Iridescent damselfly

Papilio · 26th May 2004

This critter allowed me to get real close-up to do a head-and-shoulder shot of it.

Geez, take a look at the structure of the wings. A real masterpiece of Mother Nature's engineering!

Nikkor 70-180mm with 6T attached. ISO400 ; 1/125s ;f16 ; -0.3EV

y0ngcheng · 26th May 2004

hoho. i have experience shooting with damselfly. they're real damn slim and small. having hard time capturing them with nice details.

ur shots are

nice details, sharpness and the bokeh is nice too!

MaGixShOe · 26th May 2004

very sharp image and nice lighting. pity the eye area is underexposed

mr_jason · 26th May 2004

Haven't seen this species before SK. Very nice colours.

Where'd you find it?

Papilio · 26th May 2004

Originally Posted by mr_jason

Haven't seen this species before SK. Very nice colours.

Where'd you find it?

Same spot where you shot the Robberfly - along the boardwalk!

Papilio · 26th May 2004

Originally Posted by y0ngcheng

hoho. i have experience shooting with damselfly. they're real damn slim and small. having hard time capturing them with nice details.

ur shots are
nice details, sharpness and the bokeh is nice too!

Thanks, DragonMaster...

mr_jason · 26th May 2004

Originally Posted by Papilio

Same spot where you shot the Robberfly - along the boardwalk!

Interesting, but I remember that place being very dark. Does it ever get bright? Sun comes through the canopy to light the undergrowth?

Remember seeing the blue split wing damselfly below us along the bridge? Looks similar to this guy you shot. Think must camp around that area this Saturday. Maybe can find uncommon damselflys.

Adiemus · 26th May 2004

Nice Shot! What were your settings? What camera and lens did you use?

mr_jason · 26th May 2004

Originally Posted by Adiemus

Nice Shot! What were your settings? What camera and lens did you use?

Nikkor 70-180mm with 6T attached. ISO400 ; 1/125s ;f16 ; -0.3EV

Posted on the line just above the pic

Papilio · 26th May 2004

Originally Posted by mr_jason

Interesting, but I remember that place being very dark. Does it ever get bright? Sun comes through the canopy to light the undergrowth?

Remember seeing the blue split wing damselfly below us along the bridge? Looks similar to this guy you shot. Think must camp around that area this Saturday. Maybe can find uncommon damselflys.

Yup. This chap kept coming back to a sunlit leaf just at the edge of the boardwalk. So I went prone on the boardwalk (better than on the ground!), and snapped away. Then when it didn't move, I set up the tripod and went in real close.

This one's about double the size of the blue one which we shot at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park.

Papilio · 26th May 2004

Originally Posted by MaGixShOe

very sharp image and nice lighting. pity the eye area is underexposed

Ya... with the 6T attached, the lens barrel blocked my flash, as the front of the lens was only a couple of inches away from the damselfly. Didn't bring my flash's off-camera cord!

You can see that all the light on the reflective parts of the damselfly comes from the sunshine above.

Adrian · 26th May 2004

Excellent close up shot

megaweb · 26th May 2004

very nice shot

do you have the whole insect shot ?

Papilio · 26th May 2004

Originally Posted by megaweb

very nice shot

do you have the whole insect shot ?

Yup. Haven't processed it yet. Will upload later. Some new species? It's one of the biggest damselflies that I've seen so far though.

Garion · 27th May 2004

Great closeup shot, Papilio.

Love the metallic sheen of its 'skin'. Look forward to seeing the full body shots. Thanks for sharing!

azone · 27th May 2004

Good shot! The colors and details are amazing!

FujiS2 · 27th May 2004

simply great

get infected by the dragon fever also? so u carried both kind of virus

y0ngcheng · 27th May 2004

Originally Posted by Papilio

Thanks, DragonMaster...

next time hunt dragons or damsels muz call me leh... den we go together.
can learn from you how to shoot till so close also ma

Sgt. Pepper · 27th May 2004

SK, changing subject slowly? Nice combo there..

Personally, I would prefer to include to twig or anything where it perched on. There's a shadow cast on the head and the lower part of the body, try holding the flash just above or beside the lens. Sometimes, flash mounted on the hotshoe wont work for a close lens-to-subject distance.

macross · 27th May 2004

Originally Posted by Papilio

Ya... with the 6T attached, the lens barrel blocked my flash, as the front of the lens was only a couple of inches away from the damselfly. Didn't bring my flash's off-camera cord!

You can see that all the light on the reflective parts of the damselfly comes from the sunshine above.

Sgt. Pepper, u didn't see the above?

26th May 2004	#1
Papilio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central Singapore Posts: 973	Iridescent damselfly This critter allowed me to get real close-up to do a head-and-shoulder shot of it. Geez, take a look at the structure of the wings. A real masterpiece of Mother Nature's engineering! Nikkor 70-180mm with 6T attached. ISO400 ; 1/125s ;f16 ; -0.3EV

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y0ngcheng Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: 新加坡 Posts: 1,800	hoho. i have experience shooting with damselfly. they're real damn slim and small. having hard time capturing them with nice details. ur shots are nice details, sharpness and the bokeh is nice too! __________________ "I want to have the best camera in the world and shoot XMMs."

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Adiemus Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Small island.... Posts: 1,563	Nice Shot!! Nice Shot! What were your settings? What camera and lens did you use?

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mr_jason Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,076	Haven't seen this species before SK. Very nice colours. Where'd you find it?

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Adrian Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: West Posts: 230	Excellent close up shot

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azone Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,433	Good shot! The colors and details are amazing!

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FujiS2 Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 482	simply great get infected by the dragon fever also? so u carried both kind of virus

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Sgt. Pepper Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,149	SK, changing subject slowly? Nice combo there.. Personally, I would prefer to include to twig or anything where it perched on. There's a shadow cast on the head and the lower part of the body, try holding the flash just above or beside the lens. Sometimes, flash mounted on the hotshoe wont work for a close lens-to-subject distance.