My first Dragonfly by helanker
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Hello !
Yes I know. It could be better, but this best I could do from 10 shots. Taken near the bridge of yesterday.
Oh and Marlene, it was a lovely day, but the weather was changing from lovely to furious from one minute to another all day, so we never went far from the car. I could show you many black clouds too :)
Thankd for stopping by and for your kind comments to yesterdays post. :)))
Have a splendid day.
Here we got a little cloudy/sunny and mild weather and about 20C = 68F. Not bad at all.
Comments (32)
NekhbetSun
What a pretty little character :o)....great shot !
koosievantutte
imo it's a very fine shot - these creatures have amazing colours.
tetsu-pino
What a beautiful dragonfly!! I watched this dragonfly for the first time. It's a splendid capture!!
phill456
What exquisite colour. Abeautiful macro , very well done.
Doriutz
Beautiful colors and details. Excellent light :)
GBCalls
Cool! I followed one of these the other day in hopes of a shot like this. Well done!
Joko-Style
very nice!
Jofurowa
It's a nice one for a first time :o))
dragonmuse
Very nice. It's beautiful.
Birgushilda
I hope not your last, because the picture is so beautiful. Thank you
Janiss
Absolutely splendid for a first time Helle!
ARTWITHIN_II
that is so stunning, helle. the colors in this macro are magical. i love this!
awjay
and a super one it is too
Indoda
Fantastic capture - very well done - lovely colours
auntietk
Congratulations! Splendid shot, my friend! The dragonfly is quite beautiful.
MrsLubner
This is a real knockout shot. It resembles more of a damselfly to me but they are even harder to capture well because they are so much smaller than a dragonfly. This is really stellar!
MrsRatbag
I love the details of the wings! Great capture!
DennisReed
Superb Capture Helle!
durleybeachbum
Absolutely marvellous, Helle! A stunning metallic paint-job!
EnaR
Wow, it's so beautiful, and the colors are amazing........ ;o)))))))))))))))
drag
Beautiful details in the wings. Excellent first capture.
bpclarke
OOOohhhh, and I hope this won't be your last one either! This is gorgeous! Bunny
Leeco
As suggested by MrsLubner, this is indeed a Damselfly and not a Dragonfly and they are indeed a lot smaller so much more difficult to capture.You did very well on this capture. This looks a lot like a male Ebony Jewelwing and the iridescent colors are difficult to capture also. Once again you did well. So even though your Dragonfly is a Damselfly, it does not change the fact that it is a great image of a very pretty bug. Congratulations and thanks for sharing. Lee
ledwolorz
Fantastic colors and detail.Wonderful macro.
didda
WOOW beautiful colors, I don't know what can be better. looks perfect to me ;o)))))))))))))))
anahata.c
I remember, when we studied insects, that some of them have stunning iridescent colors. It's as if their bodies were made of metal. This shot captures that in its fullness, even with the little 'stinger' at the end. (Here it looks like a piece of metal attached, like a bottle-opener!) You got all of its shiny body-parts—they really look like parts of a big screw-driver—the reflection in its eye, and the wonderful webwork of its wings. Insects are some of the strangest creatures on earth; and close-up they almost look like the work of a crazy sculptor. You got the "sculpture" look as well as the real life look. And it looks as if you worked with him for an hour to get this pose. A wonderful macro, helle.
kimariehere
could be wrong but i think this is a damsilfly !!! beautifully captured love its color!!!! AWESOME for your first very impressive!!!
JeffG7BRJ
Wow!!! what a fantastic looking Damselfly this is, it looks like it's been in the body shop for a respray of metalic paint. I really envy you this shot, so perfect, and a difficult little critter to capture they zip about like crazy. Sorry it's not your first Dragonfly, but it is still something to be very proud of, the detail is fantastic. I think the best way to tell the difference between the two is the way they have the wings, the Damselfly are closed like this, the Dragonfly are open and there are two of them side by side. Check out Leeco's gallery, that is the best way I guess he has some fantastic images of both. http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/browse.php?username=leeco Please do not be dissapointed, it is a sectacular capture and a five star for anybody. Superb work. Bravo!!!!!
DINGOH
Exelent Helle. Fantastic colors ,soooo beautiful.++++5
timtripp
superb!