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Published: 2010-09-07 18:59:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 1624; Favourites: 36; Downloads: 15
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Shot of a life time

Aeshna grandis - (bruine glazenmaker (dutch name)) or
Brown_Hawker
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Note: all the dragonfly's are taking a sip of the last sun going under in the west so this is a perfect spot to sit back and just wait...

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© Shades-of-art 2010
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Comments: 21

Stilleschrei [2017-08-19 16:19:37 +0000 UTC]

Prachtige foto! ja, ze zijn gek op de warmte van de zon!

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shades-of-art In reply to Stilleschrei [2017-08-23 16:33:35 +0000 UTC]

Hoi,
bedankt voor je compliment

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Stilleschrei In reply to shades-of-art [2017-08-27 19:01:29 +0000 UTC]

Graag gedaan!

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kayang [2011-11-01 06:20:43 +0000 UTC]

Omg I love this! Great close up!

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shades-of-art In reply to kayang [2011-11-01 07:01:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Valadix [2011-10-26 21:00:17 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful clarity! Well done...

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shades-of-art In reply to Valadix [2011-10-27 10:06:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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Valadix In reply to shades-of-art [2011-10-27 20:20:00 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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Hadriian [2011-09-18 12:53:13 +0000 UTC]

Wow! amazing You really get to see how they really look

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shades-of-art In reply to Hadriian [2011-09-19 09:57:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks well indeed they are amazing when you look at them.
they hunt at approx 50 km per hour

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Promarandza [2011-02-12 13:05:34 +0000 UTC]

Great photo! Must have been a mission to get a snap of a dragonfly!

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shades-of-art In reply to Promarandza [2011-02-13 08:29:24 +0000 UTC]

Well to be honest in the late afternoon and season they are lazy an we are at a spot
where the sun is going down, so all the dragonflies and damsels are sipping the last sun.
now this one is special because i have seen him hunting at full speed in the morning.
they can get about 50 km an hour.
so if you take a look some other pics are in the gallery where i even get to touch the wing of another one.

Little secret LOL.

thanks for your answer and feedback

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Promarandza In reply to shades-of-art [2011-02-13 10:30:37 +0000 UTC]

That's amazing! I never even saw a dragonfly (except on pictures!)

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shades-of-art In reply to Promarandza [2011-02-13 10:43:00 +0000 UTC]

Well you're most welcome to visit LOL
a bit far, but our camping place is near the riverside

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DreamOfWaking [2010-09-12 16:24:27 +0000 UTC]

Lovely shot. I love the contrast of the wings over the wood. Simply wonderful.

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shades-of-art In reply to DreamOfWaking [2010-09-25 07:19:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for your comment
and lucky too because normally they are to fast to get.

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Brigitte-Fredensborg [2010-09-12 13:50:07 +0000 UTC]

WOW! That's great!

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shades-of-art In reply to Brigitte-Fredensborg [2010-09-25 07:28:05 +0000 UTC]

It is , i was to have this result too

Thanks Brigitte for your comment
last Wednesday it was a sunny day and we went back to our camping place
and a full out colored one came over and was in mid air about 2 meters a way
for 10 sec. sadly i had no cam with me.
at this moment they are at the and of the season and hard to find.

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Zekar01 [2010-09-12 12:02:03 +0000 UTC]

Well thats a real dragon fly looks massive, I have tries to get a crisp shot of these guys before, normally they are on a flower or grass so there is movement because I have low quality lenses. THis is perfect.

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shades-of-art In reply to Zekar01 [2010-09-25 07:17:24 +0000 UTC]

OK well at this moment and i was lucky i admit
it was silent weather no wind and all the dragonfly's
game over to have some last sun sinking in the west
I have seen the them before and indeed you need a high speed cam for it
they can do over 50 kilometers an hour LOL

Thanks for your comment

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Zekar01 In reply to shades-of-art [2010-09-25 23:00:03 +0000 UTC]

Wow that's really fast I did not know that cool.

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