While photographing the Halloween Penant dragonflies, I also came upon some male Eastern Pondhawk dragonflies. Interestingly, the Eastern Pondhawks are all green with black markings in the immature stage. As they mature, the males begin turning blue, from the rear to the front, until they are all blue. The females, however, remain green. Here are a few images of the males that I captured during my morning hike:
And a female:
Photographic Equipment Used:
- Canon 7D body
- Canon EF 100mm-400mm f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens
- Handheld, with IS “On”
- ISO 500
- Aperture f/5.6 to f/8
- Shutter 1/250 sec. to 1/500 sec.