Photo of the Week 156 – Four-Spotted Chaser

It’s been a while since I shared a Dragonfly shot in this series, so here’s one from last summer. The reason this shot of a Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) stands out for me is that I was able to get a lovely smooth blue background by lining things up so that the entire background was filled with the reflection of a clear blue sky in the Canal I was shooting along (the Royal Canal).

on Flickr – Full-Size

Camera: Nikon D40

Lens: Nikon DX AFS 55-200mm

Exposure: 1/500 sec

Focal Length: 200mm

Focal Ratio: f/8

ISO: 400

Camera Mode: Aperture Priority

Exposure Bias: -1.0ev