More dragonflies

ocrdu (71) in photography • 7 years ago

Well, damselflies, to be precise.

This one I saw yesterday is a white-legged damselfly aka blue featherleg (Platycnemis pennipes), blauwe breedscheenjuffer in Dutch.

"Breedscheen" translates as "broad shin", referring to one of the unusual features of this species:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/125s}

Portrait shot from up close, note the focal length, if such things interest you:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 42mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/160s}

This one was also sitting close by; it could be a female or young male of the same species, but I am not sure:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/250s}

Thanks for watching!

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7 years ago by ocrdu (71)

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dek (62) · 7 years ago

Taken at 42mm? Did you shake hands? :D

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ocrdu (71) · 7 years ago

I have some at 28mm 8-P.

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dek (62) · 7 years ago

I suppose that from their perspective, it's like the Hubble telescope taking their picture. You might have a lot of portrait shots of terrified insects and not even realize it :)

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englishtchrivy (72) · 7 years ago

last one's a female - am sure :)
my very 2nd or 3rd post was about it -

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indiantraveller (60) · 7 years ago

Beautiful..

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manorvillemike (65) · 7 years ago

I can't get enough of those dragonflies .....

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psywalker (56) · 7 years ago

When you want look at my Dragonfly post :)

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manorvillemike (65) · 7 years ago

Thanks, I just checked it out, cool insects. I want to learn more about them, will look into them.... tks again...following you..

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psywalker (56) · 7 years ago

Yeah sounds good! I like them too.. in future i will search, find and photograph more of them. Next month i will buy a new camera :D

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manorvillemike (65) · 7 years ago

The one you got does alright...

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psywalker (56) · 7 years ago (edited)

Thanks but it´s only a handycam

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manorvillemike (65) · 7 years ago

You do a good job with it..

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psywalker (56) · 7 years ago

Thank you :) i do my best! Good night!!

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shieha (70) · 7 years ago

Wow nice, beautiful background blur too!

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ocrdu (71) · 7 years ago

Thank you!

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psywalker (56) · 7 years ago

Hey.
Nice shot my friend!

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sardrt (76) · 7 years ago

wow! beautiful pictures

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ocrdu (71) · 7 years ago

Thank you.

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katdvine (63) · 7 years ago

I have become very interested in dragonflies and damselflies thanks to you.
I look forward to more posts.
( by the way I added a link to the post where I forgot to post the photo)