...which lens did you have on the K-5 sir?

05-22-2014, 01:30 PM	#5
bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748 Original Poster	Thanks guys. These were shot with the Pentax-M 100mm f4 Macro.