First Damsels

[scrumpy]

are emerging in the pond.
400D. 1/500 sec. f 13. ISO 400. Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6 APO DG. + Canon 500D. Macro mode. RAW.
C and C welcome.

[LindaB]

Beautiful shot.

Nice to see the start of our damsel pics - bring on the dragons :D

Linda

[racketman]

cool, must start keeping an eye out in the park.

[kallousa]

Ha
I see you moved DSLR, David. Congartulations. I wonder if you find a big difference between it and the old baby.

Excellent shot of the damsel and very good detail. Keep them coming.

Regards

[twinx]

Wonderful shot!! :)

[LordV]

Excellent capture- only spotted one damsel in the garden so far this year but didn't get a chance of a pic.
Brian V.

[scrumpy]

Thanks for all the kind comments - I really need a dedicated Macro lens, 'cause with my current setup it's really hard work :rolleyes:

Ahmad: Nice to hear from you. Saw your recent brilliant macros in the 'other place' - please show them here as well. It has been a very steep learning curve from my Pro1 to the 400D. Almost returned it during the first week! But with all the excellent advice and tips found here it is getting easier. I tried to sell the Pro1 but got no takers - so I'll keep it and continue to enjoy. Congrats on your move BTW ;)
Regards, David.

[eccles]

I think it's a teneral female large red. Great shot.

[Lawrie B]

het David great capture on the Damsel

[SingingSabre]

Great capture! Thanks for sharing.

[Attic]

Nice shot, I'm still waiting I've not seen one around my pond this year yet.

[bandit 1]

Hiya David,

Great shot, I've not had any Damsels yet but plenty of Larvae scuttling round in my Pond, I've seen a number near the surface recently clawing their way over the ' Elodea ' so like everyone else my eyes are a straining.

Cheers for now
Mark

[Kapeji]

Have to start looking for them, Nice shot!

[scrumpy]

Thank you all for your generous comments - here's one from last spring with my Pro1 (next post down!!)

[scrumpy]

Woops! Forgot the pic :rolleyes: