Fotografer
27th November 2010, 07:13 PM
Got up early, wore jeans, long-sleeved shirt, and my field hat. I took a hike down the bank of Brushy Creek here in Round Rock, TX. Folks, there were so many Green Hawkers, Blue Dashers, and Violet Dashers that I was like a little boy in a candy store. About 20 minutes into my adventure, I was up close to the bank in the water stalking a Green Hawker, when I hear the weeds below me rustle...I almost crapped my pants when I saw a water moccasin slither out on top of the water. Tell you what...I was shaking so bad that I could hardly shoot. After about 3 minutes of calming down, I took two more shots and my 2gb CF card was full...lol, I only brought a 2gb CF card, duh?</p>
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<p>All captured with a Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro, Canon Speedlite 580EX I flash with <a href="http://www.motleypixel.com/forum/index.php/topic,80.0.html" target="_blank">this DIY Ring-Flash</a></p>
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<p>#1 Green Dasher Who you looking at?</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/2817944797_24b15ae501_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>#2 Violet Dasher, this is a Violet Dasher right?</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/2818790838_d9ee1879f5_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>#3 Green Dasher Say Cheese!</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3082/2817941565_5d3c291cab_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>#4 Green Dasher, on profile.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/2818788558_a4576624fd_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>#5 Green Dasher Pardon me while I smoke one.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/2817940401_ee66cf4359_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>#4 I'm a Hawker, so step back buddy!</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/2817938929_10afe03d66_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>#1 Did I not tell you to step back? Green Hawker</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/2817938101_0edbdfa4b0_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>#1 That's it sucka, I'ma pouncing you! Green Hawker</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/2818785034_b1bb6a7019_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Roy</p>
<p>&n
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<p>All captured with a Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro, Canon Speedlite 580EX I flash with <a href="http://www.motleypixel.com/forum/index.php/topic,80.0.html" target="_blank">this DIY Ring-Flash</a></p>
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<p>#1 Green Dasher Who you looking at?</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/2817944797_24b15ae501_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>#2 Violet Dasher, this is a Violet Dasher right?</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/2818790838_d9ee1879f5_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>#3 Green Dasher Say Cheese!</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3082/2817941565_5d3c291cab_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>#4 Green Dasher, on profile.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/2818788558_a4576624fd_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>#5 Green Dasher Pardon me while I smoke one.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/2817940401_ee66cf4359_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>#4 I'm a Hawker, so step back buddy!</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/2817938929_10afe03d66_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>#1 Did I not tell you to step back? Green Hawker</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/2817938101_0edbdfa4b0_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>#1 That's it sucka, I'ma pouncing you! Green Hawker</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/2818785034_b1bb6a7019_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Roy</p>
<p>&n