Damsel in Distress
A visit to the river path by White Mill on the 24th June, in some sun!, after a bout of rain, saw the damselflies and demoiselles out in force. I’d taken a couple of demoiselles ( see the end of this article ) when I noticed a small and I think newly emerged White-Legged Damselfly on the pathway. I did not want it trod on so I let it crawl onto my hand. Having my MPE-65mm handy, I took this snapshot of it, before placing it on some nearby grasses, where it posed as it dried out it’s wings in the sun, before eventually flying off.
White-legged Damselfly on my finger.
White-legged Damselfly on my finger. (1x Mag). Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm. ISO 200 F11 1/250. Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.
White-Legged Damselfly Portrait
White-Legged Damselfly Portrait. Taken on Canon 50D with Canon 100mm F2.8 USM Macro Lens. ISO 400 F7.1 1/80. Tripod, Natural Light.
Backlit White-Legged Damselfly.
Backlit White-Legged Damselfly. Taken on Canon 50D with Canon 100mm F2.8 USM Macro Lens. ISO 400 F8 1/125. Tripod, Natural Light.
2 Image Stacked Photo of White-Legged Damselfly.
2 Image Stacked Photo of White-Legged Damselfly. (2x Mag approx). Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm. ISO 400 F7.1 1/250. Natural Light and Tripod.
White-legged Damselfly against Blue
White-legged Damselfly against Blue. (2x Mag approx). Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm. ISO 200 F11 1/250. Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.
White-legged Damselfly against Pink
White-legged Damselfly against Pink. (2x Mag approx). Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm. ISO 200 F13 1/250. Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.
The last two close up images were taken whilst holding a blue and then a pink card in the background to give the coloured background, rather than a black background due to the flash. Finally the next two macro photos are of a Male and Female Banded Demoiselle, the female being a slightly luck bounce landing shot. It was in the same spot, but occasionally jumping in the air, I caught the shot of it on landing.
Male Banded Demoiselle.
Male Banded Demoiselle. Taken on Canon 50D with Canon 100mm F2.8 USM Macro Lens. ISO 400 F5.6 1/640. Natural Light.
Female Banded Demoiselle
Female Banded Demoiselle. Taken on Canon 50D with Canon 100mm F2.8 USM Macro Lens. ISO 400 F7.1 1/500. Natural Light.
Map of Location.
Car park is here - photos taken from fields along the river, just past the Mill.
