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Banded Agrion Damselfly on Ragwort.

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16 replies
Posted by Guy Rogers on January 18, 2008 at 9:23 AM
Banded Agrion Damselfly on Ragwort.
Canon 5D. Sigma 180mm Macro, F16, 1/60 -1/3ss, iso 100, Tripod Cable release.
Posted by Chris Lloyd on January 18, 2008 at 9:43 AM
Brilliant shot Guy - I enjoyed looking at your website very much the other night. Brilliant stuff on there. :toast: :toast: :toast:

Chris.
Posted by Tristan Campbell on January 18, 2008 at 9:46 AM
Really nice shot! Tristan
Posted by Ian Hardy on January 18, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Hi Guy.

This is a very good shot, well done.

Ian
Posted by John Chapman on January 18, 2008 at 12:04 PM
Very nice image Guy. :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Andy Shepherd on January 18, 2008 at 12:10 PM
Hi Guy,

This is a beautiful creature that I have yet to take a half decent photograph of , so I'm very envious indeed , very good capture.
:toast: :toast:

Regards

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Paul Inglis on January 18, 2008 at 12:19 PM
Beautiful Shot! Nice one!
Posted by Greg Hitchcock on January 18, 2008 at 12:43 PM
Nice shot! I've never managed to get close enough to these guys to get a decent photo.
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 18, 2008 at 1:20 PM
As near perfection as you can get :toast:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on January 18, 2008 at 2:33 PM
I echo all the above Guy...............excellent shot in my book also :toast:

Alan
Posted by PhilH on January 18, 2008 at 4:41 PM
Thats nice... Agrion or Demoiselle, both are romantic names, but Agrion sounds more masculine for this male.

A classic image of this species.

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Edwin kats on January 19, 2008 at 11:51 AM
As good as it can be. Very very nice. Lovely colours and beautiful damselfly.
Hope to get a chance like this in the future.

Edwin Kats
Posted by Rob Ashton on January 19, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Superb Guy. I will be out and about this summer in hope of some more of these beauties.

Rob :toast:
Posted by Alan Bryant on January 19, 2008 at 12:02 PM
"Smoking" :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paul Williams on January 19, 2008 at 2:34 PM
A lovely shot, really grabs the eye.
Posted by eric weight on January 20, 2008 at 2:03 AM
Great shot, captures the iridescence on the thorax nicely.
:toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by Justin on January 20, 2008 at 6:48 PM
Great subject, great perch :toast:
Nice to be reminded of warmer days to come :cool: