Eastern Amberwing, UMass, Amherst MA

In mid-afternoon yesterday I could not stand another minute in the concrete dungeon at the UMass Hotel where I was working the ZEISS booth at the New England Council of Camera Clubs convention, so I abandoned my post and took a walk around campus. They have a little pond in the center of campus and I found quiet a few dragonflies that at not yet out in Southern Maine. There were Eastern Amberwings in great numbers. It is rare if I see more than a few all summer around home, so that was a treat. I found females sitting fairly easily but thought I was going to have to be happy with a flight shot of the male…but then, around the far side of the pond, I found the male sitting as well.  These little guys are not much bigger than a large bumble bee…one of the smaller dragons. 

Sony Rx10iii at 600mm equivalent. Program mode. Processed in Polarr. For the flight shot, I switched to a larger center spot focus and continuous focus.