5 from Somerset Levels

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Living so close to a vast expanse of reed beds and water, I thought I'd have a wander to see what I could snap- with the Sigma 105mm f2.8- very stiff breeze and not too bright today- still you do what you can

heres the best 5 ( out of around 30 lol)

No idea what they are, so any information is welcome

Les (y)

1. Southern Damselfly ( Rare)

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2.

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3.

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4.

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5. Love the colours on this chap

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Thanks for looking and as always C&C welcomed :help:
 
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Damselflies, a nice set indeed #2 stands out as a great pose I wonder if it would be improved with the background lightened a little? :thinking:
 
Nice set Les all good :clap:

The Ids you pmd me for

#1 common blue damselfly

#2 White Legged Damsel

#3 Blue Damselfly

#4 Banded Demoiselle

# Large Red Damsel
 
A lovely set, you did very well considering the windy conditions
 
Brilliant, love the detail in the wing against the blue in number 5
 
Thank you guys :D

and Dave, I'll try to remember the names :shrug:


Les (y)
 
gramps said:
Damselflies, a nice set indeed #2 stands out as a great pose I wonder if it would be improved with the background lightened a little? :thinking:
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BG was a stone wall and I thought if I lightened it I would loose detail on the insect, with it being very pale :shrug:

Les (y)
 
Thank you Mike- thats most helpfull

Les (y)
 
If you ever get down Somerset way mate- love to meet up and shoot the Levels (y)
 
Thank you Greg- I was in Cumbria last week , what an amazing place (y)

Les :D
 
smashing set les, how long did it take you to capture all those ?
 
Lez325 said:
BG was a stone wall and I thought if I lightened it I would loose detail on the insect, with it being very pale :shrug:

Les (y)
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Lightening the shadows a bit brings out the highlights of the wings nicely.
 
NWgaz said:
smashing set les, how long did it take you to capture all those ?
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Around 4 hours, wandering through Reed beds, water, fields, over walls, through bridges not to mention the drive there and back Gaz

But worth it I feel :nuts:


Les :D
 
Just Dave said:
Nice set Les all good :clap:

The Ids you pmd me for

#1 common blue damselfly

#2 White Legged Damsel

#3 Blue Damselfly

#4 Banded Demoiselle

# Large Red Damsel
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#1 isn't a Common Blue Damselfy, its the very rare Variable Damselfly. Look at the black markings on the first abdominal segment, and I'm afraid there is no such things as a Blue Damselfly, as #3 is a Red-eyed Damselfly. I would very much like to know where abouits #1 was taken as it is an extremely rare Damselfly.
 
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Thank you for that- another rare species to add to my Photograpic collection


Les (y)
 
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