5824. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Historical record of a brilliant red dragonfly.

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Historical record of dragonfly. The lotus pond near K K Hospital in 22 Apr 2010 is now a construction site.

A brilliant red dragonfly hover over the lotus flowers in a lotus pond, Kandang Kerbau Hospital in 2010. The pond is filled up and there is a construction site as at 14 April 2024.

This red dragonfly and other species are very rarely seen in the Botanic Garden or Gardens by the Bay. I believe it is extinct as its habitat has been, over the years, regularly sprayed with insecticide to kill the female Aedes mosquitoes to prevent dengue fever. 

Canon 4OD, 70-300mm, 300mm, /640sec, f/5.6, ISO 400. I used the "P" Mode in 2010, but the AV or TV Mode ought to be used.

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UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/04/5824-photography-tips-lotus-pond-near-k.html