Another emerger Four-spot Chaser (male) from the other day - not seen another one since
This one was on a bracken stem and I stuck with this one until it flew away.
The pterostigma (wing spots)are just beginning to colour up and the large dark basal patches on the rear wings are showing nicely. If you look at the wing ends you can see some colouration startings to appear too - the beast was gone on the breeze before he was fully coloured, but I have a sneaky feeling that he is a 'praenubila form' (Jeeeze louise, don't I sound like an expert ).
Polariser would have come in handy on those wings but there wasn't enough light to fritter away 2 stops on frivolities
D2Xs
180mm Macro
ISO 100
1/90th @ f8
1548 + 488RC4 + plamp
Slight crop top and bottom for comp
Now you are getting to technical for me Andy but it looks real good.
I do think its a real privelage to be able to witness something like this. Well done in putting your time in.
Fascinating to see these chaps up close, on screen.
Although as a school kid i was told that my arm would fall off, if i was bitten by one, ive since realised that was a wind-up, although ive only ever thought of them as being annoying buzzy things that flap around my head.
Since seeing all these cracking close-ups, i shall be paying more attention to them, and look at them in a different light
Now this is very, very, very nice indeed! You’ve made an absolutely splendid job in capture the exquisite detail in this delightful subject! I seem to be having a problem finding these buggers myself!
Great work Andy!
As Phil says, we'd be lucky to find any down this neck, and the last reasonable day we had we couldn't find any either, so well spotted.
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18 repliesThis one was on a bracken stem and I stuck with this one until it flew away.
The pterostigma (wing spots)are just beginning to colour up and the large dark basal patches on the rear wings are showing nicely. If you look at the wing ends you can see some colouration startings to appear too - the beast was gone on the breeze before he was fully coloured, but I have a sneaky feeling that he is a 'praenubila form' (Jeeeze louise, don't I sound like an expert
Polariser would have come in handy on those wings but there wasn't enough light to fritter away 2 stops on frivolities
D2Xs
180mm Macro
ISO 100
1/90th @ f8
1548 + 488RC4 + plamp
Slight crop top and bottom for comp
PP Bibble Pro and CS3
Thanks for looking as ever folks
I do think its a real privelage to be able to witness something like this. Well done in putting your time in.
Major.
Cheers,
Dan.
David
Fascinating to see these chaps up close, on screen.
Although as a school kid i was told that my arm would fall off, if i was bitten by one, ive since realised that was a wind-up, although ive only ever thought of them as being annoying buzzy things that flap around my head.
Since seeing all these cracking close-ups, i shall be paying more attention to them, and look at them in a different light
corking shot
Alan
Ian
Greg
Cheers
JR
They are very common over here and lost two of my arms when I was a kid
Only kidding of course....I only lost one.
Well done matey.
Edwin Kats
Now this is very, very, very nice indeed! You’ve made an absolutely splendid job in capture the exquisite detail in this delightful subject! I seem to be having a problem finding these buggers myself!
Dave
Matt
All ours have probably been washed away after another torrential storm last night.
Cool
Andy...
Brett.
As Phil says, we'd be lucky to find any down this neck, and the last reasonable day we had we couldn't find any either, so well spotted.
Ian