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Old Blue Eyes
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Old Blue Eyes

by Howard Cheek

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 27, 2012307 views7 comments
Had some left-over eyeballs I pulled up for the last WC here at NPN, but did not post..Common Blue Damselfly.
F/14, 1/100th, ISO 640, 1D M3, Sigma 150mm + Kenko 2x ext and fill.

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Rick Turner on September 27, 2012 at 7:11 PM
This guy has some facial hair issues :biggrin: I thought these were cute critters until I saw this capture.

Up close and personal. Well done :toast:
Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on September 28, 2012 at 7:12 AM
Fantastic capture, Howard. Love the blue color against the tan bg. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Stephen Porter on September 29, 2012 at 6:22 PM
wow... i love the electric blue colour of this dragonfly! very nicely focused on the eyes and facial area. great image... thanks for sharing.
Registered on August 27, 2012, 56 Posts, 69 Comments
Comment posted by Andrey Antov on September 29, 2012 at 8:07 PM
I like the deep blue of this little fellow. Great shot.
Registered on March 18, 2008, 292 Posts, 341 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 30, 2012 at 10:44 PM
Hi Howard :wavey: Another great closeup capture :eek: the color and detail on old blue eyes is flawless :toast:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 2, 2012 at 4:37 PM
Stunning color, great eyes.
Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments
Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on October 3, 2012 at 10:45 AM
Excellent detail. TFS.
Registered on February 16, 2012, 118 Posts, 767 Comments