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Perching Dragonfly by Alessandro Zocchi

Perching 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.
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Perching Dragonfly by Alessandro Zocchi was Photo of the Day on Saturday, August 25th, 2007. It is tagged Macro, Insects. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

6 Comments

  1. david Says:

    great shot!

  2. Anurag Says:

    Nicely captured. Dragon flys make for great macro subjects

  3. kml kml Says:

    Great job on this little guy! Composed perfectly!

  4. m Says:

    difficult shot done well

  5. Pauline Jones Pauline Jones Says:

    This 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.

  6. Eli Shams Eli Shams Says:

    His posture is so funny ! Really feels like he’s looking at me.

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