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This is a mature Widow Skimmer Dragonfly (Libellula luctuosa).
I was so happy to be able to get this shot. This is only the second time I've ever seen one in my yard. When I have a rare sighting like this, I get almost too excited to make a good photographic capture!
Also, since I don't know these guys like I know the ones that visit me a lot, I was afraid I wouldn't approach him properly and that I'd scare him. He did fly away a few times but he came right back.
Finally, I had a tough time exposing it so that his dark face would show up.
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I was so happy to be able to get this shot. This is only the second time I've ever seen one in my yard. When I have a rare sighting like this, I get almost too excited to make a good photographic capture!
Also, since I don't know these guys like I know the ones that visit me a lot, I was afraid I wouldn't approach him properly and that I'd scare him. He did fly away a few times but he came right back.
Finally, I had a tough time exposing it so that his dark face would show up.
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Image size
1000x667px 776.64 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 40D
Shutter Speed
1/395 second
Aperture
F/6.3
Focal Length
100 mm
ISO Speed
400
Date Taken
Aug 13, 2009, 3:32:14 PM
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saw this on Sinan's page, I love dragonflies and this is beautiful 
