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R7 + RF 100mm Macro, different damselfly species from the backyard

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JayLT4 Regular Member • Posts: 288
R7 + RF 100mm Macro, different damselfly species from the backyard
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I usually have a few different kinds of these that hang around my yard, but there are not as many as I normally see.  I never had to really look for them before, now they are a bit a harder to find.  Possibly because the larger dragonflies are moving in, with a couple dozen hanging around at the moment.

There is another kind that I see on occasion, but I've not been able to get a picture of one this summer.  The pale/white one is also a first, I don't recall seeing one of that color in the last couple of years, though it may have been a recent molt.

It's nice to get back onto a crop-sensor camera for some of these shots, I missed my 90D sometimes when I switched to the R5 (I didn't miss is too much...) but I do usually prefer APS-C for insect shots.  Just my preference/opinion of course as the R5 also does a very good job.

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Re: R7 + RF 100mm Macro, different damselfly species from the backyard

JayLT4 wrote:

I usually have a few different kinds of these that hang around my yard, but there are not as many as I normally see. I never had to really look for them before, now they are a bit a harder to find. Possibly because the larger dragonflies are moving in, with a couple dozen hanging around at the moment.

There is another kind that I see on occasion, but I've not been able to get a picture of one this summer. The pale/white one is also a first, I don't recall seeing one of that color in the last couple of years, though it may have been a recent molt.

It's nice to get back onto a crop-sensor camera for some of these shots, I missed my 90D sometimes when I switched to the R5 (I didn't miss is too much...) but I do usually prefer APS-C for insect shots. Just my preference/opinion of course as the R5 also does a very good job.

A lovely set. I wish I had damselflies in my back garden.

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