Dragonfly with reversed 50mm

[sid]

Took this with the 50mm reversed to the camera. I was surprised that the little guy sat still long enough for me to actually take the picture :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/svsid/dragon-sized.jpg

[einsteinsauntie]

The thing I love about macros is that you see things you'd never be able to normally see. You've done an excellent job. Love the weird head.

[Drk Orange]

Just so you know, it is not a dragonfly. It's a lacewing or damselfly, the larvae of which are antlions.

[RockOne]

It's a lacewing or damselfly
It is indeed a damselfly (Order Odonata, Suborder Zygoptera). But lacewings are a different beastie. They belong to the order Neuroptera, and the family of lacwings called Myrmeleontidae have ant-lion larvae - the adults of whihc can be similar to damselflies, but have longer, clubbed antennae.
Nice detailed pic.

[zach]

sid, nice shot with the reversed 50. Just curious, did you use the shutter cover from the camera to make a housing for the 50, or attatch it some other way?

On a side note, how do you tell the difference between dragons and damsels?(thats for anyone)

[CyberDyneSystems]

Dragonflys and Damsels are easy to tell apart actually..

DamselFlys can and usually do fold there wings back as seen in the photo above...

A dragonfly on the otherhand ALLWAYS hold it's wings completely out stretched... they can not be folded back.

There are a number of other differences of course,. but this is the blatantly obvious and easiest way to know one from the other :)

[zach]

CDS, Danka!

[sid]

Thanks for the comments everyone.

sid, nice shot with the reversed 50. Just curious, did you use the shutter cover from the camera to make a housing for the 50, or attatch it some other way?
Zach:
Sorry I didnt reply to this earlier, but I was out town all week.
To connect the reversed 50mm lens, I bought a reverse lens adapter from ebay. Cost me $13 including shipping from China. Works real good. I can post a picture later if you want