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30-05-2008, 12:13 PM
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A Handsome Pair
Went down to the Blackwater river yesterday during a brief sunny spell and found the Demoiselles were out in force.They are quite skittish but I found the males to be easier to shoot because they have a home perch that they defend and come back to. The females wander around looking for the most attractive male to mate with.
A rather dashing fellow:
And a good looking lady:
Both taken with Nikon D50, Tamron 90mm macro.
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30-05-2008, 12:18 PM
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Re: A Handsome Pair
Great shots well captured 
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30-05-2008, 12:26 PM
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Re: A Handsome Pair
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30-05-2008, 12:35 PM
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Re: A Handsome Pair
Nice shots mate... that looks like a rather good quality lens.   |
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30-05-2008, 12:53 PM
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Re: A Handsome Pair
Super dooper shots, both of them
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30-05-2008, 12:57 PM
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Re: A Handsome Pair
A superb pair of photographs
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30-05-2008, 1:17 PM
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Re: A Handsome Pair
Very nice - lovely colours. You did well seeing as how close you were to them.
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30-05-2008, 1:29 PM
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Stunning shots mate.............sharp and the detail is amazing..........nice!
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30-05-2008, 1:43 PM
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Amazing photos mate!
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30-05-2008, 2:10 PM
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Re: A Handsome Pair
Brilliant work Mike 
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30-05-2008, 2:25 PM
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Yet again some stunning shots
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30-05-2008, 2:50 PM
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Excellent shots Mike, for me the 1st one just has the edge in terms of composition and background. Both lovely captures.
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30-05-2008, 3:30 PM
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Re: A Handsome Pair
Really are both very very good ... Excellent in fact.
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30-05-2008, 3:33 PM
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Re: A Handsome Pair
Fantastic,
Excellent colour and detail - no.1 is very well framed
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30-05-2008, 5:57 PM
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Great shots - so detailed!
I tried to photograph some last year and couldn't get that close - I used my Nikon 70-300VR to photograph them and crept up but they flew off when I got close enough for a reasonable shot so had to crop in a bit:
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