{"id":3915,"date":"2013-07-03T06:22:43","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T10:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/?p=3915"},"modified":"2013-07-03T07:13:26","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T11:13:26","slug":"calico-pennant-dragonfly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3915","title":{"rendered":"Calico Pennant Dragonfly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 4px solid black;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/MaineHome\/ME-Odos\/i-m7hp5RQ\/0\/XL\/IMG_4810-XL.jpg?resize=904%2C678\" width=\"904\" height=\"678\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Calico Pennant is among the most attractive dragonflies we have in Maine. It is not very big, but the combination of wing patterns and the brightly marked body make it sure to catch your eye when it is around. I have only seen two in Maine so far, and both of them in almost exactly the same spot at one of my dragonfly ponds&#8230;though last year&#8217;s Calico was not until August, and this one was in June. I particularly like the bokeh in this shot! It is simply a beautiful image&#8230;going well beyond an image of a bug!<\/p>\n<p>Canon SX50HS with my usual modifications to Program. 1800mm equivalent field of view. f6.5 @ 1\/1000th @ ISO 640. 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It is not very big, but the combination of wing patterns and the brightly marked body make it sure to catch your eye when it is around. 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