Shots on the "fly"

[Veronica]

Thom got this shot yesterday at our local reservoir.

http://tandemhearts.smugmug.com/DragonFlies/Contra-Loma-2014-09-20/i-fT4hgjd/0/L/_1140955-L.jpg

It's a Common Green Darner.

Veronica

[Catrin]

Beautiful!

[malkin]

What a great shot!
On the fly and of the fly!

[Dragonfly5]

What an amazing shot!

[Veronica]

Shots from today at the same reservoir.

http://tandemhearts.smugmug.com/DragonFlies/Contra-Loma-2014-09-20/i-rWWcdZr/0/L/_1140995-L.jpg

http://tandemhearts.smugmug.com/DragonFlies/Contra-Loma-2014-09-20/i-DVQFWC6/0/L/_1140993-L.jpg

Both are Blue Eyed Darners.

Veronica

[Blueberry]

Those are amazing, Veronica! Thanks for sharing:)

[Owlie]

Those are so cool, both the dragonflies and the photos. Thank you for sharing!

[salsabike]

Those are wonderful!

[OakLeaf]

Very nice! Not easy shots for sure!

[thekarens]

Beautiful! I love dragonflies

[smilingcat]

I love dragon flies. Beautiful!! And what a beautiful coloration. I wish we had more of them here. Or maybe I'm not looking hard enough.

So how does he manage to get these wonderful shots. One, I can see as being sheer luck. But three? Thank you for posting such wonderful photos.

[Veronica]

Oh he's got way more than 3! He's been shooting dragonflies for a while now and especially when we go someplace new. When we were in the rain forest we spent an afternoon with me rowing him around the weeds in the lake. :D It was fun. There are a couple different galleries here (http://tandemhearts.smugmug.com/), but those are in his best in flight shots.

Patience, a little understanding of their behavior, good camera equipment and luck. And of course there are 100s of shots that don't make the cut.

Veronica

[nuliajuk]

Wow. The dragonflies are gone for the year where I live, have been for about a month now. I'm fond of anything that eats mosquitos, and it's just an added bonus that many are so beautifully coloured.

[CAS]

Gorgeous! I'm so jealous (really)!

[AppleTree]

Those are stunningly beautiful and detailed shots. Dragonflies remind me of my father... when I was very little, we were picnicking in a park and I remember he held out his hand and a dragonfly landed on his finger! I thought he was magic!

[Veronica]

http://tandemhearts.smugmug.com/Other/Favorites/i-fVWdxbf/1/L/_1050099-L.jpg

Newly hatched Variegated Meadowhawk

Veronica

[AppleTree]

http://tandemhearts.smugmug.com/Other/Favorites/i-fVWdxbf/1/L/_1050099-L.jpg

Newly hatched Variegated Meadowhawk

Veronica

That is totally awesome. Thank you for sharing it.