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Widow Skimmer (female)
Stanley Jones

Widow Skimmer (female) (Libellula luctuosa)

Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa: Libellulidae) female. 4.2-5.0 cm (1.7-2.0 in) long.
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Habitat
Edwards Plateau vegetation area. Lake margin lined with black willow and herbaceous aquatic plants at 173 m (568 ft) elevation. The lake is damed from Decker Creek.
Location
Walter Long Lake State Park, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
May 2023
Scientific name
Libellula luctuosa
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: Jonno52, Ozprey1, peterday and 5 others
bievreJJ
awesome details, in particular on its wings, amazing portrait of this elegant skimmer, Stanley, love it, many tfs!!
 
Kits
Holy moly! That’s some close up, Stanley!
 
delia todd
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A fabulous macro picture this one Stanley - such wonderful detail

Excellent work my friend - thanks lad.
 
Jonno52
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You've captured wonderful detail in this colourful shot Stanley, demonstrating the versatility of that lens. Depth of field nicely judged. Great work!
 

Media information

Category
Invertebrates
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
279
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/16
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/400 second(s)
ISO
800
Filename
Widow Skimmer (female) Walter Long Lake SP, Austin-SharpenAI-focus.jpg
File size
1.7 MB
Date taken
Fri, 19 May 2023 1:20 PM
Dimensions
909px x 1024px

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