Damsel in Distress

A visit to the river path by White Mill on the 24th June, in some sun!, after a bout of rain, saw the damselflies and demoiselles out in force.  I’d taken a couple of demoiselles ( see the end of this article ) when I noticed a small and I think newly emerged White-Legged Damselfly on the pathway.   I did not want it trod on so I let it crawl onto my hand.  Having my MPE-65mm handy, I took this snapshot of it, before placing it on some nearby grasses, where it posed as it dried out it’s wings in the sun, before eventually flying off.

White-legged Damselfly on my finger.  (1x Mag).  Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm.  ISO 200 F11 1/250.  Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.

White-Legged Damselfly Portrait.  Taken on Canon 50D with Canon 100mm F2.8 USM Macro Lens.  ISO 400 F7.1 1/80.  Tripod, Natural Light.

Backlit White-Legged Damselfly.  Taken on Canon 50D with Canon 100mm F2.8 USM Macro Lens.  ISO 400 F8 1/125.  Tripod, Natural Light.

2 Image Stacked Photo of White-Legged Damselfly.  (2x Mag approx).  Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm.  ISO 400 F7.1 1/250.  Natural Light and Tripod.

White-legged Damselfly against Blue.  (2x Mag approx).  Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm.  ISO 200 F11 1/250.  Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.

White-legged Damselfly against Pink.  (2x Mag approx).  Taken on Canon 50D with Canon MPE-65mm.  ISO 200 F13 1/250.  Flash from Canon MT-24ex Twin Macro Flash.

The last two close up images were taken whilst holding a blue and then a pink card in the background to give the coloured background, rather than a black background due to the flash.  Finally the next two macro photos are of a Male and Female Banded Demoiselle, the female being a slightly luck bounce landing shot.  It was in the same spot, but occasionally jumping in the air, I caught the shot of  it on landing.

Male Banded Demoiselle.  Taken on Canon 50D with Canon 100mm F2.8 USM Macro Lens.  ISO 400 F5.6 1/640.  Natural Light.

Female Banded Demoiselle.  Taken on Canon 50D with Canon 100mm F2.8 USM Macro Lens.  ISO 400 F7.1 1/500.  Natural Light.

Map of Location.

Car park is here - photos taken from fields along the river, just past the Mill.