Photo of the Day ContestPerching Dragonfly by Alessandro Zocchi
Saturday, 25th August 2007
Perching dragonfly
by Alessandro Zocchi
This colorful dragonfly was using the top of this spike as observation point to hunt for insects.
Equipment: Nikon D200, MicroNikkor 200 mm
Alessandro Zocchi
Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, Main job as Research Scientist. Photographer specialized in nature macrophotography.
Perching Dragonfly by Alessandro Zocchi was Photo of the Day
on Saturday, August 25th, 2007.
It is tagged Macro, Insects.
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6 Comments
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david Says:
August 25th, 2007 at 5:39 amgreat shot!
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Anurag Says:
August 25th, 2007 at 8:09 amNicely captured. Dragon flys make for great macro subjects
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kml Says:
August 25th, 2007 at 1:00 pmGreat job on this little guy! Composed perfectly!
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m Says:
August 26th, 2007 at 1:58 amdifficult shot done well
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Pauline Jones Says:
August 26th, 2007 at 2:54 pmThis is a common sympetrum. I have taken a good few shots of dragonflies myself recently. They are not easy to capture as they tend to fly off while you are setting up the shot.
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Eli Shams Says:
January 8th, 2008 at 9:02 amHis posture is so funny ! Really feels like he’s looking at me.
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