{"id":2912,"date":"2012-06-04T06:39:05","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T10:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/?p=2912"},"modified":"2012-06-04T06:39:05","modified_gmt":"2012-06-04T10:39:05","slug":"642012-golden-winged-skimmer-washington-oaks-gardens-fl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2912","title":{"rendered":"6\/4\/2012: Golden-winged Skimmer, Washington Oaks Gardens FL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/St-Augustine-2012\/i-V5HgSdT\/1\/L\/IMG9910-L.jpg?resize=700%2C525\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I can tell I am getting serious about dragonflies. I bought a book: the Kindle edition of Dennis Paulson\u2019s Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East, from Princeton Press. I run it on my Xoom Android Tablet, in full color, and it is a great resource. Such a lot to learn.<\/p>\n<p>This is a Golden-winged Skimmer from Washington Oaks Gardens State Park south of Marineland FL. It is a stunning dragonfly any time of day, but when the early Florida morning sun wakes the orange on the body and, especially, on the wings, it is, I think, knock-your-eye-out beautiful. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/St-Augustine-2012\/i-ZF6h5kh\/1\/L\/IMG9821-L.jpg?resize=700%2C525\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/St-Augustine-2012\/i-vSswjWs\/1\/L\/IMG9837-L.jpg?resize=700%2C525\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/St-Augustine-2012\/i-fLnTPFg\/1\/L\/IMG9888-L.jpg?resize=700%2C525\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Canon SX40HS. Program with iContrast and \u20131\/3EV exposure compensation.&#160; 1) 3) and 4) are at 1680mm equivalent field of view (840mm optical plus 2x digital tel-extender) and 2) is at 1240mm (1.5x digital tel-extender). 1) f5.8 @ 1\/400th @ ISO 200. 2) f5.8 @ 1\/200th @ ISO 100. 3) f5.8 @ 1\/125th @ ISO 800. f5.8 @ 1\/500th @ ISO 160. <\/p>\n<p>Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.&#160; <\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-2912\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2912&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-2912\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2912&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2912&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I can tell I am getting serious about dragonflies. 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