Within Reach - _TNY_3849S2
The beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) is a large species of damselfly which can be found along clean and partially shadowed streams of running water.
In Tyresta National Park on the south side of Stockholm, Sweden, one such place is the Stenbäcken creek (literally "rock creek") - which is where i've seen nearly all the demoiselles I've ever come across.
This male (as evidenced by him being blue and not warm green) tried to keep his distance, but I was trying out the Sigma 180 mm f/3.5 Macro lens combined with the Sigma EX 2x teleconverter for a 360 mm focal length so I still got him.
This is a two exposure focus stack for a little extra depth of field.
Within Reach - _TNY_3849S2
The beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) is a large species of damselfly which can be found along clean and partially shadowed streams of running water.
In Tyresta National Park on the south side of Stockholm, Sweden, one such place is the Stenbäcken creek (literally "rock creek") - which is where i've seen nearly all the demoiselles I've ever come across.
This male (as evidenced by him being blue and not warm green) tried to keep his distance, but I was trying out the Sigma 180 mm f/3.5 Macro lens combined with the Sigma EX 2x teleconverter for a 360 mm focal length so I still got him.
This is a two exposure focus stack for a little extra depth of field.