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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Darners (Aeshnidae) » Mosaic Darners (Aeshna) » Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta)
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Aeshna constricta - male
Copyright © 2004 David E. Reed

Aeshna constricta - Male
Orono, Maine, USA
September 10, 2004
Taken at a small, old stock pond in an open field
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Contributed by David E. Reed on 9 December, 2004 - 10:09pm
Last updated 29 January, 2005 - 4:05pm

Lance-tipped Darner
Great photo! How do you capture a shot like that?
… Robin McLeod, 9 December, 2004 - 11:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Lance-Tip
This was taken with a Canon 100-400mm Image-stabilized lens, Hand-held using the Canon Digital Rebel. It tkes about 20 shots to get one good one. You have to be extremely fast with the focus-ring (auto-focus can't track these little buggers). They hover now and again but only for a second or two. I used fast film speed (ISO 800) and used photoshop to get the grain and blotchiness out of the background.

David
… David E. Reed, 12 December, 2004 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

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