Dragonflies and Damselflies

[Pape]

You are getting good at these! It's pretty amazing that you can get these in flight shots on the RP and 70-300, Well done!
We have just hit 38.1 c in my town, only the second time this temperature has been recorded in the UK. So, I haven't wandered out.

Lot of chanses to shoot ,i think there must be least 10 big hawker on ours back yard patrolling around. but yeah temperatures are lot higher i am used too

 

[Click]

Nice. Well done, Pape.

 

[Erik X]

Emerald damselfly

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[Click]

Very nice shot, Erik.

 

[Pape]

Very pretty one erik ! never seen one like that

 

[kodakrome]

My weekend bugs. I was trying to shoot scenery, but the bugs kept posing.
All with the 100L

 

[Click]

Beautiful series, kodakrome.

 

[kodakrome]

Beautiful series, kodakrome.

Thanks, Click!

 

[Pape]

RP ,ef 70-300 300mm
Bee going under hood

 

[Click]

Impressive details. Very nice shots, Pape.

 

[AlanF]

RP ,ef 70-300 300mm
Bee going under hood

Great shots!

 

[Jack Douglas]

Impressive details. Very nice shots, Pape.

+1 It seems the stinger is not doing much good!

Jack

 

[Pape]

couple shot RP 70-300 5,6 . I wish i could made some focus stack for first but its hard to keep camera steady when shooting straight down.

 

[Click]

Nicely done, Pape.

 

[Pape]

RP 70-300 mm 300mm 3pic focus stack. And one weird flyer

 

[Click]

I really like the first picture. Well done, Pape.

 

[Erik X]

A busy couple.. Actually I have no clue what they are doing, maybe egg-laying in tandem position?

 

[Click]

Great shots, Erik.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Maybe it's time that someone in the know informs us of these things. On the other hand in spite of my curiosity so far I haven't gone to the trouble of Googling exactly how their reproductive cycle and activities work. I do know they originally come out of the water and that's about it.

One day at the pond my friend noticed this critter on his camera bag and I shot it.

Dragonfly Life Cycle - Learn About Nature

There are three stages of the dragonfly life cycle, the egg, the nymph, and the adult dragonfly.

www.dragonfly-site.com

Jack

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Jack.
In my opinion, this is one of the coolest shots of what appears to be almost the instant this critter changed state! Very nice.

Cheers, Graham.