A damsel fly (I think) taken yesterday when a number of them decided to hang out on a garage door.
Canon T4i
Tokina 100mm macro on a full set of ProMaster extension tubes
Sigma EF500 DG Super flash on 1/2 power w/8"x12" Neewer diffuser
1/250
ISO 100
f/16
Damsel Fly
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Yes, definitely a mayfly.
Transparent wings held together above the back, second pair of wings much smaller. Very big eyes, "turban eyes" indicating a male ready to spot the females. First pair of legs lifted to antenna like position.
Don't know the american species.
Transparent wings held together above the back, second pair of wings much smaller. Very big eyes, "turban eyes" indicating a male ready to spot the females. First pair of legs lifted to antenna like position.
Don't know the american species.
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I've never really payed any attention to them before I started doing macrophotography. These are the first pictures I've ever taken of them (and the previous robber fly).Troels wrote:Yes, definitely a mayfly.
Transparent wings held together above the back, second pair of wings much smaller. Very big eyes, "turban eyes" indicating a male ready to spot the females. First pair of legs lifted to antenna like position.
Don't know the american species.
I just wish there were more subjects around here. There are spiderwebs everywhere, full of prey, but no visible spiders.
One of the great effects of doing macrophotography is you train your observing skills. You will soon realize that when you look closer there is almost always something to discover.
Have a great journey!
Have a great journey!
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Thanks.Troels wrote:One of the great effects of doing macrophotography is you train your observing skills. You will soon realize that when you look closer there is almost always something to discover.
Have a great journey!
It cooled off significantly yesterday. I went out yesterday evening, and the ONLY thing I saw was a large ant (too fast to photograph well) and a lone may fly.
I may take a break from fielding calls about jobs this afternoon to look around the parking lot.