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A damselfly in natural light

July 15, 2010 by myrmecos

My ambient light bug portraits are nowhere near as good as those by the amazing Rick Lieder. But I’m working on it. Here’s a coenagrionid damselfly:


photo details: Canon EOS 7D camera
Canon 100mm f2.8 macro lens
ISO 200, f/2.8, 1/800 sec

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Posted in Nature, Photography Links | Tagged odonata, Photography | 5 Comments

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  1. on July 15, 2010 at 8:21 am photographyfree4all

    I like this shot! Thanks for the link. Great job.


  2. on July 15, 2010 at 8:45 am smfr

    Flickr user remus3374 has some great natural-light insect shots:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/remus3374/


  3. on July 16, 2010 at 7:56 am Rick Lieder

    Nice image, Alex. I need to spend more time with damselflies & dragonflies.

    Thanks for the shout-out!


  4. on July 16, 2010 at 9:41 am Wildlife Photography | Gift Books | Bird Art | Bee Art | Insect Art | Wild Light Nature Photography » Blog Archive » Myrmecos does natural light

    […] Myrmecos blog had some nice things to say about my natural light style of photography. Thanks Alex! Alex Wild studies biological diversity at the University of Illinois. His Myrmecos blog is a great source of information about insects and the life of scientist. He is a wonderful photographer, and shares great tips on photographing small creatures. Every Friday he blogs about beetles, today’s is on the fiery searcher, Calosoma scrutator. [Translate] […]


  5. on July 16, 2010 at 3:16 pm Crystal Ernst

    Very pretty. I love the delicate feel of both the plant and the damsel. I understand your ambient-lighting woes…being without a flash unit, I’m completely restricted to ambient light for my own photographs, and it definitely is challenging at times.



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