Starring Down The Dragon

This was not taken at the same time as the last dragonfly shot. Rather, it was taken this evening at Fraser River Park where the sun was out (unlike much of the rest of Vancouver - very dark clouds were visible over the city) and the dragonfly was taking it easy lapping up the sunshine while being very tolerant of me.
I was able to ease the camera to minimum focusing distance (about 7 inches), to get this shot while making use of a handrail to steady the camera. Still not what I consider the optimum image (though it's close), but another good step on the way.

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