Dragonfly Nymph - Family Corduliidae

Here's my attempt to get a shot of this dude's face. I wish it were spring already so I can try again!

Habitat: Woodland pond

comments (7)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

It's a great shot! Never realized how cool their eyes are. Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, but it could be so much better. They have beautiful, oddly shaped eyes.
  
  Check out the mugshots here:
  
  https://lifeinfreshwater.net/dragonfly-nymphs-odonata-anisoptera/ Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Those are nice shots indeed, to say the least. I think you're quite close to it, just need a bit more lighting perhaps. Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      I have been working on lighting the past month or so and think that I might have a solution, but am not sure if it will work well with the glass, due to reflection. If not, it will be beneficial when photographing out of water insects. Posted 4 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Ok, wonder what your solution is?
        
        As for non-flash lighting, I recently purchased Litra lights. They are awesome. Powerful, highly color correct, and has a bunch of optional accessories to shape light (diffuse, barn doors, honeygrid, etc). Not cheap though. Posted 4 years ago
      2. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Nice!! I think I made my solution sound more unique than it is...just a Bolt dual flash with diffusers. The light is so much better than the pop-up flash. I've also been playing around with a few different diffusers for the pop-up flash to compare results. Posted 4 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        As long as it works, any approach is fine! Posted 4 years ago

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