Common Blue Damselfly

[RyanB]

I think anyway, possibly an immature male. Focus stacked for the extra dof.

 

[Dale.]

Nice shot, I was going to say the DOF was very deep ( for this ) then re read and saw you'd stacked. Cool.

 

[Cobra]

Nice work Ryan

 

[G.K.Jnr.]

Very nice macro/close up style capture Ryan, with some fine detail & colours.

 

[RyanB]

Nice shot, I was going to say the DOF was very deep ( for this ) then re read and saw you'd stacked. Cool.

Thanks Dale, I usually don't have any luck with such a massive depth stack but despite the wind this one actually came out pretty good imho. That said this is the only one of 3 sets of around 20 shots where it held still for the entire stack of images.

Nice work Ryan

Cheers Chris!

Very nice macro/close up style capture Ryan, with some fine detail & colours.

Thanks George!

 

[woof woof]

Great technique Ryan, well done Lovely picture, lovely colour and detail

 

[RyanB]

Great technique Ryan, well done Lovely picture, lovely colour and detail

Thanks Alan, most appreciated!

 

[Tysonator]

Was a telezoom used as I have tried a macro lens, and it is impossible to get close enough to use ! ?

 

[RyanB]

Was a telezoom used as I have tried a macro lens, and it is impossible to get close enough to use ! ?

I was using a 1:1 macro lens but it is 150mm which gives a bit more working distance than the more common 105mm. I think there was around 9-10 inches between the front of the damsel and the front lens element.

 

[Tysonator]

I was using a 1:1 macro lens but it is 150mm which gives a bit more working distance than the more common 105mm. I think there was around 9-10 inches between the front of the damsel and the front lens element.

Wow, that is still pretty close !
As soon as I am 2 meters away they are gone !

 

[RyanB]

Wow, that is still pretty close !
As soon as I am 2 meters away they are gone !

I prefer to go out on grey semi-miserable days as although the insects are a bit harder to spot they do tend to be a lot less skittish and tolerate my presence more than when its hot and sunny. The damsel above was still pretty active and I had to follow it around for a while until it settled onto a half decent perch I could get a good angle on with a clearish background.