Damsel flies take 2, and common blue butterfly

[Messiah Khan]

Yet again the Dragonflies were mocking me by landing high up in the trees. Managed to gt some more shots of damsel flies though as there were loads. Also got a shot of a common blue butterfly. At first I thought it might have been an adonis blue due to the intensity of the colour, but unfortunately it wasn't.

1.
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs16/f/2007/201/c/4/Purple_elegance_by_MessiahKhan.jpg
2.
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs16/f/2007/201/b/9/Purple_Patience_by_MessiahKhan.jpg
3.
http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs17/f/2007/201/b/9/Blue_Wind_by_MessiahKhan.jpg

:)

Edit; And before anyone comments.. yes the damsel fly was that colour of purple. I assume its just a variation in colour and not another species.
Edit Edit; It is infact another species; BLUE-TAILED DAMSELFLY Ischnura elegans f. violacea :)

[photostar_1]

Wow! What beauties......hats off to you :thumbs: (especially number 1).

[Ewan]

#3 is just amazing...I love it!

[irw1]

1 and 3 are absolute stunners!:thumbs: :clap: :clap:

[TG.]

lovely shots there mate, number one in particular, may i ask which lens you where using :thumbs:

[Susane]

:'( still better than mine. :lol:

The damsel flies are up to your usual standard :bang: but the Butterfly stands out for me. :thumbs:

[madmitch]

Very nice AGAIN MK :clap: :clap:

[scraggs]

These are lovely, especially No 3

[Messiah Khan]

Thank you everyone. One of these days i'll get a dragon fly as well (well, I got some, but they're like a pea on a drumstick)

lovely shots there mate, number one in particular, may i ask which lens you where using :thumbs:

Cheers. Its my baby.. the Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro .. ie my walkabout lens.:D

[ShootinJack]

Great shots Mr Kahn, keep them coming :thumbs:

[Venomator]

Usual standards MK ... :thumbs: ... you are getting pretty good at this malarkey ... :D






:p

[chrisiow]

Love the butterfly.

[InaGlo]

The usual stunning shots there MK.

I agree that #1 & #3 are the picks.
Love the unusual purple clour of #1, and the way youve caught the intricacy of those needle-fine, wired, wings.

But #3 is my fave!
The butterfly is just beautiful, the background colours set if off just right too ... perfect! :thumbs:

[Flunter]

Once again, the subjects are superb, very well caught.
I know it's probably a persoanl thing, but I prefer to see a little background. I realise it would be blurred but I feel it would add a little depth to the pics. Just my MO.

[Yv]

:thumbs: :thumbs: great captures as always MK!

[Jo]

Perfect yet again ;) And I think the butterlfy is my favourite of the three :thumbs:

This blue butterfly you thought it was... would they be like a luminous blue blur that flaps around the garden? Cause we get a few of those now and again.. I too keep trying to get one, but they are no where to be seen once I get out there :lol:

[Messiah Khan]

Thank you everyone. I appreciate every word of support and criticism.:)

Once again, the subjects are superb, very well caught.
I know it's probably a persoanl thing, but I prefer to see a little background. I realise it would be blurred but I feel it would add a little depth to the pics. Just my MO.

Thanks. Yeah, I know what you mean. Im in two minds about it at the moment. Im really quite happy with the direction my style is heading at the moment. I had a big conversation with someone over at the deviantart regarding the background issue, and although I certainly can see what you mean, and half of me agrees with you entirely, the other half of me likes the very clean almost studio type look. I also feel it breaks down the image to the pure basics, ie environment (what its sitting on; be it a leaf, grass etc) and the subject.

I think you'll end up seeing a tiny bit more texture and pattern appear in my work eventually, once I start using a flash to help stop down that aperture. Im really on the limit of how much I can push the dof working handheld with this lens, using purely natural light. And although ive nearly got it right, I would like to have the whole subject in focus(including both antennae). Im probably going to go blue peter style' on some things found in the cupboard and make a flash snoot and diffuser for my inbuilt flash to see what results I can get, before splashing out for a proper flash setup.

[Messiah Khan]

Perfect yet again ;) And I think the butterlfy is my favourite of the three :thumbs:

This blue butterfly you thought it was... would they be like a luminous blue blur that flaps around the garden? Cause we get a few of those now and again.. I too keep trying to get one, but they are no where to be seen once I get out there :lol:

Cheers :)
Adonis blue are quite rare, so its unlikely to be one of those (If it is, your very lucky and get snapping!) Commom blue (which this is) are a lot more erm.. common and are also a brilliant blue. The earlier hatchers tend to be a deeper blue, with the latecomers sometimes being a very pale blue. Its often best shooting them in the early evening when they start to cool down as they often sit still for quite a while.


On a completely different note.. I won a macro competition on Deviantart. :D It was only a relatively small club one with about 30 entries, but im chuffed about coming first. The shot I entered was;

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs16/f/2007/175/d/b/Jack_the_ladybird_by_MessiahKhan.jpg
:)

[InaGlo]

I won a macro competition on Deviantart.

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs16/f/2007/175/d/b/Jack_the_ladybird_by_MessiahKhan.jpg
:)

Congratulations MK!

Another corking shot :clap:

[Susane]

http://www.yatoula.com/gif/smiley_2/smiley_789.gif Well done MK!! :clap:

[Jo]

:clap: Congratulations MK! Well deserved too! :love: