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Stephen Stephen
12th of July 2005 (Tue), 18:40
Hi Cobra,

I mentioned that I'd try and post as couple of my dragonfly shots. The dragonfly is a female Widowskimmer and the damsel is some species of "spreadwing".

I've recently posted both of these on Photography Cafe but I believe that most of you may not have seen them.
Wayne Wood
12th of July 2005 (Tue), 19:39
those are amazing great shots Stephen
dancad
12th of July 2005 (Tue), 21:08
Sweet shots, Stephen. Well done.
Airedale1
12th of July 2005 (Tue), 21:10
Excellent shots! The damsel fly is superb.
witchy
13th of July 2005 (Wed), 00:36
Wow! Great shots!
cameron
13th of July 2005 (Wed), 01:14
great stuff man... GREAT stuff!
skade
13th of July 2005 (Wed), 03:30
amazing shots!
Reigh Higgins
13th of July 2005 (Wed), 05:06
Beautiful shots! gorgeous insects.
Learner
13th of July 2005 (Wed), 15:00
More "rebel xt" amazing shots, that camera is impressing me more and more. Of course the talented photographer behind the machine plays a huge role in your success. Great shots!

Cheers!

Learner
Stephen Stephen
14th of July 2005 (Thu), 02:41
Thank you all for your kind comments. I love the camera but I'm still trying to figure out all of its great features.
Cobra351
14th of July 2005 (Thu), 07:29
Very nice shots, great job! Thanks for posting them.
Richard51
15th of July 2005 (Fri), 12:52
WOW!!! Those are so clear and crisp. Great work. Thanks for sharing.
Dragonslayer
18th of July 2005 (Mon), 15:27
Very nice shots here of both species, On the Widow skimmer this is more likely an imature male as they are almost identical when young, but most often I have seen some dark areas near the wingtips on all the female images I have seen or taken and the males do not have that darker wing tip on them.

You might want to look at these images at Odonatacentral to see if you agree with me on that.

http://odonatacentral.bfl.utexas.edu/gallery/photoindex.asp?species=Libellula%20luctuosa

The spread wing is a little tougher to ID. But I will venture a guess to it being a Spotted Spreadwing, but we only have a couple species of spreadwings here in Texas so I am venturing a guess that might get you close or I might even be correct :)
liza
18th of July 2005 (Mon), 16:52
These are marvelous. I know how difficult it is to capture them, as I tried for quite some time to get a good shot of one the other day. Hats off to you!
Stephen Stephen
18th of July 2005 (Mon), 20:35
My thanks to all who have taken the time to view my photos. DS thanks the the IDs. I'm just beginning to get a handle on IDs of very common species. I'm much better at marine algae, fish and especially squid and octopi.
Leorooster
18th of July 2005 (Mon), 20:44
Great shots!
chemicalbro
28th of July 2005 (Thu), 01:14
VERY nice shots...the colours on the damselfly are awesome
PhotosGuy
28th of July 2005 (Thu), 08:47
Excellent shots!
Drk Orange
29th of July 2005 (Fri), 02:55
*Grovels*

We're not worthy! We're not worthy!

Truely impressive shots, so crisp and clear with perfect focus.
Stephen Stephen
29th of July 2005 (Fri), 05:24
Thanks again to all for the kind comments.
kenyc
29th of July 2005 (Fri), 05:33
Great shots, what lens?

KAC
Stephen Stephen
29th of July 2005 (Fri), 05:44
Great shots, what lens?

KAC

The first was taken with the Rebel kit lens (18-55mm) The damselfly was with my Sigma 70-200 F2.8.
kenyc
29th of July 2005 (Fri), 05:47
The first was taken with the Rebel kit lens (18-55mm) The damsefly was with my Sigma 70-200 F2.8.

Thanks!
KAC