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This is the first time I've done something like this. Next time I'll know to use a better camera and have a larger microSD card. Oh well. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku3YkGxRdXo&feature=youtu.be

Thank you! What's a Jammy Dodger? :)

The last days were very warm here. Up to 30°C, maybe even more, not sure. As for pinching their wings: I wouldn't do that, because the risk of damaging their wings and basically sentencing them to death would be too great for me.

Thank you. However, it's not luck. I do it every time I go out to shoot damselfly photos.

Yesterday I recorded a video of me trying to pick up a damselfly with my finger from an aquatic plant and eventually succeeding. The damselfly stayed for several minutes on my finger and allowed me to record it from up close. Recorded with Nikon 1 V1 and Nikon 1 Nikkor VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6...

Thank you! Yes, these are damselflies. I wasn't aware that there is a distinction in English between dragonflies and "small dragonflies" aka damselflies. In Serbian (and German, which I also speak) they are called by the same name. Learning never stops. :)

Thank you Graham! If you are interested to find out how it's done, I've written an article on my blog with tips how to shoot damselflies. In the article I also go into how to pick them up with your finger. There is also a short video (albeit in very bad quality) of me picking one up and...

Shot with: Nikon 1 V1, 1 Nikkor 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 & Marumi DHG200 +5

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Thank you very much Timmy!

Wonderful work Neil!

Very well done! I tried photographing ants, but it's pretty much impossible without focus stacking or cropping heavily.

Thank you all! Hi Graham, thanks for the suggestions and for extending a warm welcome! And thanks for the link to the communal thread. I wasn't aware that there is one. Will be posting there from now on.

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