the zen arcade
damsel
Posted by paulski (Muncie, IN, United States) on 1 July 2008 in Animal & Insect.
Miss Ruthie from Glendale California, United States
ooooh, kinda creppy,scary, But great shot! it's like it's starring at me ;(
1 Jul 2008 5:24am
@Miss Ruthie: yeah, she kept turning to face the camera. i think she was attracted by the flash...either that, or maybe she liked me. :)
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
Scary but very interesting! One has to like insects!
1 Jul 2008 5:43am
saeed from ahwaz, Iran
WOOOW!! breathtaking shot indeed! amazing and great macro! Excellent! bravo!
1 Jul 2008 6:00am
@Alessandro: this is actually the second pic i've posted of this damselfly. as i explained with the first pic, she landed on the island in my kitchen and seemed unable to fly away. she would flap her wings, but not go anywhere. so i snapped probably thirty pics, while she just kept turning to face the flash. eventually, i finished and she flew off...
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States
marvelous -- so beautiful against the white background! excellent detail!
1 Jul 2008 8:21am
Helma from Tehran, Iran
Great macro !!! wonderful shot with best focuss ... excellent !
1 Jul 2008 11:54am
Florence from Paris, France
Wow ! That's a "WOW" picture ! :-) Amazing focus on the eyes ! So , this is the second of the serie ? A remarkable picture really for the white background reveals its intensity...
1 Jul 2008 7:05pm
@Florence: yeah, it's the second, though i'm spreading them them out (you know, for variety and all that).
thanks for the great comment!
Observing from Local, United Kingdom
Great macro, and the white space is very effective.
1 Jul 2008 7:55pm
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
AWESOME! Paul simply awesome, damselflies and dragonflies are my favourite insects. I would love to get a shot like this.
2 Jul 2008 1:03am
Laurent from Lyon, France
hey! Mister monster is back. Like the other one I would say that it because that bug is so ugly that I like the shot.
2 Jul 2008 4:30am
dee from Innsbruck, Austria
Great shot! I like all the diagonals leading through the picture. I'd just remove the dust spots, though ;-)
2 Jul 2008 10:57am
@dee: Yeah, I noticed those yesterday at work. I didn't have time last night to fix 'em, though it is on my "to do" list.
My sensor needs a little playdate with my sensor swabs, methinks!
Nikon D80
1/60 second
F/14.0
ISO 100
105 mm