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Damselfly

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Posted by Matt Cole on December 7, 2009 at 2:16 AM
here's one from earlier in the summer which I passed over first time around. Taken very early in the morning hence the dew. It's a female Red Eyed Damselfly.

I always light these high magnification images entirely by flash and normally try to prevent a black background but here I think it works quite well. I also like the fact that the damselfly is showing its mouthparts nicely - these damselflies look very pretty and delicate but it's easy to forget that they are very effective predators.

Canon 450D with MP-E 65 macro lens, f11, 1/160, ISO 100, diffused Speedlight on side bracket, handheld.

It's best viewed large, so here's a 1000 pixel version.

All C+C welcomed.

Matt :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on December 7, 2009 at 2:56 AM
Cor blimey :eek: :eek:

Handsome chappy - excellent CU Matt, and the bigger version looks really good :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on December 7, 2009 at 3:59 AM
Great close-up, that's one scary little monster, and I agree with you about the balck background working well here.

David
Posted by Andrew Stagg on December 7, 2009 at 4:00 AM
Matt that is a great Macro shot - tack sharp, just the right dof - I want on of those lenses!

Andrew
Posted by David Kjaer on December 7, 2009 at 5:36 AM
Fascinating close up - love it!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Brett Lewis on December 7, 2009 at 5:46 AM
Awesome stuff Matt and nice to see some of your images appearing in the 'Natural World' magazine..

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andrew Parkinson on December 7, 2009 at 5:47 AM
Hi Matt
A real window into an unseen world. I like images like these as it reveals just how complex and intricate even the smallest creatures can be, very striking
Andy
Posted by Craig Jones on December 7, 2009 at 7:31 AM
Amazing close up showing their beauty :eek: BG makes the image for me stand out so well, the detail is stunning at full size,wish I had'nt sold my 180 now as these creatures fascinate me, a lovely image :wink: :wavey:
Posted by John Robinson on December 7, 2009 at 7:48 AM
Greatimpact shot Matt.
Natural World still on the go ! Crikey !
Cheers
John
Posted by Jeroen Stel on December 7, 2009 at 8:00 AM
Stunning shot Matt!
What an amazing mouth!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Maggie Campbell on December 7, 2009 at 1:24 PM
Wowwwwwwwwww That is just amazing, especially the large version. Never realised Damselflys had teeth like that. They actually look like a crab's pincers. Horrendous! :jump: :wavey:
Posted by Fran French on December 7, 2009 at 2:26 PM
Absolutely super Matt. That is detail at it's finest.

Fran :toast: :toast:
Posted by Lewis Thomson on December 7, 2009 at 2:49 PM

Fantastic image Matt, the detail is amazing! I wouldn't want to be caught in those jaws thats for sure! The dew drops top it off.

Cheers,

Lewis.
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Posted by Major Gilbert on December 7, 2009 at 5:13 PM
Interesting close up Matt. Excellent.

Major.
Posted by Karen Summers on December 7, 2009 at 5:33 PM
wow that is what I call close great shot and fab detail
Posted by Matt Cole on December 8, 2009 at 2:22 AM
many thanks for the comments

Matt :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on December 8, 2009 at 2:31 AM
Awesome close up. Very well done. :smile:
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on December 8, 2009 at 5:18 AM
Sci-fi writers need look no further than nature when conjuring up the look of characters!

Great technique and a fascinating subject.

Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Ian Haskell on December 8, 2009 at 1:42 PM
Great, really enjoy looking at this.

Ian
Posted by Matt Cole on December 9, 2009 at 6:17 AM
thanks Sandra, Chris and Ian for the further comments.

Matt