{"id":13431,"date":"2020-07-04T06:34:16","date_gmt":"2020-07-04T10:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=13431"},"modified":"2020-07-04T06:34:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-04T10:34:16","slug":"spangled-skimmer-forth-of-july-dragonfly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=13431","title":{"rendered":"Spangled Skimmer: Forth of July Dragonfly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"13430\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=13430\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dsc03203.jpg?fit=2000%2C1733&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1733\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX10M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1593261855&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;220&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc03203\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dsc03203.jpg?fit=300%2C260&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dsc03203.jpg?fit=904%2C783&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dsc03203.jpg?resize=904%2C783&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dsc03203.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dsc03203.jpg?resize=300%2C260&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dsc03203.jpg?resize=1024%2C887&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dsc03203.jpg?resize=768%2C665&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dsc03203.jpg?resize=1536%2C1331&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dsc03203.jpg?resize=904%2C783&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/dsc03203.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Spangled Skimmer, Forever Wild Preserve, Kennebunk, Maine \u2014 I like dragonflies (you might have noticed). They are amazing creatures from a creative design and mechanics point of view, and often aesthetically amazing as well. This skimmer is nothing special to look at while perched, but in flight, those white spots on the wings make a dance like a child swinging a sparkler on the Forth of July. A thing of beauty. And fitting for the day. \ud83d\ude42 This is not your usual id portrait shot, but I find the pose interesting and the details of face and the plant as well. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. 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