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The dragonfly


The dragonfly
Photo Information
Copyright: Francis Xavier Camilleri (fransx) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 725 W: 58 N: 1054] (8598)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-30
Categories: Nature, Macro
Camera: Nikon D90, Tamron 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DiII
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-06-30 8:20
Viewed: 285
Points: 72
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Dragonflies are valuable predators that eat mosquitoes, and other small insects like flies, bees, ants, and butterflies. They are usually found around lakes, ponds, streams and wetlands because their larvae, known as "nymphs", are aquatic.

Nymphs can deliver a painful bite when threatened. The wound should be cleaned thoroughly to prevent water-borne infections.

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beautiful and excellent capture dof spot on.tfs

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  • suzy Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 426 W: 38 N: 1263] (4340)
  • [2009-06-30 8:36]

hello Francis

pink reddish dragonfly, looks fantastic,
such an interesting species.. great capture with
a superb focus and sharpness, very neat with a
the perfect DOF and lighting..brillient work

best regards
suzy

absolutly stunning and breathtaking capture from such a good POV.a very balanced shot in all respects.TFS

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  • juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2646 W: 1 N: 1267] (15455)
  • [2009-06-30 8:44]

Hola amigo,
buena macro,
colores y fina composición.
saludos Francis

Sharp as a razor! Great macro.


TFS,

Nath

hello francis xavier

wonderful details to this dragonflies, al is so exact so fine
his color is great and so strange hier in europa want we have much blue dragonflies
very great soot

Hello Francis,
Wonderful composition,
clarity and stunning BG. I like transparent wings

TFS
Selahattin E

hello Francis
how are you?
wonderfuly sharp and crisp
well detailed, fine macro shot
great dof
nice shot
manuj mehta

Hi Francis
what a terrific macro
grate details and light
the colors are absolutely amazing
Grate job!

Have a beautiful evening!
Oana

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  • Koala Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 391 W: 32 N: 90] (4023)
  • [2009-06-30 9:53]

impressive macro shot with great details :D
and colors are great too

I wish you a beautiful day!

Alexandra

Hello Francis,
A super gorgeous posting. The diagonal from the foliage, the smooth green b/g, and the iridescent dragonfly are the highlights. There is good sharpness on the wings, I remember my early courses on insect taxononomy and can rant the sections of the wings but won't. Congratulations for a job well done. Greetings!
Danilo

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  • werdir Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 612 W: 40 N: 672] (2968)
  • [2009-06-30 10:20]

Hi Francis ,

Fantastic macro of this colorful dragonfly. He really stands out with the almost complete blurring of the green background. Very nicely captured on the stem/leaf that he's on.

TFS,
Werner

Hello Francis!
Nice capture of the dragonfly and wonderful colours in your picture!
Good point of view!
Best regards!
Lili

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  • Margy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 111 W: 6 N: 227] (2512)
  • [2009-06-30 12:01]

Woow Xavier,

What a great, beautiful and sharp macro.
very good work!
Well done, Regards,
Marga

Ciao Francis, superb dragonfly with fantastic colors, fine details and splendid sharpness, lovely diagonal composition and wonderful blurry BG, very well done, ciao Silvio

grt shot Francis nature and macro phography at its best the details here are marvelous the colours blow me away tfs
regards bryan

Francis
Superbe macro de cette libellule aux couleurs roses étonnantes. Une netteté impressionnante et une profondeur de champ idéalement contrôlée.
Amicalement
JJ

Hi Francis,

Great POV, pose, sharpness, colours and composition make this an excellent portrait of a male Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata) shown its typical pose.
Well done my friend and thanks for sharing this beauty,
Cheers,

Bayram

Bonjour Fx
Wich precision !
clearly picture with many details.
In french I'm best
Beaucoup de détails et de précision dans cette photo avec un flou en fond qui fasse que nous ne voyons que l'animal !

Amicalement
Valérie

Excellent.

hi francis
excellent macro shot.
good depth and excellent simple green back ground.
a little space from the left could make it out of center.
tfs peiman

Hi Francis
wonderful RED dragonfly
good macro and posing
well captured in pov
ciao
Lucio

A nice firey colour to this one Francis. NIce detail and subject isolation.

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  • chrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4256 W: 414 N: 6770] (42500)
  • [2009-07-01 4:09]

Hi Francis

Nice use of a shallow dof, with a simple, uncluttered bg, & good bokeh. Superb focus & sharpness on the red dragonfly, & well composed. The parallel lines of its body, & the yellow green stem, are eyecatching. Tfs!

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  • jone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2272 W: 177 N: 0] (29260)
  • [2009-07-01 7:45]

Hi Francis ;)))
GREAT macro photo, moment and colors...TFS
Best regards,
J ;)

Ciao Francis


This is a beautiful fellow!
Colourful and self confident, giving a fine pose...
Good macro work, great details and the colours are well reproduced!

Greetings,

Sergio

Ciao Francis. Great POV and clarity for this beautiful red dragonfly. Very good sharp and amazing BG.

Roberto

A masperpiece of macro work
Perfect timing, fantastic colors
amazing clearness.
Strong and attractive

WoNdErFuL !
My compliments

Best regards

Hi Francis...great shot..wonderful close up details and sharpness.


Roger

Hi Frans,
Superb close up of this wonderful dragonfly. The contrasting colours a awesome, perfect camera handling resulting in a pin sharp and well exposed image. The presentation in the black frame enhances the picture too. Excellent job!
Hans

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  • eosnut Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 589 W: 164 N: 1405] (10149)
  • [2009-07-02 1:24]

Hi Francis,
What a stunning, detailed macro, well done.
I like the strong catchlight on the eye, and the simple soft focus background.
Pete.

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  • soe Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 402 W: 0 N: 107] (2461)
  • [2009-07-02 3:59]

Hi Francis
Beautiful and great micro shot. Nice color with detail and sharpness.Wonderful lighting.Great DOF and nice POV.
Tin Soe

Hello Francis,

I was out yesterday and missed this one.
It's a great shot!
I love the sharp details of its body and wings and the diagonal composition, making appear to be on the end of a diving board, is superb.

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

A fine sharp capture of a red dragonfly taken from a fine POV.
The BG is excellent!

Do you have a account on TN?
TFS

brigitte

Hi Francis,

woww, very nice composition, colours, DOF, and frame!
TFS
Frans

Hi Francis,

Bravo! The colours of this dragonfly are vibrant and eye-catching. Great details and good contrast. Effective DOF used. Well photographed. TFS.

Martyn

Bonjour Francis.
Des deux images j’ai une préférence pour celle-ci.
L’accentuation de la netteté et meilleur et moins poussée que sur la dernière.
Cette photo macro et magnifique et elle est d’une superbe qualité.
Meilleurs salutations.
Urs

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