dance of continuity

Posted by benjamin (singapore, Singapore) on 18 January 2007 in Animal & Insect.

caught this dance of 2 damselflies while walking along the stretch of water.. its like a reflection of the first one on itself.... i'm supposing its a courtship dance. hence the title

Comments (10)

Paul Ricciardi from West Hartford, United States

Wow what a capture, how many attempts did this take? The DOF really creates a feeling of isolation, like the damselfly in the foreground might never make it to his or her mate in the upper part of the frame. It seems like he is frozen in time flying against nothing and everything at once. Lovely capture.

18 Jan 2007 2:37pm

@Paul Ricciardi: thnx paul=P ermz. i think i tried about 20-30 times. was real difficult to get the focus. almost impossible. even when i did i didnt expect there to be another damselfly back there. just so happened to be there =P i like your analogy. didnt think of that. made me think of another title. "behind frosted glass". haha. thanx.

Angry Buddha from United States

This looks like it was a tough catch. Well done!

18 Jan 2007 4:36pm

Martine Lapointe from Québec, Canada

It's not easy to take this kind of picture! Nice shot!

18 Jan 2007 6:00pm

Tim from Bratislava, Slovakia

Nice ! It may be difficult ton take it ! Well done.

18 Jan 2007 6:02pm

spots from singapore, Singapore

stunning shot!

18 Jan 2007 9:16pm

Still from Valence, France

... and perhaps aanother flying youg ladies!

18 Jan 2007 10:13pm

Leslie from Glens Falls, United States

you have some serious skill to capture that shot.
very nice, very nice.

19 Jan 2007 12:33am

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

Well done, Benjamin! Crackin' shot!

19 Jan 2007 2:42am

Lyndsey Le from Houston, TX, United States

You have such great patience, Benjamin! And I think the damselflies are quite cooperative, to stay still long enough for you to take 20-30 shots :) Very nice!

19 Jan 2007 3:57am

deon from Singapore

argh im wondering how u manage to catch these pictures while the damselflies are zipping around so quickly!

and it looks like a lot of longing...

25 Jan 2007 2:01pm

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