Damsels in Vienna

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Damsels in Vienna

April 25, 2018 by Mike Powell

Damsels in Vienna? Here are a few shots of some beautiful little damselflies that I encountered this past weekend during a visit to the Donau-Auen National Park in Vienna, Austria.

While traveling for work I normally leave at home my Canon DSLR and big lenses and use instead a Canon SX50 point-and-shoot camera with a super zoom lens. There are some compromises and limitations with this type of camera, but I am quite pleased with the results I can achieve using it, including these almost-macro images.

Posted in damselfly, Dragonflies, Insects, Nature, Photography, spring, Travel, wildlife | Tagged Canon SX50, damselflies, Donau-Auen National Park, Vienna Austria | 8 Comments

8 Responses

on April 25, 2018 at 7:16 am | Reply Ellen

Benjamin and I love the little Damselflies. The bright blue body in the first photo and the bits of color on the body in the second photo are beautiful. Benjamin is fascinated by the “eyes and wings” and examines them closely when I enlarge each photo for him. Thank-you, Mr. Mike!!
- on April 25, 2018 at 7:45 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  The eyes of dragonflies are amazing to see with multiple colors sometimes and their capabilities allow them to have incredible eyesight–they have multiple lens. The wings seem so fragile, but allow them to fly like a helicopter with great acrobatic ability.
on April 25, 2018 at 8:45 am | Reply DC Gilbert

Great pictures! Wonderful detail.
- on April 25, 2018 at 11:18 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. One of my favorite things about shooting both telephoto and macro lens is capturing as much of the details in my subject as possible.
on April 25, 2018 at 5:53 pm | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

Excellent photos!
- on April 25, 2018 at 11:20 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. I was fortunate that the damselflies perched in a way that let me separate them from the background. When they are perched in an area with more clutter they are harder to see and it’s tough for the camera to lock focus on them.
on April 25, 2018 at 10:50 pm | Reply Ellen Jennings

Great captures, Mike!
- on April 25, 2018 at 11:23 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Ellen. The photos help to remind me that gear is only one factor in getting decent photos. Most viewers would probably assume that I shot these with my normal DSLR, but it fact I used a point-and-shoot camera with a super zoom (a Canon SX50).