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Hidden Detail - _TNY_8500S2

In most photos of beautiful demoiselles (Calopteryx virgo), both blue males like this and the more green females, the eyes look black. But if you get close enough, you can see that the eyes actually have both colour and detail.

 

I shot this male from Åva-Stensjödal (as well as this female on a different visit: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53179519452/) using the Canon MP-E65mm lens - which automatically makes for a close shot as it can't focus at *less* than 1:1 magnification.

 

Mr. Demoiselle here was very cool with hanging out on my hand so this is a two exposure focus stack and the same goes for one of the other two shots I have of him here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52523232660/ (Third shot here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53057819633/)

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Uploaded on November 16, 2023
Taken on June 25, 2022