My first damsilfly! by kimariehere
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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)
giareg Online Now!
Many compliments for your first dragonfly ciao GianPaolo
DennisReed
Awesome capture and macro Kimmers! Are this the same as Mayflys?
marybelgium
congrats !!! this is a wonderful shot !
nathalie06
Oh oh, lovely Damsilfly Kimmie, and very neat and rich in details on his head and body. I love it ! Maybe a little bit to overexposed on the tender green part, but it's a superb shot. Hugs
BBarbs
I have never even hear of a damsilfly. Amazing image. Incredible capture with your camera. You do such amazing work with it. Fascinating subject for me as I am being introduced to something new. Thank you !!!! Very much appreciated. A dainty fly. lol. Amazing !!! Hugsssssss
Cullen
Hey Kimmers, that's what we old timers used to call "the wet belly school of photography". Nicely done and I'm proud of you!
slawa
Strange creatures :) So thin wings and so long body. The shot is just a 5! Thank you for sharing ;)
Loloe
Congrats for your first damselfly!!! I'm trying to capture one every day, but they're too fast for me! Bravo!!!!Have a great afternoon!!!
Damia
Wow! What a great shot! These little creatures are so cute. Sooooo hard to get good shots of these. Your precarious position to take this shot really paid off. Well done!! :)
Predatron
Fantastic close-up, well done. Steve:)
soffy
wow what a beautiful creature,soo elegant,beautiful colors and detailed wings,an excellent shot Kim*****
ScourgeofShadows
That damselfly was watching you.
GBCalls
This is great! I know how petite these can be, and hard to get to sit still for the hand held camera. Your photo is most excellent!
uniquedreamer
How do you do it? Beautiful catch of this damsilfly, I have trouble to photograph insects...lol they move to much on me...lol.. Beautiful work !
nattarious
Oh well!! I guess you are lucky to catch him with your little pocket cam kimarie :)) Those are one of the fastest you know that!! The shot is amazing and very well composed tho.. But i guess you over sharpened it abit!? My monitor shows the pixels specially on the edges and the lighter areas.. Not all monitors will show this tho.. But next time.. Use the sharp option once only and the second use sharpen edges if you use the PS CS2.. And i guess it is the same with any other program.. Other then that.. Still love the colours and the quality.. The lighting came really amazing so hugs from me to you for that amazing captured little creature honey Wish you luck catching them again, cause they are really awesome and makes amazing portraits.. Have a lovely day to you and your whole ANGELS GROUP :) JOE
Richardphotos
congrats on your first. they are very hard to capture. much more sensitive than their bigger cousins. it is beautiful
npauling
Very impressive and well worth the trouble. He/she looks so impressive up close, I thank you for showing us.
jocko500
realllly cool looking shot
evielouise
great shot as all yours are love the colors! thumbs up!!~
Leeco
WOOHOO! I knew you would capture one sooner or later. Nice shot indeed. The Nikon 7900 has it's limitations but with practice and perserverence, one can get some really nice close ups with it's "macro" mode setting. If your luck runs like mine, you will start capturing a lot more of these. I got my first on July 4th of this year and now I have dozens of images and about 5 or 6 different varieties. Not sure why but I ain't bitchin about it, lol. Congrats, I know you wanted this.
angel_dust
Lovely work!!
gunsan
Great one Kimmers.I love the composition of this, and of course the detailed shot!
nongo
Woooohoooo a great first shot Kimmers!!!!!!!! She's a real beauty!!!!!!!
maud
Awesome shot..very impressive! Congrats Kim! :)
odie
LOL@damsilly. The underside of the leaf(?) almost looks like it was painted a solid green. Nice job on a small topic! :0)
squirrel2005
A perfect close up Kimmers, you really should be proud of this one!!! Awesome!!! Hugs
pm_hackworth
PERFECT!!!!! VOTE
stolenanjel
This is really pretty. The colours are so vivid.
webshadow
Astonishing!!!!! Wow..the detail is phenomenal. This almost looks like some kind of crazy sci-fi creature. The transparent wings against the lilypad almost have a metalic mesh look to them. What a brilliant and hard-fought shot. It was sure worth the effort. Amazing capture!
Lyne
I don't think I have ever seen an insect I would say is "sweet" but this little lady is just precious! Beautiful shot!! :)