cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47394019
After some difficulty I finally got some decent shots! I even had a Karen come and demand to know what I was doing. These are uncropped and shot handheld. I’m surprised their wings froze so well. This first one is 1/800s and the second 1/1250s.
I saw a decent amount of these green darners today. I tried to catch some getting jiggy with it, but that flopped. They’re an elite insect IMO. Throughout their lives they’re master swimmers and master flyers.
Great shots, I’ve tried photographing dragonflies in flight (some years ago now) so know how difficult it is! Fantastic creatures too, as you say.
I genuinely didn’t think I’d get anything usable, but I tried anyway.