1st dragonfly of the summer

[Elaine]

I caught this critter in the front yard this morning. I've never shot one of these darker colored ones; I usually capture the blue bodies. I liked the dark brown against the blue rock. This isn't as macro as some shots around here, but I did use my macro lens! :D

Canon 40D, 100 2.8 macro, ISO 200, f/4.5, 1/800

http://e-heasley.smugmug.com/photos/327472806_mnfYK-L.jpg

[HumpreyCogay]

I love the contrast between the Stone and the dragon =)...

[Lord Vetinari]

Lovely capture :)
Brian V

[Elaine]

Thanks! Any ID on the type of dragonfly?

[South Shore Snapshots]

This is a good registry for dragonflies - I know I have to use it to figure out what I've captured - and also damselflies. Choose the browse photos option.

http://www.odonatacentral.org/

Here in Southern Ontario, we've seen dragonflies pretty regularly for the last six weeks or so. Here's one I got just after setting up the support line for my volleyball net.

Not a macro lens either, but as close as I could get to it...to my untrained eye mine looks like a Thornbush Dasher.

Rob