Female common Darter...oh no not another one

[Stan]

Sorry....A friend from camera club has a bungalow backing onto the river and this was shot in his garden over the weekend

Stan

7D, 420mm, 1/640, f7.1, ISO 800

[Glenn]

Re: Female common Darter...oh no not another one

I've had enough now Stan, please go away!!!

Nice detail, nicely blurred background, excellent shot

[marshblake]

Re: Female common Darter...oh no not another one

WOW, really nice shot

[Stan]

Re: Female common Darter...oh no not another one

thanks for your comments guys

I've had enough now Stan, please go away!!!

they wont be around for too much longer so in a months time...maybe

Stan

[Canon-Fodder!]

Re: Female common Darter...oh no not another one

I suppose that's your 'macro' combo again

Another stunning effort...

Cheers...

[djguk47]

Re: Female common Darter...oh no not another one

Stan, you are rewriting the macro guide book with shots like this using lens combinations that are not really macro lens combinations.
Great shot....but....are you really sure this is a female....

OK so just a month or so to go with these....then I suppose it will be "fungi time"....

David

[Stan]

Re: Female common Darter...oh no not another one

I suppose that's your 'macro' combo again

yes 300 f4 and converter. It gives the flexibility in case of other opportunities arising, ie birds etc. As I said before though its not much good for very small creatures as they would end up much too small in the frame (min focus distance is about 1.4 metres) and thats where the macro is needed, like with the Dozy Bee, needed the macro to get colse enough to pull out the fine detail.

Great shot....but....are you really sure this is a female....

mature males are red/orange, immature males have quite a lot of yellow tinged with red and females are yellow. The shot i posted last week I think was an immature male which is why i described this one as female - no sign of any red. However i could be wrong, it might be another immature male. I will see if I can get a definite answer from an expert later

then I suppose it will be "fungi time"....

oh yes and with the proper macro lens - we have a couple of good places in the forest we've been to the past couple of years

Stan