Previous Four Spotted Skimmer
23 of 48 from May 2015
Next

mainimage
Libellula quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Skimmer)

I had my 400mm in the car so I was curious how well it would work for dragonflies. Not bad - it could use an extension tube to make it closer, but it did work well.


Camera: Nikon D800
Date: Monday, May 18th, 2015 at 5:12 PM
Exposure: 1/640 sec at f4.5
Exposure Compensation: 851 ev
ISO: 640 asa
Lens: 400mm f2.8G ED VR AF-S NIKKOR
With cropping (you see 33% of the image as shot), this lens is effectively a 692mm lens on a 35mm camera
Region: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Delta, Reifel Bird Sanctuary
Scientific Name: species related to Libellula quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Skimmer)
Tag: Richmond Nature Park, dragonfly
Larger image: 1333 x 1999
Raw image: 2835 x 4252

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > May 2015 > Four Spotted Skimmer

Leave a Comment

Some HTML allowed: <b>, <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>, but most isn't.  Text length is limited.  Comments from first time authors will be reviewed before being posted. Comments with swearing or painfully poor spelling will probably be rejected.

Last Modified Saturday, January 28th, 2023 at 22:53:15. Edit
Copyright and Contact Information.