A male Banded Demoiselle, these are the hardest insect ive tried shooting,just too reflective
shot on the river dee near chester
hope you like it, close ups to come soon
phil

Looks like you did pretty well , beautiful shot of a beautiful demoiselle damselfly
brian V.

lovely shot captured the colours perfectly
you did well they are difficult to approach
Pete

I think you're sandbagging, Phil. Looks as if you did a bangup job to me. I'd like the opportunity to shoot one...never seen them around here.

Kenny

I've also spent some time photographing these recently, they're real beauties aren't they. This is a nice image. I'll be interested to see your close-ups, particularly if they're with flash - I took a few last year with my MP-E 65 with flash and found it very difficult to keep the reflections to a reasonable level.

Matt

v.nice phil

Great shot Phil! wonderful creature.
Remy

thanks for comments,
this was the only one that looked good out of about 60 frames
phil

Thats a beautiful shot Phil, nice work.

Adrian

Nice shot Phil, male and female are very reflective like you say. My best results recently are with natural light.
Carl

Nice shot Phil. Real pretty damsel.

thanks for comments, yes agree got to shoot nat light for full body shots

phil