Synchronised Egg Laying

[Geoff F]

In a small pond there were at least 20 pairs of Azure Damselflies all looking for the best egg laying spot. They kept moving around faster than I could focus and my tripod had two legs on the wet side of the pond with the third at a different angle on the bank. Which meant a back breaking position for me.



7D Mk II with Sigma 180 macro lens and flash. 1/200 F14 Iso 400.

I slightly over exposed the pale areas but managed to recover most of the colour by doing a merge of two conversions from the same Raw file.

[James G]

Geoff truly stunning image!

[lesno1]

Incredible image well done

[DanK]

Truly superb. I hope your back isn't protesting too much.

[Panama Hat & Camera]

An amazing picture! Very well done!
What was the distance between the camera and the subject?
Cheers,
Antonio.

[Shadowman]

Nice shot.

[FootLoose]

Great picture, Geoff. That is an interesting subject and combined with a good composition. Well worth your effort.

[Ziggy]

Interesting capture.

[Geoff F]

Thanks for the comments.

The subjects were between 3 and 5 feet away as they moved around the pond. That image has been cropped a little to remove another pair which were out of focus.

I took several shots of individual pairs and a few more groups but most of them had subjects facing the wrong way or out of focus pairs which couldn't be cropped out. I still have to sort through the rest of my shots but I know most will be rejects.

[Tom Barry]

Absolutely stunning image - a prize winner, I'd say.

[lovelife65]

Not much to add to what others have said, other than this is really fantastic! The composition, colors and detail are superb.
Thanks for sharing.