Ugly
Uploaded: June 22, 2010
Finally got one to stay still!!. I`ve chased them around but they`re like Butterflys,hard to get!.Doing some home projects here and trying to catch up!. Captured at F/6.3,1/640,Iso400,200mm.
Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 15625/10000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 200.00 mm, Model: NIKON D90
Jean-Pierre Ducondi June 22, 2010
Incredible details Hal. Amazing work.Karen Bacon June 22, 2010
Awesome shot Hal! Perfect in every way! #8711077Jack Ryan June 22, 2010
Outstanding detail and excellent comp...well timed and quite excellent. #8711078Patricia Seidler June 22, 2010
I have chased a few around too. Not an easy capture, but you sure made this one look easy Hal. Great detail and dof. #8711110Tammy M. Anderson June 22, 2010
Outstanding details, dof and lighting, Hal. A real beauty. #8711116Tarun Bose June 22, 2010
Excellent capture with super details, Hal. #8711117Ann H. Belus June 22, 2010
Exquisite detail and color captured here, Hal...in perfect light! #8711197Linda A. Braddock June 22, 2010
Hal, WOW! This is Gorgeous!! Beautiful Details and Color!! #8711202Jeff Robinson June 22, 2010
Excellent detail and capture Hal! Jeff #8711214Tiia Vissak June 22, 2010
a wonderful close-up! #8711305Mike Clime June 22, 2010
Terrific macro and excellent details! #8711308John Connolly June 22, 2010
Brilliant detail and excellent lighting in this fine macro capture, Hal! Your efforts really paid off big time here! #8711322Jyri Vissak June 22, 2010
Great macro! Absolutely beautiful! #8711361Claudia Kuhn June 22, 2010
Wonderful capture and details. I think they're so cool looking , like praying mantis' they look so robotic (their heads) #8711429Jack Gaskin June 22, 2010
Hey Macro HalThis is a hell of a beautiful capture. great Detail & color....
Behave Yourself
Jack #8711432
Anita Hogue June 22, 2010
WOW, Hal, this is a fantastic macro! Yea, he is ugly but so ugly he is pretty! Awesome details! #8711471Hosey M. Harrell III June 22, 2010
Fantastic capture, Hal!#8711533
Monnie Ryan June 22, 2010
Super capture, Hal! #8711547Stefania Barbier June 22, 2010
fantastic macro! #8711584Kerry Hill June 22, 2010
Fantastic capture with excellent details Hal! #8711597Val Feldman June 22, 2010
Super-superb!! Look at all those tiny little hairs and pointy thingies on his legs (have no idea what they are called!) Wowza, Hal, I'm in Detail Heaven! (Beautiful color, comp and clarity, too! :) #8711688Carol Eade June 22, 2010
Awesome dragonfly capture, Hal, love all that detail! #8711735Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 22, 2010
It's so UGLY, it's CUTE, Hal! Incredible macro! :-) k #8711784Michelle Alton June 22, 2010
Exquisite dragon, Hal. #8711807Thomas E. Hinds June 22, 2010
Terrific capture, Hal! #8711853Christine Lobsinger June 22, 2010
OUTSTANDING CLOSE UP HAL...Gord MacEachern June 22, 2010
Yes a face that only a mother could love lol..Renata Gusciora June 22, 2010
Outstanding macro shot,Hal!Excellent details,clarity,great focus ans dof! #8711991Robert K. Bemus June 23, 2010
A beautiful capture though, Hal!! #8712145Dick W. Wyatt June 23, 2010
A great image Hal. Well done. #8712163Ken R. Frischkorn June 23, 2010
Fantastic macro Hal with a wonderful composition and clarity Dragonflies are a hard one to get photos of but you have done it beautifully. #8712965Melissa Olsen June 23, 2010
I think he is beautiful!Ellen Hodges June 23, 2010
Extremely excellent capture, Hal!!!! #8713883Kathleen Brennan June 24, 2010
Excellent capture of this dragonfly, Hal! Love the color and bokeh in the BG! #8714935JO ANN CLEVELAND June 24, 2010
WOWZA! Definitely has the wow factor Hal! Those wings are beautiful...would love to get one of those!jo ann c.
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Dick W. Wyatt June 25, 2010
I beg your pardon, it's beautiful . Think of all the mosquitoes it eats !!Well done my friend. #8715854
Judy V. Kennamer June 25, 2010
Great job Hal!!! One of the best dragonfly photos I've ever seen! #8716124Shelly A. Van Camp June 26, 2010
A beauty, Hal. Well done!! #8717647Amanda J. Tanner June 27, 2010
Very Beautiful work Hal! #8719835Ann H. Belus July 02, 2010
Incredible detail and clarity, Hal...he's quite amazingly beautiful the way you have captured him here! #8731192Renata Gusciora July 03, 2010
Terrific capture,super details,focus,clarity and dof,Hal! #8732957Ellen Hodges July 04, 2010
Truly fabulous capture, Hal! Happy 4th!! #8733948Anita Hogue July 04, 2010
WOW, Hal.......he is posing for you.....This is awesome! #8734564Kathleen Brennan July 10, 2010
Gorgeous detail and color! #8747091Julianne Bradford July 11, 2010
But what a wonderful capture Hal!! #8749230Bill Houghton July 12, 2010
Hal, great shot of the dragonfly. They are hard to get sometimes. Good job. Have a great week, Bill #8750978Carla Capra Anderson February 09, 2011
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