Metallic Mating Wheel, Pt. 2 - _TNY_3875
I first spotted this male (blue) and female (orange) beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) on a log next to the Stensjöbäcken creek in Tyresta National Park and managed some shots, but next they moved (together) over to this fern instead.
They were quite a bit away, but fortunately for me I had the Sigma 180 mm macro w/ the 2x teleconverter on the camera so I got close anyway.
The colours on the wings on these shimmer like crazy and the ones on the male came out exceptionally dark and blue in this shot compared to in part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53107323594/
Metallic Mating Wheel, Pt. 2 - _TNY_3875
I first spotted this male (blue) and female (orange) beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) on a log next to the Stensjöbäcken creek in Tyresta National Park and managed some shots, but next they moved (together) over to this fern instead.
They were quite a bit away, but fortunately for me I had the Sigma 180 mm macro w/ the 2x teleconverter on the camera so I got close anyway.
The colours on the wings on these shimmer like crazy and the ones on the male came out exceptionally dark and blue in this shot compared to in part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53107323594/