My first damsilfly! by kimariehere

Photography • Animals • posted on Jul 17, 2006

Open full image in new tab Zoom on image

Hover over top left image to zoom.
Click anywhere to exit.

Members remain the original copyright holder in all their materials here at Renderosity. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth is prohibited and is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise.

Description

Hello All~! I had to really work for this one with my pocket cam ! This little dam-sil guy was tiny --!!hmm.. might have even been a baby damsil cause it was an inch to one and a half inches long!..dunno cause i never saw one before! SO crept up on him slowly and was laying in the grass with both arms fully extended - streched out to reach ( hanging over the edge of the pond ,doing my best not to fall in and to be still and bringing my little nikon 7900 to almost water level as he was on a lily pad! got this about an inch away from him or her?( uhmmm do not 'er have no clue how determine the sex of THAT thar critter LOL!! ) Shot right before he was off!! so first one of a damsilly ( damsilfly on a lilypad =damsilly haahaa) ... have another strait shot of a lily and you can just barley see it at all..this one is hardly cropped ! * please view at full size looks best thanks! :O) Thanks for all you time and comments ! Love to you all! ((( Big hugs )) ~ ♥ ~kimmers ! :O)

Comments (69)

)

short_ribs

7:02AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

Awesome shot kimmie!!! ^_^ I'm amazed at the shots you are getting you of that lill cam lol ;) Ya sure deserve a dslr!... Beautiful shot! Thanks for sharing! :) Hope you have a great week! :)

)

B_PEACOCK

7:09AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

This is one awesome shot .Excellent close up

Martinez

7:12AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

Congrats on your first damsilfly shot :o) Very good picture, details and compo. Marcin

)

TomDart

7:13AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

kimmers, nicely done and so small means very close shot.

)

kenwas

7:24AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

Excellent Kimster!

)

Svarg

7:31AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

I think that's about as big as they get. I haven't seen them much bigger anyway. Damsilly?! HAHAHAHAHA!! You're cute! Great shot, Kimmers!

)

Syltermermaid

7:31AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

Fantastic captured Kimmie!!!! My goodness you are really hunting them with your camera!!!LOL I can see you robbing around on your belly to get the best shot of him!!!LOL Fantastic!!!! Thank you for sharing this picture!!! Big Hug Ute

)

2Loose2Trek

8:01AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

Excellent shot Kimmers ... I can only imagine the contortions you went through to get this. :-) Kudos!

)

rayburg

8:08AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

This ones a male..he doesn't have any boobs...lol...great shot Kimmie..you always amaze me what you go through to get your shot...I bet you do a lot of laundry each week..lol..Big hugs

)

Lenord

8:14AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

WoW, what a capture. You just amaze me no matter the subject+++++

)

erlandpil

8:23AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

Excellent photo erland

)

bogwoppet

8:23AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

Superb image and not an easy shot to get. I love the colours here and the composition works well - nice one Kimmie - Bravo!

)

hotracer2

8:27AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

Great story to go with this fine macro, glad you did't fall in with your camera:):):)

)

evilstoy

8:31AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

WOW, awesome shot, cool story! =) Perfect!!!

)

Digimon

8:39AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

Wonderful capture Kimmers! Aaahh, I remember my first damsil....OH Damsilfly!! Sorry, got side tracked...she sure is slim, compared to the "Beefier" dragonflies! And keep that Nikon out of the pond! LOL!! You have the heart of a National Geo photographer already!!!

BorisB

8:52AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

Wow, a real masterpiece!!! Perfect presentation and nice tension through the diagonale, very well done!

)

webdancer

9:30AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

Damsilflies are so delicate and skittish, but fun to watch. To me, they are almost like ballerinas. You've got amazing patience! Excellent shot!

)

rainbows

9:33AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

Fantastic capture Kimmers, congrats!!! Hugs to all. Di.

)

spselfr

9:36AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

A great first

)

gizmo563

9:42AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

Beautiful delicate shot! Excellent!

)

RodolfoCiminelli

9:49AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

A impressive macro of great detail and definition......!!!!!!

)

lemonjim

9:59AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

wow, so delicate!

)

Shari123

10:19AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

I'm not sure if dainty is the correct word to describe a bug, but somehow it seems to fit. Excellent capture of this elusive creature!

)

brycek

10:27AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

WOW..Fantastic shot Kim. Excellent work!!

)

miladyblu

10:55AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

CIAO!!!WOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!Really a sublime masterpiece my dearest Kimmie!!I love a lot the fantastic colors, the stunning details and the extraordinary clarity!!My sincere compliments for your big skill!!Thank you for sharing!!Have a very nice day and a serene evening!!A big kiss and a big hug!!

)

lafayette

11:03AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

HEllo, beautiful damsifly another kind of dragongly more little and thin there is always a lot of them all around the pound they make beutiful shots!

)

sharky_

11:14AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

Sweet capture. Wish I could capture one...... Excellent. Aloha

)

bobbystahr

11:15AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

LOL @ damsilly..damsil is actually spelt damsel tho...the old english major coming out of my literacy closet, heh heh heh, damn fine shot tho and very adventerous on your part...sounds like it was a fun capture and indeed looks great full screen...is now my screen saver, thanx very much..hugz

)

Denger

11:54AM | Mon, 17 July 2006

These are just plain fun to watch... I think they tend to hover in one spot much more so than do dragonflies. Excellent subject and macro shot! FIVE STARS

)