Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Wordless Wednesday - 3

Winged Wonders.. (Please click for a better view!)

Spotted: Blue Damselflies!

14 comments:

Sandhya said...

Wow! Lovely shots!! Just in time before it flew away :-)
I haven't heard the name "damselflies" :-)

Sagarika said...

Amazinnnngggggg Piper!!!! U r so talented!!! .. isn't it wat in childhood we used to cal 'phoring'???

Jira said...

Lovely! You must have gotten pretty close with the lens! You got it to pose for u :)

Piper .. said...

Sandhya: Thank you :) One of my favorite pictures! :) And the name 'damselflies' is new to me too. Just found oout on wikipedia! They are of the same species as dragonflies, with some minor variations.

Sagarika: Thank you,my friend! I love these pictures too! :):) And it`s not about talent really - anyone can learn the craft. I`m still very much in the learning phase - I keep reading a lot about composition/lighting etc etc. All you need is a good teacher, that`s all :) We still call it 'phoring' btw :):)

Jira: It`s difficult to take these shots because they simply fly away! But thankfully I have a zoom lens which really helps! :):)

Chatterbox said...

Beautiful colors, shot on time :)
Very pretty indeed!

Reflections said...

Awesome.....I know how difficult it is to get tht perfect shot and u got 3 of them. And the colours...so striking;-o

Loved them Piper!!!!

Piper .. said...

Chatterbox: Thank you, my friend :)

Reflections: You cannot see the errors because I`ve made them into a collage :) Otherwise, if I see the pictures in their original resolution, the head of the fly is actually out of focus in one! :):) But I`m learning slowly :):)

Swaram said...

Awww so so pretty. I luv the color. The one on the top right is my favvv :) :)

Unknown said...

Love the colours:)
The same thing insect that comes in blue, red, yellow and orange too :)

Love the green in ur pic.. It's so beautiful :)

Hugs
Ash :)

Deeps said...

Oh my my they are so pretty,Mish! Lovely!

Garima said...

HOnestly.... how did you capture them.... Wow.. One, I'd be super scared to approach them.. and two, they'd fly away by the time I got there!!!

Piper .. said...

Swaram: Top right?? If you see carefully (on an enlarged view),the head is out of focus! :):)

P&A: :):) Thank you! Yes, these come in a diverse colors and they look so beautiful!

Deeps: Thank you so much, my friend! :)

GNSD: Scared? Hey, these are tiny little dragonflies! :):) I remember catching them in discarded glass jars, when I was a kid! :):) It is a little tricky to capture them on camera because they tend to flit around! The trick, my dear, is to use a zoom lens :):)

Shilpa said...

Lovely shots :)

J P Joshi said...

Good ones Piper. Love the design on their fragile wings.