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Damselfly Exuvia

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Posted by Matt Cole on May 7, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Damselfly Exuvia
A bit of a strange shot that may not be to everyone's (anyone's? :biggrin: ) tastes. I quite like it for some reason. It's the exuvia, or shed skin, of a newly emerged Large Red Damselfly with some nearby yellow gorse in the background.

Canon 30D with MPE-65 macro lens.

f16, 1/160 sec, ISO 100, diffused Speedlight on off-camera bracket, handheld.

All C+C appreciated.

Matt
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 7, 2008 at 3:10 PM
Very 'Alien' Cool image though-Not easy to find and the background colour sets it apart from the norm

Dave :toast:
Posted by David Taylor on May 7, 2008 at 3:30 PM
Great to see something different from the usual feathered fare.:wink: Well spotted. Very, very nice.

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Posted by Matt Doggett on May 7, 2008 at 4:02 PM
I like this - cool!
Posted by Paul Inglis on May 7, 2008 at 6:37 PM
Hi Matt,

Fanastic image! I agree with Dave - very Alien! Where's Sigourney!
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Posted by John Chapman on May 8, 2008 at 3:35 AM
Very nice capture Matt.
John :toast:
Posted by PhilH on May 8, 2008 at 5:10 AM
Its a good one as far as I'm concerned... super for educational use.

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Posted by Matt Cole on May 8, 2008 at 4:58 PM
many thanks for the comments, I'm glad some of you liked it :smile:

Matt
Posted by Tom Smit on May 8, 2008 at 5:29 PM
What's wrong with strange shots? I like it. Nice BG so the subject jumps out of it.
Well done.