Damselfly Party (Four Photographs) and a word on lenses
To view more of my photography please click on www.rakmilphotography.com
This was an extraordinary opportunity, four damselflies mating. There are two sets of photographs here each cropped to 8 1/2 by 11 and processed the same way. The first two photographs were taken with a Nikon D7200, a 105mm (d) lens, and a 20mm extension tube at 1/250th, F14, ISO 400 and flash. The last two photographs were taken with a D500, 200-500mm lens at 500mm, 1/320th , F7.1, ISO 400, no flash. Frankly I like them all. It goes some way in making my point that with close up photography, lenses are often not the main consideration; light, positioning, focus etc. are.
Great! What a capture!
LikeLike
June 30, 2016 at 5:19 am
Thank you
LikeLike
June 30, 2016 at 5:48 am
Lovely!!
LikeLike
June 29, 2016 at 12:59 am
Thank you
LikeLike
June 29, 2016 at 5:10 am
Wonderful colour, and what superb detail in the wings!
LikeLike
June 28, 2016 at 2:19 am
Thank you
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 28, 2016 at 4:38 am
Amazing creatures and great shots!
LikeLike
June 27, 2016 at 11:57 pm
Thanks
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 28, 2016 at 4:37 am
What a great shot! I didn’t know that damselflies were into swinging… 🙂
LikeLike
June 27, 2016 at 6:53 pm
Thanks.
LikeLike
June 27, 2016 at 7:00 pm
What a nice capture. I have never seen two pairs mating next to one another.
LikeLike
June 27, 2016 at 6:13 pm
A once in a lifetime shot!
LikeLike
June 27, 2016 at 6:17 pm
I love seeing the blue ones buzzing around! The colors are just wonderful.
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 27, 2016 at 5:14 pm
Pretty amazing captures, Victor. What luck to find a double pair!
LikeLike
June 27, 2016 at 4:21 pm
Thanks. Four leaf clover?
LikeLike
June 27, 2016 at 4:22 pm
Yes, exactly!
LikeLiked by 1 person
June 27, 2016 at 4:41 pm
beautiful lovemaking hearts! Fascinating to get a pair in one photo. Thanks for sharing!
LikeLike
June 27, 2016 at 10:39 am
Thank you
LikeLike
June 27, 2016 at 11:17 am
Really enjoy your photos and learning from them.
LikeLike
June 27, 2016 at 8:52 am
Thank you
LikeLike
June 27, 2016 at 8:53 am
lovely blue colours
LikeLike
June 27, 2016 at 6:17 am
Thanks
LikeLike
June 27, 2016 at 7:00 am
It’s pretty amazing, Victor, that you were able to get such similar looking photos with such different camera set-ups. I suspect that one big difference in getting the images was the distance from the subjects, which can be a huge factor when subjects are particularly skittish–I suspect you were pretty close with the macro lens/extension tube combination (and I’m figuring the extension tube was 20mm, not 200mm, which would be enormous).
LikeLike
June 27, 2016 at 5:08 am
Thanks Correct and corrected. Thank again.
LikeLike
June 27, 2016 at 5:40 am