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Sometimes, You Find Magic
MaryO


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Challenge: Free Study 2025-07 (Standard Editing)
Collection: Flowers and Bugs
Camera: Nikon Z8
Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR
Date: Jul 24, 2025
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 20000
Shutter: 1/2000
Date Uploaded: Jul 24, 2025

Was playing around with trying to get pictures of dragonflies in flight and got this image, which instantly became one of my all-time favorites. The background colors were purely serendipitous.

PP - Topaz Photo AI (noise reduction), cropped, darkened highlights, resized, unsharp mask
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Statistics
Place: 31 out of 39
Avg (all users): 5.5500
Avg (participants): 5.4231
Avg (non-participants): 5.7857
Views since voting: 12
Views during voting: 72
Votes: 40
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/07/2025 10:19:25 AM
oh wow. i would probably retire from nature photography if I got this photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/02/2025 11:22:23 PM
Not quite fast enough on the shutter speed, but a fun catch nonetheless.
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08/01/2025 10:05:14 AM
Beautiful glow
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