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Red Damselfly

Posted by MaryB (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) on 13 June 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

I haven't seen one of these before, so I was really pleased I was able to capture it, they don't like posing for photos, and tend to fly off as soon as you get near.

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Any tips or constructive criticism are welcome :)
I really appreciate all your comments, thank you so much. I'm only sorry I've not got time to respond. I do read all the comments and will try to answer any questions you have

Comments (15)

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

FANTASTIC DETAIL, BRAVO

13 Jun 2007 6:10am

@Dimitrios: Thank you once again Dimitrios :)

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Unbelievable! Great shot.

13 Jun 2007 7:16am

@badala: Thank you badala :)

Satinka from La Côte, Switzerland

Excellent ! I like the dragonfly's expression... I feel the intelligence communication by the nature.

13 Jun 2007 9:03am

@Satinka: Thank you Satinka, he does have a wonderful expression :)

NickyJ from United Kingdom

What a stunning picture Mary, such great detail well done to you :-)

13 Jun 2007 11:56am

@NickyJ: Thank you Nicky :) I was like a wild woman chasing the little blighters, lost my footing a couple of times, and nearly ended up in the pool lol.

Paul@Sydney Webcam from Sydney, Australia

Wow! You did well to get this as my experience tends to be that they have flown away before you have pressed the shutter.

13 Jun 2007 12:31pm

@Paul@Sydney Webcam: Many thanks Paul :) I'm with you on that one, they don't hang around, thankfully this one did, I got two shots this one and a blurry one, so I was very lucky!

Images by KC Photography from Redmond, United States

Amazing detail and the colours are fantastic

13 Jun 2007 3:00pm

@Images by KC Photography: Many thanks KC :) the colours are amazing, I am looking to capture a blue one next :D

Steph from Hamar, Norway

Great image, creepy bug :D

13 Jun 2007 3:19pm

@Steph: Thank you Steph :) they do look creepy

Reza from Montreal, Canada

Wow! Green and red ! great close-up shot.

13 Jun 2007 6:21pm

@Reza: Many thanks, Reza :)

Kris Carson from Toronto, Canada

Nice...it's often trick to get the focus on shot like this. Good Job!

14 Jun 2007 1:28am

@Kris Carson: Thank you Kris :)

ling from KL, Malaysia

This is an amazing shot. I've never seen this dragonfly before.

14 Jun 2007 2:38am

@ling: Thank you ling, :) it is the first time that I have seen them too!

Mazrul from Johor, Malaysia

First time saw this kind of dragonfly. Nicely done!
Panasonic DMC-FZ7 can support conversion lens, that mean you can try to add Hoya Closeup +4 Filter for even nicer macro shot!

14 Jun 2007 4:11am

@Mazrul: Thank you again Mazrul for your comment, and for the advice, it is helping me a lot :)

Mahdiyar from Tehran, Iran

Nice composition, framing and focusing
Lovely...

16 Jun 2007 11:13am

@Mahdiyar: Many thanks Mahdiyar :)

clare next door from United Kingdom

well mary i am glad to say I know you because i think you will become well known!! That is amazing you are talented kiddo!

19 Jun 2007 8:18pm

@clare next door: Hiya Clare, thats a wonderful compliment thank you :) thanks for taking a look.

Urisk from United Kingdom

I love all your wildlife photo's and after spending many of my younger years in mud & rain etc just to see certain wildlife, to get pics like this is amazing

23 Jun 2007 9:04am

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

This one is really beautiful, Mary. Such striking colours and a great composition.

31 Jan 2008 1:33am

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Panasonic DMC-FZ7
1/125 second
F/5.6
ISO 80
432 mm (35mm equiv.)