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Dragonflies · **3 Likes**

took a wander along the river to try and capture some dragonflies - a macro lens might have been better but fairly happy with the way that the Tamron 70-200 f2.8 performed. All C&C welcome.

CreationBear · 06-12-2016, 01:09 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Top banana

took a wander along the river

Hopefully with an eye-out for giant hogweed!

Lovely colors on these, especially the first.

FWIW, you can tell these are all "damselflies" (Zygoptera) from the way they hold their wings over their bodies while perched--their close kin, dragonflies (Anisoptera), hold their spread out while resting (in addition to usually being a bit more robust.)

Top banana · 06-12-2016, 01:15 PM

Originally posted by CreationBear

Hopefully with an eye-out for giant hogweed!

Lovely colors on these, especially the first.

FWIW, you can tell these are all "damselflies" (Zygoptera) from the way they hold their wings over their bodies while perched--their close kin, dragonflies (Anisoptera), hold their spread out while resting (in addition to usually being a bit more robust.)

many thanks for the info - never knew about damselflies, they did seem smaller than the dragonflies that I sometimes see along the river. They
did have some fantastic colours though, almost 'metallic' looking in the sunlight.

**MetteHHH** · 06-12-2016, 01:18 PM

Lovely! Wonderful colours and a good level of details.

I am shooting insects with my DA* 300mm myself at the moment, with my 100mm macro being in for warranty repair. The long focal lenghts have their advantage for creatures like dragonflies and butterflies that scare easily.

I had a look at your exif data for these on flickr, and you shot all these at 200mm and f/8 - seems like you get quite a good depth of field out of that! Did you crop heavily?

CreationBear · 06-12-2016, 01:20 PM

Originally posted by Top banana

some fantastic colours though

They are beautiful, aren't they?

I've not even tried to capture them, but it seems you have the knack with your Tamron.

Top banana · 06-12-2016, 11:37 PM

Originally posted by MetteHHH

Lovely! Wonderful colours and a good level of details.

I am shooting insects with my DA* 300mm myself at the moment, with my 100mm macro being in for warranty repair. The long focal lenghts have their advantage for creatures like dragonflies and butterflies that scare easily.

I had a look at your exif data for these on flickr, and you shot all these at 200mm and f/8 - seems like you get quite a good depth of field out of that! Did you crop heavily?

Not to much of a crop on these, probably around a third typically just to help reframe the subject better

.The tamron seems to deliver some good close ups even though it's not really suited to doing these sorts of images.

slowpez · 06-17-2016, 08:24 PM

Beautiful collection of damselflies. The colors are so intense. Great job.

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06-12-2016, 01:09 PM - 1 Like	#2
CreationBear Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,415	Originally posted by Top banana took a wander along the river Hopefully with an eye-out for giant hogweed! Lovely colors on these, especially the first. FWIW, you can tell these are all "damselflies" (Zygoptera) from the way they hold their wings over their bodies while perched--their close kin, dragonflies (Anisoptera), hold their spread out while resting (in addition to usually being a bit more robust.)

06-12-2016, 01:15 PM	#3
Top banana Veteran Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 339 Original Poster	Originally posted by CreationBear Hopefully with an eye-out for giant hogweed! Lovely colors on these, especially the first. FWIW, you can tell these are all "damselflies" (Zygoptera) from the way they hold their wings over their bodies while perched--their close kin, dragonflies (Anisoptera), hold their spread out while resting (in addition to usually being a bit more robust.) many thanks for the info - never knew about damselflies, they did seem smaller than the dragonflies that I sometimes see along the river. They did have some fantastic colours though, almost 'metallic' looking in the sunlight.

06-12-2016, 01:18 PM	#4
MetteHHH Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,817	Lovely! Wonderful colours and a good level of details. I am shooting insects with my DA* 300mm myself at the moment, with my 100mm macro being in for warranty repair. The long focal lenghts have their advantage for creatures like dragonflies and butterflies that scare easily. I had a look at your exif data for these on flickr, and you shot all these at 200mm and f/8 - seems like you get quite a good depth of field out of that! Did you crop heavily?

06-12-2016, 01:20 PM	#5
CreationBear Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,415	Originally posted by Top banana some fantastic colours though They are beautiful, aren't they? I've not even tried to capture them, but it seems you have the knack with your Tamron.

06-12-2016, 11:37 PM	#6
Top banana Veteran Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 339 Original Poster	Originally posted by MetteHHH Lovely! Wonderful colours and a good level of details. I am shooting insects with my DA* 300mm myself at the moment, with my 100mm macro being in for warranty repair. The long focal lenghts have their advantage for creatures like dragonflies and butterflies that scare easily. I had a look at your exif data for these on flickr, and you shot all these at 200mm and f/8 - seems like you get quite a good depth of field out of that! Did you crop heavily? Not to much of a crop on these, probably around a third typically just to help reframe the subject better .The tamron seems to deliver some good close ups even though it's not really suited to doing these sorts of images.

06-17-2016, 08:24 PM	#7
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,462	Beautiful collection of damselflies. The colors are so intense. Great job.