A new approach to my Dragon & Damselfly photo collection. I am using a Canon 70-200mm F2.8L and a 21mm tube, although I will be experimenting with various combinations as I go. Just went to check out a new location this afternoon and it looks very promising. All photos are cropped, subjects were too close to focus with the lens alone and just too far out without falling head first in the water to get right up close with the tubes on. I think I have identified correctly if not please let me know & C always welcome.

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1/320 @ F5 ISO 400 natural light.
Common Damselfly

These are very nice shots, especially at f2.8 on the second one. I think the third one is more likely to be a Common Emerald (it is an 'Emerald' of some sort as its wings are held out sideways like a dragonfly and all other Damsels hold their wings parallel with the body) The Scarce Emerald apparently is very common in the USA but very rare here in the UK and is only found in one or two sites in the Thames Estuary and in Norfolk. They can be told apart by detailed examination of the claspers at the end of the abdomen, and no, I don't know how!

Adrian

Lovely shots
Brian V.

adrianr wrote:
These are very nice shots, especially at f2.8 on the second one. I think the third one is more likely to be a Common Emerald (it is an 'Emerald' of some sort as its wings are held out sideways like a dragonfly and all other Damsels hold their wings parallel with the body) The Scarce Emerald apparently is very common in the USA but very rare here in the UK and is only found in one or two sites in the Thames Estuary and in Norfolk. They can be told apart by detailed examination of the claspers at the end of the abdomen, and no, I don't know how!

Adrian

Thanks Adrian, Your right about the Emerald. Googled imaged checked and the Common Emeralds on there are the same as mine, will change the title now, its difficult for the untrained eye like mine.

LordV wrote:
Lovely shots
Brian V.

Thanks Brian, would like to take more today but it is raining as usual.

Lovely shots. Beautiful BGs too

MichAg92 wrote:
Lovely shots. Beautiful BGs too

Thanks Amy

Very nice shots Carl! l like the first one.Great composition and light

Regards,

Remus

Nice shots. Good lighting and composition.

remus wrote:
Very nice shots Carl! l like the first one.Great composition and light

Regards,

Remus

Thanks Remus, first attempt hope it gets better

Gary Thompson wrote:
Nice shots. Good lighting and composition.

Thanks Gary, once it stops raining i'll be out again

Good shots, but you'd better be quick, there's more rain on the way.

Thanks Brian, and there's me just taken Tue-Wed & Thur off work Still no work

Great composition and light on these.

Doug

Nice ones, Carl!