Mating Damselflys

[Aussieroo]

Having been out regularly over the last 2 months early in the morning I was finaly rewarded with this shot of a pair of Damsels mating.

http://Ozphotos.smugmug.com/photos/215619518-L.jpg


And a couple of single Damsels on their own


http://Ozphotos.smugmug.com/photos/214917986-L.jpg


http://Ozphotos.smugmug.com/photos/201950497-L.jpg

[Lord Vetinari]

and some lovely damsel flies :)
Brian V.

[Skippy]

Having been out regularly over the last 2 months early in the morning I was finaly rewarded with this shot of a pair of Damsels mating.

And a couple of single Damsels on their own



The Red Damsel is a beauty, kind of an orange/red, and check out the blue markings on the tail .... interesting colour scheme :D
... Skippy :D
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[Aussieroo]

Thanks Brian & skippy. Comments from you two serve only to encourage me more to get more and better. All the macro I have in my gallery were all shot in one location at ourt local lake about 5 minutes walk from the front door. There are a lot of different coloured damsels and I am looking at collecting as many as I can but am trying to get clean backgrounds. The 100mm Canon Macro doesn't loose the background quite as good as the 180mm does so I have to be a little fussy with location.

[Dalantech]

Beautiful images! :cool

[patricia kay]

Agree with all that has been said about your lovely photos...

Patricia.......:D

[Aussieroo]

Thanks again Patricia and Dalantech, appreciate your looking and enjoying the shots.

[Aussieroo]

Rather than start a new thread here is a shot from yesterday. Taken yesterday at 3 mile dam in the snowy mountains about 2 hours drive from here. Got there in time for a cooked outdoor breakfast. Then grabbed the cameras and went shooting. Tried shooting this fella only to find myself covered in small ants. The tripod, the camera,both legs!! Really had to work for these shots. Hence I didn't get the close in shots I wanted but never the less happy with what I got.

http://Ozphotos.smugmug.com/photos/222518853-L.jpg


He moved so I got another shot from the other side.


http://Ozphotos.smugmug.com/photos/222518661-L.jpg

[Kana]

the one on the bottom of the mating damselflies looks angry o.o I <3 the second photo though, the colors are great!~

[patricia kay]

Ah yes the colors are brilliant on your damsel flies...great pics again.....poor you covered in ants...hope they werent like the ones we get here...they are disgusting...they wee on you and it itches like **** for days!!!!!!!!!!

Patricia.......:D

[NoslocG]

Beautiful capture of the single Damsel in the second photo. I really like the contrast of the blues and greens. Cheers!

[Aussieroo]

Beautiful capture of the single Damsel in the second photo. I really like the contrast of the blues and greens. Cheers!

Thanks you for looking and commenting. I am pleased you like the shots, this was one pretty damsel fly.