Damsel

Jake Easley

Damsel

I know I’ve got a lot of HDR and humor, but I do take some serious shots.
Sigma 150mm macro + Simga 2x TC
This little guy was super patient with me! Even after this he didn’t fly away.

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Damsel by Jake Easley
  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    fantastic shot!!!

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    I think he’s mugging for you! Nice capture!!

  • Lizzie Keitel

    Lizzie Keitel

    wowzer! great macro!

  • LittleHelen

    LittleHelen

    Woooowww!! Wonderful shot…(cheers!)

  • Paul Fleming

    Paul Fleming

    Tha’s amazing! He’s posing just perfectly!

  • David Cortez

    David Cortez

    wonderful shot… much better than my dragons.

  • Charles Dobbs Photography

    Charles Dobbs ...

    Great shot! Those eyes are freaking me out! Ha!

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    Love the eyes – gotta get me pair of those… great shot!

  • Heather Meadows

    Heather Meadows

    wow – this is such a cool shot – the blue is amazing!

  • freebornman

    freebornman

    Great…... reminds of a girl i used to date.

  • carpenter777

    carpenter777

    i love this the color is awesome

  • Paul Doucette

    Paul Doucette

    just awesome….great super vibrant blues

  • Janelle

    Janelle

    Love the colour and it looks like he has a smile on his face…very cute =-}

  • Sarah Moore

    Sarah Moore

    Serious?! He looks like he’s posing for you!!!

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond

    Top shot

  • Jared Revell

    Jared Revell

    Great shot!!
    I think he’s smiling :-)

  • Andrew Bosman

    Andrew Bosman

    Fantastic!

  • Lisa Defazio

    Lisa Defazio

    He is sooo grinning, he knows more than us. Love the blue and green, vivid, vibrant, amazing image.

  • Belinda Leopold

    Belinda Leopold

    Really cute!!!

  • Torfinn Johannessen

    Torfinn Johann...

    Excellent macro! Great colours, and details.

  • Deri Dority

    Deri Dority

    Wow, what a great shot. If a bug could have expression, this one seems to be laughing.

  • Frannie

    Frannie

    Great macro and colours.

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    awesome macro !!!

  • Stefan Trenker

    Stefan Trenker

    fantastic macro with perfect focus! nice DoF in the dragon fly as well!

  • Nicholas Averre

    Nicholas Averre

    Wow.. what a capture!!! awesome macro.

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,...

    Wonderful Macro – exquisite focus, perfect vibrant color; nicely displayed.

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,...

    Wonderful Macro – exquisite focus, perfect vibrant color; nicely displayed.

  • Rebecca McLean

    Rebecca McLean

    the colours of nature never cease to amaze me! Great shot

  • Jake Easley

    Jake Easley

    Just saying thanks to everyone that has commented so far!

  • billyboy

    billyboy

    This is one of the more amazing takes on a dragonfly I`ve ever seen… great colors, great effect with your DOF. BB

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    very nice shot ,amazing colors,i love it!

  • Patricia L. Ballard

    Patricia L. Ba...

    Love the colors and the DOF.

  • Rita  H. Ireland

    Rita H. Ireland

    Now thats really cool…Thank you for sharing.

  • stooferdoofer

    stooferdoofer

    Amazing colours and slightly creepy boogily eyes!

  • Lisa  Kenny

    Lisa Kenny

    Fantastic!

  • Martin Hampson

    Martin Hampson

    You have inspired me to go out now and take some more pictures.

    Amazing shot, I only hope I can do half as well.

  • Jenni77

    Jenni77

    cool blue colour….love his eyes

  • Christophe Testi

    Christophe Testi

    Wow! Fantastic macro work.

  • flower68

    flower68

    HOW HOW HOW does a bug get to be this cute!!!! love it to pieces!!

  • RoughDiamond

    RoughDiamond

    I remember you … the man behind the wheel

  • Otilee

    Otilee

    colours are awesome!! fantastic capture!

  • Lynniebear

    Lynniebear

    This is a great shot! I know how fun they can be to try to capture!

  • koolkatuk

    koolkatuk

    Amazing.

  • geosgurl

    geosgurl

    that is a great shot! that was nice of him to let you take his picture!

  • stephfine

    stephfine

    cool loving the blue in this shot!

  • Janine  Hewlett

    Janine Hewlett

    fantastic macro!! great details!!

  • Christopher  Ewing

    Christopher E...

    totally awesome detail!! wow!

