030/365 Common Blue Damselfly

Todays image, number 030, is of a Common Blue Damselfly taken very early in the morning, hence all of the dew droplets covering this very delicate insect.  Photography of dragonflies and damselflies is easier to do first thing in the morning when they haven’t had the chance to warm themselves up with the sun. Looking at my exif data for this image, it was taken at 05.16am, 28mins after sunrise!

Common Blue Damselfly, Enallagma cyathigerum, Worcestershire, June, 2009.
Canon 40D with Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro lens.

029/365 Blue tailed Damselfly

I captured image 029 last year with the new Canon 100mm f/2.8 L IS lens.  I must say that it is a dream to use, and the sharpness and contrast, as you would expect from a L series Canon lens, is superb.  The species photographed is a Blue-tailed Damselfly taken in Hampshire. It is one of the commonest of damselflies within the UK so keep an eye out for them between May and September around ponds, lakes and slow moving water.

Blue-tailed Damselfly, Ischnura elegans, Andover, Hampshire, May, 2011.

Canon 1D MkIV with Canon 100mm f/2.8 L IS macro lens.