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Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis - male
Copyright © 2007 Timothy Boomer

Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis - Male
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

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Contributed by Timothy Boomer on 26 April, 2007 - 9:10pm

Wow!
Beautiful shot. Glad to have you on bugguide. Amazing!
… Graham Montgomery, 26 April, 2007 - 9:12pm

 
Thanks
Thank you very much for your kind words. They really mean a lot to me as I'm still just getting started with my photographic career. =) Although I have to give some credit to the dragonfly too--in addition to being absolutely gorgeous, he also kept coming back to the same perch, where posed nicely for me (it even looks like he's "cheesing").
~Tim
… Timothy Boomer, 27 April, 2007 - 11:10pm

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