The stance

[Prajwal J Ullal]

ID: Dragonfly(Common name) Specific ID appreciated

Had a keen eye on a couple of these beauties resting onto the neighbour's compound wall on a fiery afternoon, after eagerly awaiting for it, with the aid of some strong breeze one of them shifted to my in-law's garden area and settled onto the garden wall, giving me an opportunity to capture one of the beauty. Also luckily, atleast for a moment, it wasnt aware about my presence in its close proximity and hence aiding me to get several close up and full length frame of the helicopter.

EXIF:
Canon 550D
Canon 100mm macro
F/5
Shutterspeed 1/160
ISO 400
Handheld, Inbuilt flash fired

Location: Hubli, Karnataka

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Nice 'stance'. A little more DoF needed, f5 is not advisable when shooting at this distance unless you are actually trying a low dof perspective. I think you could have afforded to go to a slightly lower shutterspeed in this situation.

Have lost touch with dragonfly ID... maybe this is a globe skimmer or marsh glider? :)

[Mrudul Godbole]

The low angle looks nice. Agree with Abhishek about using a narrower aperture. Maybe next time :). Thanks for sharing.