Scott Lively
July 2025 - Damsel in Flight
About the Image(s)
This is "Damselfly in flight." I've been working on capturing flying insects. I shot this with a Canon EF 100 mm macro lens at ISO 2500 1/4000 f/9. Post-processing in On1 Photo Raw. IIRC, I did this with manual focus. Damselflies will let you get reasonably close, but they move very quickly. Fortunately, they tend to return to a place close to where they started, so they are a little predictable.
4 comments posted
Well done - the detail is so sharp. I wonder if lightening the background would make the damselfly stand out more. Just a thought. Posted: 07/20/2025 19:09:35
Great point. I'll take a look. Posted: 07/20/2025 20:53:39
Great capture Scott, they are fast! Posted: 07/28/2025 23:52:05
Thank you! Yes, yes they are! Posted: 07/29/2025 00:01:48