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Libellula quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Skimmer)

shot f 14 trying to get enough depth of field to get from one wing to the other. Shot 1/60th of a second at 400asa. Still missed it - the focus point was probably the stem so I lost the wing closer and the bug is blurry. Good try, but fail.


Altitude: 7m (22 feet)
Camera: Nikon D800
Date: Sunday, June 5th, 2016 at 6:14 PM
Exposure: 1/60 sec at f14.0
Exposure Compensation: 851 ev
ISO: 400 asa
Lens: 400mm f2.8G ED VR AF-S NIKKOR + TC-20E III
Location:
Claira Walking On Bridge Over Pond Downy Woodpecker And Pine Siskin Family Of Red Eared Sliders Down Temple Steps Hawk Puffed Up Claira Walking On Bridge Over Pond Richmond Night Market Down Temple Steps Basting Grilled Meat Hawk Puffed Up Claira Walking On Bridge Over Pond Nara Behind Buttercup Nara Playing On Fire Pole Claira Scooting On Her Strider Claira Having Fun Paddling At Ladner Richmond Night Market Down Temple Steps Helen Smiling End Of The Island Hawk Puffed Up Woodpecker On Blue Background Finn Slough Near Mouth Field Of Snow Geese James Flying Short Eared Owl On Power Cable Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake At Ladner Whiskey Cove, Belcarra At Crab Park Basting Grilled Meat Claira Walking On Bridge Over Pond Downy Woodpecker And Pine Siskin Family Of Red Eared Sliders Bog Laurel Growing In Leaf Litter Richmond Night Market Basting Grilled Meat Claira Walking On Bridge Over Pond At Ladner Richmond Night Market Basting Grilled Meat End Of The Island Hawk Puffed Up Finn Slough Near Mouth Claira Walking On Bridge Over Pond Kepler Portait Scott Navigating To Home Sweet Spot Houseboat Claira Look Left Pink Spheres At Ladner At Crab Park Look No Chain Sitting Under Cherry Blossoms Richmond Night Market Bad Crowd Dragon Boats Blue Burst over Vancouver Cat Coming To Saw Hi Arch In Back Yard Yellow Iris With Ants Pink Spheres Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Burrard Street Bridge in Snow Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake Dive Site Right Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake Dive Site Right View From Second Chief Petgill Lake Claira Walking On Bridge Over Pond Downy Woodpecker And Pine Siskin Family Of Red Eared Sliders Bog Laurel Growing In Leaf Litter Claira Walking Down The Bridge Green Frog In The Grass Claira Again Trying To Copy Her Sister Claira Trying To Emulate Nara Walking On Balance Beam Claira Looking At An Inch Worm Nara And Claira Having Snack On ALog Claira Walking On Bridge Over Pond Downy Woodpecker And Pine Siskin Family Of Red Eared Sliders Bog Laurel Growing In Leaf Litter Nara And Jennie Reflected In The Pond Claira Again Trying To Copy Her Sister Claira Looking At An Inch Worm Claira Walking On Bridge Over Pond Downy Woodpecker And Pine Siskin Family Of Red Eared Sliders Bog Laurel Growing In Leaf Litter Claira Walking On Bridge Over Pond Family Of Red Eared Sliders Richmond Night Market Basting Grilled Meat Claira Walking On Bridge Over Pond Nara Behind Buttercup Nara Biking In River District Nara Playing On Fire Pole Richmond Night Market Arch In Back Yard Basting Grilled Meat Giant Rhubarb Claira Walking On Bridge Over Pond Claira At Norquay Water Park Nara Behind Buttercup Nara Biking In River District Nara Playing On Fire Pole Blinking Light Rolling By Lights Reflected In Lake Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Sea Lions on the Rocks Sandheads Lighthouse At Ladner Sitting Under Cherry Blossoms David and Eric on Large Pump House Richmond Night Market Down Temple Steps Crocuses Growing In The Field Wetlands From Tower White Crowned Sparrow Yellow Iris With Ants Pink Spheres Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Left Side of Cove Panoramic Sea Lions on the Rocks Bumps on a Rail Lost Lake At Ladner Whiskey Cove, Belcarra New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Stephen And His Sunset Big Windows View From Mount Norman Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Big Windows Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset Four Otters Sea Lions on the Rocks New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge Reflecting Pond Four Otters Sandheads Lighthouse Ferry Terminal Dive Site Right Castle With Irises Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge View From Second Chief Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open View From Lunch Tarn In Front Of Anniversary Glacier Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow Rock Margin Front of Condo Fence at Rathtrevor Wharf in Namu Diagonal Falls New National Park Sign Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Front of Condo Wharf in Namu Immature Bog Cranberry Numa Falls (Veiled) Athabasca Falls Closer Bromley Rock Mount Robson In Fog New National Park Sign Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Big Windows View From Mount Norman Reflecting Pond Front of House Four Otters Just the Head of a Seal Sea Lions on the Rocks Curve of Time in Bay Weathered Rock New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Stephen And His Sunset Big Windows View From Mount Norman Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Big Windows Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset Four Otters Sea Lions on the Rocks New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge Reflecting Pond Four Otters Sandheads Lighthouse Ferry Terminal Dive Site Right Castle With Irises Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge View From Second Chief Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open View From Lunch Tarn In Front Of Anniversary Glacier Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow Rock Margin Front of Condo Fence at Rathtrevor Wharf in Namu Diagonal Falls New National Park Sign Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Front of Condo Wharf in Namu Immature Bog Cranberry Numa Falls (Veiled) Athabasca Falls Closer Bromley Rock Mount Robson In Fog
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Region: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Richmond, Richmond Nature Park
Scientific Name: species related to Libellula quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Skimmer)
Tag: insect, Richmond Nature Park
Larger image: 2000 x 1335
Raw image: 7360 x 4912

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