Dragon Hunter

[mr_jason]

Went down to SBG this morning. Very hot day. Was pleased to get shots of the very elusive Ictinogomphus decoratus melaenops, my favourite dragonfly. Usually it is extremely skittish, but I was lucky today. Before this I was only able to get backside shots of it from far away. Shots were handheld with one hand, with the other hand pulling fern leaves and branches from blocking the lens.

With all this talk of 'Butt Flu', I will try and spread some 'Dragon Fever' back to the community.

Ictinogomphus decoratus melaenops, Front
1/80s f/11.0 at 180.0mm iso200 with Flash, Handheld


Ictinogomphus decoratus melaenops, Side
1/100s f/11.0 at 180.0mm iso200 with Flash, Handheld


Brachydiplax chalybea, Side
1/13s f/16.0 at 180.0mm iso100 with Flash, Tripod


Rhyothemis phyllis, Side
1/100s f/11.0 at 180.0mm iso200 with Flash, Handheld


Full gallery here

Edited: Changed Jpeg compression from 7 to 9.

[Sgt. Pepper]

Originally Posted by mr_jason Went down to SBG this morning. Very hot day. Was pleased to get shots of the very elusive Ictinogomphus decoratus melaenops, my favourite dragonfly. Usually it is extremely skittish, but I was lucky today. Before this I was only able to get backside shots of it from far away. Shots were handheld with one hand, with the other hand pulling fern leaves and branches from blocking the lens.

Jason,
Nice shots of the club-tailed dragonfly. Apparently, these 3 species are known for their territorial behaviour, except for the Rhyothemis phyllis phyllis that is sometimes not so cooperative. Yes, most dragonflies are extremely skittish.. doing a proper approach is very critical.

See whether This Article might help.

[y0ngcheng]

i've already gotten dragon fever
nice captured shots! so far i have not met Ictinogomphus decoratus melaenops!
somehow the photo background appear to me as very square-ish. dunno is my monitor pixel settings anot
and thanks sgt. pepper for the guide too!

[mr_jason]

Edsel: nicely written article.

YC: I think it's because I saved using Jpeg with compression level 7, which is my normal setting for web. Destroys the bokeh. Maybe I'll try saving with lower compression later.

[y0ngcheng]

Originally Posted by mr_jason Edsel: nicely written article. YC: I think it's because I saved using Jpeg with compression level 7, which is my normal setting for web. Destroys the bokeh. Maybe I'll try saving with lower compression later.

ic.. since we kana dragon fever maybe sometime can go shoot 2gether

[bangkuangz]

Originally Posted by Sgt. Pepper Jason, Nice shots of the club-tailed dragonfly. Apparently, these 3 species are known for their territorial behaviour, except for the Rhyothemis phyllis phyllis that is sometimes not so cooperative. Yes, most dragonflies are extremely skittish.. doing a proper approach is very critical. See whether This Article might help.

Wah very good article .. will try to do this trick to shoot dragon fly. Usually insects alway run away from me ...

Btw good shots Jason .. remember me ? Met you at J3:16 the other day to collect bag ... maybe can go with you next time to learn how to shoot butts

[mr_jason]

YC: Heh, no problem.

bangkuangz: Hey man. Yeah just come down next time. Lots of Clubsnappers at Marsh Gardens on Saturday mornings. I'm sure even if they (dragons or butts) fly away, they will come back. Must be patient.

[Lion king]

Nice series Jason
Very nice BG as well.