The banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)

in #photography8 years ago

Prague park Stromovka on the bank of outflow from blind branch of Vltava river
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_demoiselle

Male
Pentax K50 f 8; 1/400 sec; ISO 200;  lens zoom 4,5-6,3/55-300 mm 

Female
Pentax K50 f 8; 1/400 sec; ISO 200;  lens zoom 4,5-6,3/55-300 mm 

Pair
Pentax K50 f 7; 1/320 sec; ISO 400;  lens zoom 4,5-6,3/55-300 mm 

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Nice one! Perhaps the prettiest of the European damselflies.

Resteemed.

Really nice. I was just sitting on the bank and observing the life. You have to forgot about people and dogs and the 2-3 m wide corridor is full of insects, frogs and even fish.

Beautifully pictured, greetings from Belgium

Very beautiful!

Fantastic macro photos! Great job :)

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Thank you and happy steeming.

That male is so beautiful! It's surprising how different the different sexes can be. It drives home to me how visual there world is, even at that small scale. Nice photos and I like that you put a photo in of their habitat, too.

stunning shots! here in Belgium we have a similar but banded species, lighter in color..
have you seen"Sky hunters" ?


(not my video, )