Banded Demoiselles
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Goldenorfe
Registered: Apr 15, 2008
Total Posts: 7182
Country: United Kingdom

CALOPTERYX SPLENDENS , these are very difficult to expose correctly, just too reflective!
they are very large, bigger than the white face darter dragons.
first frame is a femail which is more green in colour, rest of shots are all males.
hope you like them
phil

#1 femail


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#2 male


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#3


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#4


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#5


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thanks for looking

remus
Registered: Jun 11, 2006
Total Posts: 5857
Country: Spain

Those colours are amazing.Very good sharp series-I like them!
Remy


LCPete
Registered: Jun 09, 2009
Total Posts: 1794
Country: United Kingdom

You got the colours spot on Phil, All great but esp love shot 3
Pete


waldr_p
Registered: Apr 18, 2008
Total Posts: 2463
Country: United Kingdom

Like is not the right word. Stunning shots! Paul.


Kenj8246
Registered: Feb 14, 2008
Total Posts: 10937
Country: United States

Hard to find fault with these, Phil. Well done. #1 and #3, in that order, are the best shots, IMO. Wish I could spot them here...never seen one in TX.

Kenny


MarkB1
Registered: Apr 07, 2009
Total Posts: 5320
Country: Australia

Impressive shots. And beautiful creatures, colours, details.

Mark


Tim Dollear
Registered: Sep 11, 2007
Total Posts: 1159
Country: United States

incredible shots! exposed/lit really well. I really like #3.


LordV
Registered: Jan 02, 2006
Total Posts: 24436
Country: United Kingdom

Wonderful series Phil - I couldn't get within 2 feet of the few demoiselles I saw in Cornwall!
Brian V.


adrianr
Registered: Mar 21, 2005
Total Posts: 559
Country: United Kingdom

Very well dealt with Phil, you are right about the difficulties with reflections I always struggle with these as well.

Adrian


Adrian Jones
Registered: Sep 12, 2006
Total Posts: 1906
Country: United Kingdom

Lovely series Phil, not an easy subject but beautifully taken, think for me its another vote for the third one.

Adrian


Goldenorfe
Registered: Apr 15, 2008
Total Posts: 7182
Country: United Kingdom

thanks for comments, they are so hard to shoot, may go back sunday try higher mag portraits
phil


Gary Thompson
Registered: Oct 02, 2007
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Country: United States

Beautiful shots Phil. Really like #3, but all are well done.


rgopo13
Registered: Oct 08, 2008
Total Posts: 110
Country: Romania

wonderful


Goldenorfe
Registered: Apr 15, 2008
Total Posts: 7182
Country: United Kingdom

thanks gary and rgopo
phil


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