Dragonflies and Damselflies

[AlanF]

So here are the first bluetails and large red damselflies
R6m2@500mm, close to MFD+cropping

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Nice, you are getting them earlier than us.

 

[Maximilian]

Nice, you are getting them earlier than us.

We had some really warm days lately, and I was eagerly behind getting them.
As you posted in the birds thread, the laves don't make it easier to get birds

I've got some more, from freshly hatched/not yet matured ones, that I want to ID first.
And I also saw the first dragonfly already, although I couldn't take a photo or ID it. Too short appearance.
I guess it was an emerald.
Now I'm waiting for the scarce chasers. They should be the next dragons.

 

[koenkooi]

During the Saturday morning bike ride the frogs were being very loud, so I wanted to see if I could spot them. I saw a lot of frogs jumping away At the edge of the pond I spotted a damselfly:


And right behind that, I spotted my first dragonfly of the year! It was very sluggish, which I assumed was due to the low temperatures, but then I spotted the exuvium. The crop factor of the R7 allowed me to zoom out to 151mm for the last picture. All with R7+100-500L.




Edit: Full res versions:

https://flic.kr/p/2pPvF3A

https://flic.kr/p/2pPv2YV

https://flic.kr/p/2pPpmqR

 

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Nice series, koenkooi.

 

[Maximilian]

... At the edge of the pond I spotted a damselfly:
... And right behind that, I spotted my first dragonfly of the year! ...

Great catches!
A winter damselfly and a four-spotted chaser.
I'm still waiting for the four-spotted chasers...
Really nice. And the wings look not fully hardened yet.

 

[AlanF]

Great catches!
A winter damselfly and a four-spotted chaser.
I'm still waiting for the four-spotted chasers...
Really nice. And the wings look not fully hardened yet.

Soft wings versus soft focus

 

[Nemorino]

First DIF of the year
R5 + RF 100-500L @ 1/4000s, f/7.1, iso 5000

 

[koenkooi]

It’s a national holiday here, so an excellent time to go out for a walk in the morning!
Two damselflies:

https://flic.kr/p/2pQ9jJ6

https://flic.kr/p/2pQ9jDw

 

[MSH411]

koenkooi​

The last image is amazing, the wings have such a cool design!

https://flic.kr/p/2pPpmqR

 

[Maximilian]

First DIF of the year

Great

It’s a national holiday here, so an excellent time to go out for a walk in the morning!
Two damselflies:

I'm happy for you and your results.
I hope I can find dragons this weekend, too...
Yesterday, Ascension Day, I had no luck

 

[koenkooi]

Great


I'm happy for you and your results.
I hope I can find dragons this weekend, too...
Yesterday, Ascension Day, I had no luck

I went looking for dragons, but saw none. But I did find damsels, frogs and grebes, so I was still very happy with the results. Less so with the stinging nettles that attacked my ankles, should’ve worn boots instead of sneakers

There’s still a whole dragonfly season ahead, so you’ll almost certain of getting a dragonfly shot this year!

 

[Maximilian]

... There’s still a whole dragonfly season ahead, so you’ll almost certain of getting a dragonfly shot this year!

I know, but since the beginning of the season, I was hoping for similar hatching photos as you now got

 

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First DIF of the year

Very nice series, Nemorino.

 

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It’s a national holiday here, so an excellent time to go out for a walk in the morning!
Two damselflies:

Nicely done, koenkool.

 

[Maximilian]

Today I could also get my first downy emeralds DIF photos
R6m2, 100-500L@500mm, f/10, 1/1600, ISO6400

 

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Very nice shot, Maximilian. Well done, Sir!

 

[Maximilian]

Freshly hatched scarce chaser. Hard to imagine that it'll turn blue when it is matured.
R6m2, 100-500L@500mm, f/16, 1/500, ISO1600

 

[Nemorino]

R5 + RF 100-500L
@ 1/4000s, f/7.1, iso 3200


+1.4TC @ 1/4000s, f/10, iso 2500

 

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Maximilian and Nemorino,

Well done, guys.

 

[Maximilian]

Some more downy emerald in flight. Better light and lower ISO allowed more detail.
I'm still flashed by the AF performance of the R6m2.
The only thing missing now is a "twig and reed" avoidance/ignoring mode
R6m2, 100-500L@500mm+crop, f/10, 1/2000, ISO2500