Orange dragonfly

[billd2]

This critter hung around long enough for me to grab my camera and take it's picture. It's the first orange dragonfly that I've seen.

[JulieM]

I was just admiring your orange butterfly in your gallery. What a fantastic capture that is! Very well done!

[Sepiana]

Hi Bill,

Great job! The details are so vivid. How did you do it? What camera did you use?

[billd2]

Julie and Sepiana, glad you like the orange dragonfly. My camera is a Nikon D-80 and the lens is the AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G. I really like this lens as it produces great closeups with flowers and bugs and all tiny things. I was lucky with this photo as I hand held it. Normally I use a tripod and remote shutter release but I was afraid the dragonfly would fly away...........

[efarnstrom]

Hi, I was so excited when I saw your dragonfly. In May 2006 one came to visit me. He flew away once, then noticed I had a camera and wanted his photo. So he came back and sat on a stick until I got tired of holding the camera. Must have taken 50 pictures of him. He was so photogenic. No retouching of the photo. His name is Flame Skimmer Libellula saturata. I see from the internet that he is common in the western states. I've only seen one since and he was just passing through my daughters yard.

Here is my photo: http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=4986

[Chuck S.]

Bill, I agree with Es: that's a Flame Skimmer dragonfly, a native of the western US. Beautiful shot!

[kevq]

Bill and Es,
both great shots of a gorgeous dragonfly.
Kev.

[JulieM]

Es, your shot is lovely too! This sounds like a particularly cooperative insect. ;)

[mljrbg]

Great shots. That really is a beauiful dragonfly.

Mary Lou

[Jancy]

Excellent Photos--Just love those orange dragonflies!!

[bfcoughlin]

What a beautiful shot--the veins in the wings are so crisp!