Dragonflies and Damselflies

[AlanF]

Look at those wonderful colors!
So beautiful!

+1

 

[applecider]

Great stuff, here are a couple of may better tries...

The first is a blue darter, the second is a GOK.

 

[Click]

Nice shots, applecider. I especially like the first one.

 

[AlanF]

Superb!

 

[Maximilian]

Great stuff, here are a couple of may better tries...

The first is a blue darter, the second is a GOK.

Hi applecider!
Really nice shots!
IMO a little bit too much sharpening that makes the background too nervous, esp. at the blue darter.
Maybe try to reduce that a little bit. You will see, that you don't lose too much detail.

But that's just my personal taste.

 

[Maximilian]

Two recent new ones of a really nice and patient migrant hawker (Aeshna mixta)

 

[Click]

I really like your pictures, Maximilian.

 

[AlanF]

Two recent new ones of a really nice and patient migrant hawker (Aeshna mixta)

Great close up.

 

[AlanF]

Haven't seen so many recently, but here is an Emperor from earlier this month.

 

[Click]

Beautiful picture, Alan.

 

[Maximilian]

I really like your pictures, Maximilian.

Great close up.

Thanks Click and Alan.

... here is an Emperor ...

Also great. I love the Anax imperator . I haven't seen one personally for two or three years.
It's not common at the lakes and streams where I live.

 

[AlanF]

Thanks Click and Maximilian. He was flying around pretty fast but the decided to land.

 

[applecider]

Maximillian nice images, I’ll try less sharpening, but lately around where I’m at we have had weird lighting due to fires. Even mid day light is dim and red tinged.

Curious as to what lens you are using..tried to find your exif

AlanF your image was very nice as well.

 

[AlanF]

Thanks applecider

 

[AlanF]

Tried out the Sony R10 IV this afternoon and found a couple. The first is of the unusual blue form of the common blue damselfly. The second is a ruddy darter. In the face on view you can see the individual eyes in the compound eye.

 

[Click]

Nice pictures. Well done, Alan.

 

[razashaikh]

Tried out the Sony R10 IV this afternoon and found a couple. The first is of the unusual blue form of the common blue damselfly. The second is a ruddy darter. In the face on view you can see the individual eyes in the compound eye.View attachment 179884View attachment 179885View attachment 179886

Nice Set!

 

[applecider]

Here is a stationary widow skimmer by my id. NW US near pond in Oregon. Shot with a 500mm f4 w 1.4 extender, not really my lens of choice for insects (I'd prefer the 100mm f2.8 macro if given a choice) the amount of depth of field at 5.6 is seen with the far wing out of focus, but for a free hand bigly white shot I'll take it.

 

[applecider]

And an attempt at flying DF's probable blue dasher second . The first is a try out for the lead in to men in black...

Face only in focus These were shot at 700mm 1/1600 sec f 7.1 iso 800.

 

[Click]

Nice pictures, applecider. I especially like the last one.