Just Hanging Around by taffy

Just Hanging Around

At Barney's Lake to do a long exposure shot, I couldn't help shifting to my macro with several butterflies flitting about. Then, I started noticing all the dragon/damsel flies (did you ever notice that damselfies in one word makes selfies?). Anyway, I ended up with this shot of a red one -- not something I've seen very often. It barely stayed in one place long enough to be photographed so I was quite happy with the clarity here.
Sue Hecker identified it as a Calico Pennant damselfly. Thanks Sue!
It's totally gorgeous. What wonderful colour
July 3rd, 2014  
Wonderful focus and detail! Love it!
July 3rd, 2014  
It has the most interesting markings on it's wings.
July 3rd, 2014  
A great shot. Would have liked to have seen it cropped a little more or a greater dof so the damselfly stood out more and we could have seen the lovely details you have captured. Well done.
July 3rd, 2014  
Pea
Fantastic shot Taffy, the detail is great
July 3rd, 2014  
Awesome capture, the details are so clear.
July 3rd, 2014  
Love your SOH!! And also love this shot Taffy, it's so clear I can almost touch the fly. I don't have a macro but really enjoy looking at others macro shots.
July 3rd, 2014  
This is amazing Taffy. The detail is superb...fav
July 3rd, 2014  
Beautiful, nice detail.
July 3rd, 2014  
Fantastic capture!
July 3rd, 2014  
Gorgeous insect shot, love the greens
July 3rd, 2014  
wonderful capture!
July 3rd, 2014  
What a brilliant shot.
July 3rd, 2014  
Wow, I've never seen one like this before so I looked it up. It appears to be a Calico Pennant damselfly. I saw where they are identified by the red hearts on their body.
July 3rd, 2014  
Beautiful, absolutely gorgeous capture of a very elusive subject!! I have been loving your shots of the dragonflies! BTW, what happened to the mosquitoes?
July 3rd, 2014  
gorgeous
July 3rd, 2014  
Fabulous!
July 3rd, 2014  
Fantastic light and vivid colors. I love the clarity and detail. I can never get near these insects.
July 3rd, 2014  
Fantastic!
July 3rd, 2014  
There wings are amazing.
July 3rd, 2014  
Another great shot. Seeing your macro shots makes me realise how poor my macro technique is.
July 3rd, 2014  
Very special...I like the wings.
July 3rd, 2014  
Love the detail in the wings Taffy!
Fav
July 3rd, 2014  
Even better than the previous two - good one!
July 3rd, 2014  
Nice capture ...
July 3rd, 2014  
Great capture, these guys usually don't stay still long enough for me to get a good shot of them.
July 3rd, 2014  
nice sharp capture.
July 3rd, 2014  
wow, nice shot! love the clarity!!
July 3rd, 2014  
Fantastic clarity! What a beauty!
July 3rd, 2014  
I agree lovely clarity, I never seem to be able to get close enough to capture any bugs and by the time the camera is on the tripod they have flitted away.
July 3rd, 2014  
AC
Beautiful details!
July 3rd, 2014  
Oh wow. What amazing detail.
July 3rd, 2014  
Beautiful
July 3rd, 2014  
hahaha - you damselfies mention totally cracked me up - nice shot
July 3rd, 2014  
Great lighting and focus, very nice shot
July 3rd, 2014  
splendid…love the light on the background vegetation
July 3rd, 2014  
Beautiful shot and great detail! Fun thought about the name!
July 3rd, 2014  
Incredible macro.
July 3rd, 2014  
what great detail
July 3rd, 2014  
Mat
What they ^ said! Fantastic focus & exposure.
July 3rd, 2014  
Great detail!
July 3rd, 2014  
Amazing detail - especially on the wings
July 3rd, 2014  
Its all been said - love the detail in the wings. Fav
July 3rd, 2014  
Good details, beautiful dragonfly
July 3rd, 2014  
This is absolutely fantastic on black - FAV
July 3rd, 2014  
Greatly captured gorgeous creature. How big is he/she in real life?
July 3rd, 2014  
Incredible details captured!
July 3rd, 2014  
@stimuloog Thanks Marloes...it was about 2 inches long. And the wingspread was about 2" across. I was about 8 feet or more away so ended up cropping it quite a bit.
July 4th, 2014  
Beautiful clarity... the light is really great to help with that. I have never seen a red one. I agree with Jocasta... fab on black.
July 4th, 2014  
@featherstone Thanks so much, Sue! I'll add that in the narrative. I never thought about looking it up -- was so excited to just see it!
July 4th, 2014  
@panthora Thanks Osia -- I'm having fun trying to capture the dragonflies. But the mosquitoes are still, incredibly, daunting. I went out to photograph a daisy field today and even with a net over my head and neck, I still got bitten. There are fewer in mid-day and during windy days there's some relief, but I must have about 20 bites on my neck and arms and that's being really careful!
July 4th, 2014  
Thanks for the fav, Richard @agedrunner, and your comments/favs on other shots. You are such a supporter! I appreciate it.
July 4th, 2014  
A super capture, Taffy. I've not previously recognized that dragonfly wings can take on the look of stained glass windows. Fav.
July 4th, 2014  
Super cool shot---no matter where I look here can't find any dragonfly-only wasps and seagulls,hA!:)
July 4th, 2014  
perfect focus
July 4th, 2014  
What a beautiful and fun capture!
July 4th, 2014  
I sympathise about the mozzies, they were really bad at Kakadu and of course we have Dengue Fever going around here at the moment. Hopefully you don't have that to deal with.
Beautiful dragonfly you've captured, I love the detail in his wings.
July 4th, 2014  
Wonderful capture
July 4th, 2014  
Your dragonfly shots are great Taffy! Great clarity - perfect focus! Fav!'
July 5th, 2014  
Dragonflies and Damselflies can be so frustrating to capture so it's so great when you finally get a good shot, and you managed to do just that. Death to all mozzies!
July 6th, 2014  
Jo
What a gorgeous shot, I love the light and rich colours.
July 9th, 2014  
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