I believe this guy to be of the species Heteragrion erythrogaster — a flatwing damselfly. He/she was being very cooperative, so I used a tripod with a very slow shutter speed of nine seconds. Photographed by the side of a waterfall in the town of Pavones in southwestern Costa Rica. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm with Canon 500D close up filter) ISO 100, f/22 at 9 seconds.
Very interesting damsel & I am amazed you got such a great shot given the 9 second exposure of any damsel as they aren’t known for resting for very long.
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I believe this guy to be of the species Heteragrion erythrogaster — a flatwing damselfly. He/she was being very cooperative, so I used a tripod with a very slow shutter speed of nine seconds. Photographed by the side of a waterfall in the town of Pavones in southwestern Costa Rica. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm with Canon 500D close up filter) ISO 100, f/22 at 9 seconds.
Oh my. Fascinating shot. Don’t those fragile wings flutter furiously? Amazing you were able to get what looks like a still life photo.
I see what you mean. Those are incredibly flat wings. FAW, as a the song goes.
Very interesting damsel & I am amazed you got such a great shot given the 9 second exposure of any damsel as they aren’t known for resting for very long.
I’m not sure who was more patient for this portrait: you or the damsel fly. A fabulous shot worth the effort!!