Showing posts with label White-legged Damselfly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label White-legged Damselfly. Show all posts

Monday, 23 August 2010

White-legged Damselfly close-up


Female White-legged Damselfly, also known as Blue Featherleg, was taken at a distance of six inches.  Damselflies are tricky to photograph as they usually manoeuvre away from the camera.  This female though, simply stared straight into the lens and didn't falter.  Annoyingly, there was a breeze which didn't help matters.  I have found that in macro mode, a breeze appears through the lens as a gale force wind.

Aperture was F/9, Shutter 1/800s. ISO 320. Exposure -0.7 EV.

Monday, 9 August 2010

White-legged Damselfly


I took this shot last week and after some verification, posted the image here.  I have been using the latest European Dragonfly Field Guide and initially id'd this as Blue Featherleg.  I was told it was a White-legged Damselfly but it seems that the fieldguide likes to use both names!  Anyway, it is a Platycnemis pennipes!

The image was taken near Perissac, Bordeaux using a 105mm macro lens.