Finally, Nabbed A Dragonfly I Was After For Years

Coooool. I can chase dragons for hours.

It's beautiful. Congratulations😍

What a beauty...well worth waiting for!

Congratulations Jim. A fine image. These insects are very difficult to get a good picture of.

Cool shot. I've been into dragonflies for years, no telling how many hours I've spent chasing them. I've even managed to get a couple to sit still while I got macro shots form as little as 4 inches away...that's very uncommon, usually I have trouble trying to get them to let me get a shot with a 50mm from 3 feet...

Guess I need to dig around and see if I have any worth uploading...

Congrats! Wonderful sharp photo too!!

Thank you. It was amazing out there as I found around 8 species and everything was not too flighty. The 4-spotted chaser is very territorial and this one was guarding a small area around some stems. Certainly, a lens of at least 250 to 300mm plus an extension tube for some frame filling shots are necessary for capturing some of the more shy species. Macro lenses are good for getting shots especially early in the morning before dragonflies are warm enough to fly. My next top ten grab will be the Eastern amberwing--a tiny species that hangs out on perches that are only inches from the surface of the water. Hmmmmmmm, waterproof camera housing might be needed (LOL)................................Jim

Jim - spectacular capture. Glad this fellow felt the need to pose.

JC - where's the best place to go to see dragons? I know most are high up on mountain tops because most keep their treasure in the mountain. But do they still come out and take to the air? (wink,grin)