Forum: Photography

Subject: A damsel fly too elusive for me...

TomDart opened this issue on Jul 04, 2005 · 6 posts

TomDart posted Mon, 04 July 2005 at 3:08 PM

This close-up is not the macro I wanted. The little fly was stunning in sunlight but would not stay there. Besides, I didn't have a macro lens on and couldn't get that close in the first place! It was fun waiting for it to land and hope for a picture. This is about it. In a way, I like this better than a macro.

It was a pleasing few moments to watch the critter go from leaf to leaf, in and out of the light.

Wivelrod posted Mon, 04 July 2005 at 4:49 PM

I like watching these little beasties too :)

L8RDAZE posted Mon, 04 July 2005 at 5:18 PM

Whoa Tom....I'm havin MAJOR dejua vu! I took THese photos waaay back in 2002 on a trail near work with my old Oly C700! Man, I miss that 10x optical zoom! Let me get close without disturbin things in general! These damselflies have the most incredible metallic blue-green coloring! It changes depending how the light hits them! A sight to see for sure! L8r! Joe

soulofharmony posted Mon, 04 July 2005 at 5:58 PM

to fast for me tom... hehehehe.. actually love the softness of the light upon the leaves..:)..)) hugs ...

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cynlee posted Mon, 04 July 2005 at 6:17 PM

that's about as close as i can get to them Tom :] the compo is pleasing with the light on the leaves & room to fly

randyrives posted Tue, 05 July 2005 at 11:53 AM

Love these guys, colors are great. I snapped a few photos of one a month or so ago. Nice job.