Damsels and Dragons

Due to the hot weather and my lack of time to go out early this year – I have not taken as many damselflies up close as usual this year.   However I hit a good couple of days on the 16th & 17th June, when I managed not only to get some nice head shots of some Common Blue Damselflies, but also a Golden-ringed Dragon fly.

All these images were taken on my newly fixed Canon MPE-65mm lens so are from 1:1 magnification upwards.

So without any further ado, here are the best of the photos that I took of them.

About to chomp ?
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO250)
About to chomp ?
Blue in the Leaf
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO250)
Blue in the Leaf
Blue Rider
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO250)
Blue Rider
Glittery Gold Blue II
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/160 sec, ISO250)
Glittery Gold Blue II
Glittery Gold Blue
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/160 sec, ISO250)
Glittery Gold Blue
Glittery Blue II
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO250)
Glittery Blue II
Glittery Blue
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO250)
Glittery Blue
Screeaaam!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO250)
Screeaaam!
Blue from Above
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO250)
Blue from Above
Hii!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO250)
Hii!
Just hanging around
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO250)
Just hanging around
Happy Pollen Blue
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO400)
Happy Pollen Blue
Yer see this is ma leaf
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO250)
Yer see this is ma leaf
Balancy Blue
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO250)
Balancy Blue
Balancy Blue II
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO250)
Balancy Blue II
Golden Ringed Monster
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO250)
Golden Ringed Monster
The Eyes of the Golden Ringed Monster
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO640)
The Eyes of the Golden Ringed Monster
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO500)
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
This is my flower...
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO500)
This is my flower…

All images taken on a Canon 5d Mark IV, with flash lighting from Yongnuo 24ex Macro Flash

 

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