  • Mike Emmett

    Mike Emmett

    “Come to me, my precious!”
    This is to cool!

  • KimmyEvans

    KimmyEvans

    i love the colours in this photograph.

  • AngelaFoster

    AngelaFoster

    fantastic macro image, beatiful sharp colours

  • Iani

    Iani

    Brilliant image nice and sharp

  • Marion  Cullen

    Marion Cullen

    Excellent controlled field of focus and DOF. Very cool.

  • Angi Baker

    Angi Baker

    Excellent macro shot and congrats on the front page

  • Irish

    Irish

    Thats great!

  • Matt Roberts

    Matt Roberts

    What the fudge stick is that. Brilliant image anyhow. Great macro shot.

  • Hatch1921

    Hatch1921

    Nice capture… I have its little brother in my gallery . LOL Keep up the great work. Hatch

  • Grinch   /      R. Pross

    Grinch / ...

    OMG!!!!!!!!! What a awesome macro shot!!! LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Eyal Nahmias

    Eyal Nahmias

    A wonderful macro with vivid colors and composition. The DOF is perfect by falling off in the bg and foreground , emphasizing the head. An excellent image to be featured on the home page. Congrats..

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    brilliant work!

  • sra58

    sra58

    Great Photography.
    Sharon

  • calam19

    calam19

    that is WAY cool’!

  • Megan Dacy

    Megan Dacy

    Haha wow! Too cool. I love it when they stay there and let you put your camera is their face. :)

  • Azard

    Azard

    The trick is to super glue the branches (joke). This is brilliant, the colours, composition, everything I love it!

  • Jocelyn Hyers

    Jocelyn Hyers

    absolutely wonderful .. colour is so vivid and the detail is amazing … fantastic capture …

  • ninaav

    ninaav

    I’m affraid of insects but they’re rather cute on photos.

  • Tabitha B

    Tabitha B

    I echo all the words..wow…

  • Nick Monfries

    Nick Monfries

    The eyes give it such a great expression, almost cartoony. Awesome

  • Elysia Ranking

    Elysia Ranking

    amazing

  • Johanna  Rutter

    Johanna Rutter

    This is so cute!!!!!!!!!! I love the way he looks like he is smiling. You need to send this to the humor capture group.

  • berndt2

    berndt2

    Brilliant shot!! The posture, detail and colour are all fantastic – congratulations on this, and on the Homepage!

  • mentertainment

    mentertainment

    HOLY GHOST WHAT A SHOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    BEYOND AWESOME !!!!!!

  • tuetano

    tuetano

    what camera and lens did you use?

  • ozrebelxti

    ozrebelxti

    I don’t think it matters” tuetano” this bloke could get results with a box and a pinhole.
    beautiful shot and don’t get too serious I like the craziness of your work it invokes thought.

  • Ben Herman

    Ben Herman

    excellent focus and a gem of an insect.

  • JuliaWright

    JuliaWright

    Excellent macro shot!!!

  • André Gonçalves

    André Gonçalves

    Magnifique! please sent to MacroPhotography group ;)

  • cammiecakes

    cammiecakes

    That’s cute. Nice work.

  • tasadam

    tasadam

    So where in the world do you find a tame blue insect that smiles at you for photos?
    What is it? You say it flies – I reckon it must fly pretty quick to justify eyes that big!
    Nice one.

  • clarkey

    clarkey

    Fantastic. Another exquisite macro, to the point where the damselfly looks like it is smiling, rather wickedly at that. Love the catch-lights in it’s eyes and the incredible colour. What’s it perched on?

  • Jennifer Potter

    Jennifer Potter

    Amazing shot!!!! This is just so perfect and wow , what a face. – Dawn

  • DiEtte Henderson

    DiEtte Henderson

    Magnificent! So beautiful, love the color, great macro…looks like he’s smiling at you and REALLY looking at you!

  • squillye3

    squillye3

    hi jake! oh sensational macro! look at those cute beady eyes! :)

  • Jessica Walker

    Jessica Walker

    I would love to invite you to join the Eye Macros Group and enter this into our Bug Eyes Challenge which is currently open for entries.

    Please consider! Thank you!

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    wow stunning capture !

  • Misty Lackey

    Misty Lackey

    so cute

  • Danceintherain

    Danceintherain

    He is soooooo blue, amazing capture.
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  • Tracy Faught

    Tracy Faught

    Beautiful!! Just excellent! :]

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    WOW!!!!!

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