I took a shot of a dragonfly sitting on my car door. I opened the door, and it was still there, so I took another shot. I didn't realise until I looked at the shots what a difference a change in the lighting had made.
(Sorry for truncating one wing in the second pic, I was concerned getting it in focus).
Shedding a new light on dragonflies.
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Re: Shedding a new light on dragonflies.
Wow!
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Re: Shedding a new light on dragonflies.
Beautiful photos!
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Re: Shedding a new light on dragonflies.
Great detail Geoff
CYa Ron
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Re: Shedding a new light on dragonflies.
Do Australian dragon flies bite Australians?
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Re: Shedding a new light on dragonflies.
No they don't- but apparently they do eat the Australian mosquitoes which bite the Australians. "A mosquito eating machine" according to one report, which is fine by me.
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Re: Shedding a new light on dragonflies.
Sorry for the slow response. Nice photos. Yes, the iridescent colours on dragonflies and damselflies are beautiful. I've been known to get left behind on a walk because I've stopped to take (yet another) photo of these insects and the others with me have not realised 
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Re: Shedding a new light on dragonflies.
A-door-able!
Cheers Chris
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Re: Shedding a new light on dragonflies.
Geoff, in the first image, look very closely at the base of his abdomen (the thorax area).
Cheers, Chris
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