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This is one of the fine and delicate green lacewings Chrysoperla sp. I watched it flutter lazily through the air and alight on a rose. A combination of the angle of natural light and flash gave it rainbow wings.
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Delicately beautiful!
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Thank you, Anne 🙂
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You made it at the perfect moment, what a beuty.
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Thank you, Hans 🙂 It was one of those moments when I hadn’t got the camera at hand, but managed to get it and get the shot before it moved.
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Every now and then I’ll capture a bit of iridescence in a wing, but it’s usually a hoverfly. This is lovely, and the curve of the leaf is a nice addition.
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Thank you, Linda 🙂 Oddly enough, a few days later I photographed a small fly and had the same result off its wings. Of course, with flash there is always a chance this can happen.
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Very nicely done. 👏👏👏
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Many thanks, Ted! 🙂 It was one of those lucky moments.
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Amazing capture of the bug, friend!
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Thank you very much, Indira 🙂
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Lovely result!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Wonderful capture, Peter! Such a delicate and colorful wing.
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Thank you, Ellen 🙂 It was a moment where everything kind of came together.
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You did get just the right angle for that lovely stained glass appearance, Pete. Nice image.
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Thank you, Steve. Insect wings do appear to give that stained glass appearance as you say, if just caught in the right light.
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