Dragonflies and Damselflies

[Click]

Nice shot, glongstaff.

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[Del Paso]

 

[AlanF]

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Nice to see you here. Two Banded Demoiselles, and the bottom looks like a White-Legged Damselfly.

 

[Click]

Very nice shots, Del Paso. Keep posting.

 

[Maximilian]

Nice to see you here. Two Banded Demoiselles, and the bottom looks like a White-Legged Damselfly.

I fully agree with this. Well done @Del Paso. Good to see that you'll find some time for dragons and damsels.

 

[Maximilian]

A large red damselfly
R6m2@500mm

 

[Maximilian]

This is a damselfly I haven't IDed yet.
It could be a female blue-tailed d. that is known for having quite different colour variations.
If I am right, this is the adlult "forma infuscans-obsoleta", compare here.

 

[Click]

Very nice series, Maximilian. I especially like the 2nd picture.

 

[Maximilian]

A ruddy darter was so kind to pose for me in bright sunlight, so I could get that dark bg.
The last pic is a 1:1 detail of the third. I'm very pleased for a photo shot with the RF100-500 tele, cropped and not even at MFD.
R6m2, RF100-500@500mm, f/14, 1/1250, ISO1250

 

[Click]

Beautiful with the black background. Well done, Maximilian.

 

[Maximilian]

A scarce chaser

 

[AlanF]

A scarce chaser
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Quite a few Dragonflies are currently scarce, unfortunately.

 

[Click]

A scarce chaser

Nice shot, Maximilan.

 

[AlanF]

Ruddy Darter RF 100-400 + R7. Dragonflies rather scarce here.

 

[Click]

I like the composition with the 45 degree angle. Nicely done, Alan.

 

[Maximilian]

Ruddy Darter RF 100-400 + R7. Dragonflies rather scarce here.

Come over to my place.
Here they're scarce, too

Joke aside, there are a lot of ruddy darters right now. And today I got some others, too.
But nothing new. Only the seasonal approaches.

 

[cooldood]

Close up

 

[AlanF]

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What was the distance and settings for this excellent shot?

 

[Click]

Close up

WOW! Great shot!

 

[cooldood]

What was the distance and settings for this excellent shot?

Probably 2inches