Blue Dasher Dragonflies – 400mm With Fill Flash

This is a series of Blue Dasher Dragonfly images taken with a 400mm DO lens, but I also used an on camera flash with a Better Beamer Flash extender to help fill in the shadow details on the dragonflies. Also for some I set the flash so I was slightly overexposing on the subject dragonfly. This way when I compensated for the correct exposure on the dragonfly, the background would be darker and a little more dramatic.

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Mating Blue Dashers

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9 Comments on “Blue Dasher Dragonflies – 400mm With Fill Flash”

Eliza Waters
June 21, 2020

Oh, wow, those eyes!

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- Reed Andariese
  June 22, 2020
  
  Yes, they have VERY interesting eyes! Especially if you really get close images of the eyes!
  
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bayphotosbydonna
June 21, 2020

These are spectacular shots, Reed!

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- Reed Andariese
  June 22, 2020
  
  Thanks Donna! They are interesting photo subjects! Especially close up!
  
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Hans Wikström
June 22, 2020

I really like the color rendering in the details. It doesn’t look like the flash gives any reflexes in the eyes either. Maybe because it’s facet eyes.

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- Reed Andariese
  June 22, 2020
  
  Thanks Hans! If you look closely you will see a small “flash hotspot” on the eyes. The eyes are curved so the hotspots are small.
  
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  - Hans Wikström
    June 22, 2020
    
    Oh yes, sometimes natural light also makes some white spots in their big eyes.
Minna
June 23, 2020

Magnificent shots! I liked all of them, especially the one with light background was my favorite.

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- Reed Andariese
  June 23, 2020
  
  Thanks Minna! They are fun to photograph! Especially close up!
  
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