Hi Paul what kind of color and what size are the largest dragonflies you see in your garden? greetings Markus
>>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 4:27 PM >>To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net >>Subject: Re: Blue Dragon >> >> >>Thanks Mark. You've inspired me to look at insects. I find the >>dragonlies quite fascinating. I've noticed that those in my >>garden seem to be largely of one variety -- the goldish type that >>I posted previously. At the Bloomfield Nature Center, I found >>that the various types seemed to each have claimed a locale. >>There was a group of the blue variety, a group of the red variet, >>and a group of green bodied insects that had only two wings but >>otherwise looked like dragonflies. Fascinating stuff. I may have >>to get an ID book. I'm sure there are many available. >>Paul >> >> >>> Nice shot, Paul - the algae really does make for a good background, and >>> works good with the colors in the dragon. >>> >>> - MCC >>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>> Mark Cassino Photography >>> Kalamazoo, MI >>> www.markcassino.com >>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net> >>> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 10:46 PM >>> Subject: PESO: Blue Dragon >>> >>> >>> >I was walking in a wooded area this afternoon hoping to shoot >>some birds >>> >when I came upon a creek covered with bright green algae. A number of >>> >dragon flies were flitting back and forth among some reeds in >>the creek. >>> >They were way too distant for a macro lens, and I had brought only my >>> >*istD, A400/5.6 and an A2X converter along on the walk. I also had the >>> >Sigma 500 Super mounted with the magnifier lens. I stuck the >>converter on >>> >the back of the lens and took some shots at 5.6, 1/1000, ISO >>800 with high >>> >speed synch activated. I came away with some nice pics of red, >>green, and >>> >blue dragon flies. Here's the blue guy on a reed. The algae >>makes a great >>> >background. This is almost full frame with just a bit cropped >>off the ends >>> >of the frame. >>> > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3526907&size=lg >>> > Paul >>> > >>> >>
