Blue on Blue

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• cedryk (5023)
• [2006-01-09 20:09]

Hello Paul,
Great POV and perfect composition against the blue sky.
Truly a masterpiece - goes to my favourites :-)
Best greetings,
Michal

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• jossim (11878)
• [2006-01-09 21:28]

Belle prise de vue sur cette insecte,la pose est exceptionnelle et l'éclairage fait bien ressortir les détails.

Félicitations et merci Paul!
Joseph.

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• Luc (14713)
• [2006-01-09 23:27]
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Is this a good shot, IMHO?
Yes, a very good one.
Does the note learn me something new?
All new.
Does this photographer take an active part in the growth of the site?
Yes, of course.
What do I really feel by looking at this photograph?
I am very happy to see a dragonfly when here there is a lot of snow.
Does this photograph help me to progress?
Yes, the PoV is interesting.
Thank you Paul.

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• moemf (699)
• [2006-01-10 1:54]

Hi Paul

Very nice shot. The composition is great and so is the POV. Lovely blend of blue and slight brown set against the grey-blue light. Well done.

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• Jannie (1127)
• [2006-01-10 2:11]

Great pose. excellent background and DOF

Nicely done

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• CaptiveLight (1121)
• [2006-01-10 2:32]

Love the way these guys perch like this. Clear and sharp where it matters, complimentary colours...nice one.

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• ellis49 (28681)
• [2006-01-10 2:39]

Hi Paul,
the pose and the POV are great. The DOF is very good too, it make the butterfly stands out nicely from the the BG.
I like the compostion too. Great note as always.
Excellent work, my friend.

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• manyee (19702)
• [2006-01-10 3:09]

A beautiful and graceful ballet dancer, Paul. : )
Captured with sharp precision and perfect exposure with a wonderful POV. An interesting balance of delicacy and strength exhibited by this tiny insect and skillfully portrayed by you.
Congratulations and TFS. : )

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-01-10 3:37]

Hello Paul!
WOnderful close up.Colors,POV,simple BG,details,framing and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)

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• coasties (27512)
• [2006-01-10 4:10]

Hi Paul

Very nice post. Good POV, lovely colours, clarity, sharpness and details are top notch! Well done. TFS.

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• metcher (4115)
• [2006-01-10 4:24]
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Hi, Paul.
Striking good composition!!! I'm wondering have you rotated it or you got it so from field. Excellent sharpness, colors and DOF.
Very nice one.

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• Janice (17434)
• [2006-01-10 4:36]

Stunning capture Paul. Congrats on the pose, I love his acrobatic stand. Nice and sharp, and his are good toogrey colours. Well shown Paul, thank you.
Janice

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• Dando (3052)
• [2006-01-10 4:46]

Great shot Paul. Love the composition, the blue tones work well and the detail is amazing. TFS
Dean.

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• chiliu (6442)
• [2006-01-10 4:55]

Hi Paul,
Excellent POV and great composition,
very sharp detail and nice colour.
Very well done!

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• Actiereactie (272)
• [2006-01-10 4:58]

Beautiful shot, excellent sharpness and colors, the obelisk posture nicely caught and good framing.

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• thistle (9152)
• [2006-01-10 5:09]

Oh, I like it a lot!
The picture is very clear and beautiful, technically perfect with excellent POV and framing.
And the blues and browns are always lovely combination.
Love it!
Have a great week my friend ;)

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• gerhardt (11529)
• [2006-01-10 5:36]

Excellent POV and pose. Well composed. Its a very nice capture Paul.

I am just glad to hear I am not the only one suffering with the ID of our dragonflies. :)

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• red45 (26813)
• [2006-01-10 6:07]

Dragonfly ballerina Paul. Exceptional pose, beautifull and arty composition. Blue sky is perfect for this shot. Great.

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• Dave (2151)
• [2006-01-10 7:18]

Hi Paul,
This rivals Anna Lu's A Morning Gift...!
I never would have thought that I would have added a dragonfly to one of my favorites, but this one definitely is deserving...;-)
Very nice!
Thanks,
Dave

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• honza (4047)
• [2006-01-10 7:24]

Very nice composition, perfect sharpness and colors. I like the sky BG

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• OdetteVN (384)
• [2006-01-10 13:06]

Hi Paul

This is a very good shot. The POV, details and sharpness is excellent. The blue BG looks great with the blue dragonfly. Well done.

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• wishnugaruda (13860)
• [2006-01-10 13:24]

Hi Paul,
wow, this is perfect.
What a wonderful pose - and the colours are so beautiful. I love this reflection in the eye of this pretty dragon, congratulations - it's so impressive, bye
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• scottevers7 (12257)
• [2006-01-10 13:46]

Hi Paul,
This one is really a suberb shot. I love the simple composition and clear blue sky backround. No distractions, everything forces you to focus on the dragon fly. The exposure is perfect, and it has rendered beautiful colors in this nice light. Sharp detail! Great work!
Scott

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• Robbrown (6054)
• [2006-01-10 13:51]

Nice one Paul glad to see made some good captures down south, classic warm climate pose for a dragon fly ours try and hug rocks etc to keep warm the try and get as far from a surface as possible to keep cool, and quiet often the end of the tail is pointed towards the sun like here to reduce the surface area exposed to the direct heating of the sun. TFS

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• pompey (2762)
• [2006-01-10 14:49]

Hi Paul, I think both of us have been missing for a while, it's good to see that you are still around and posting excellent shots.
Great detailed, sharp macro that has the perfect background.
Thanks for sharing.
Michael.

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• cafecrem (9242)
• [2006-01-10 16:29]

As always - masterpiece!
What a softnesss... ahhh :-)

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• reina (1990)
• [2006-01-10 16:57]

Hi Paul, good timing this is a very nice composition, an eyecather on a plane background.
TFS greetings Reina

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• Harm-digitaal (5813)
• [2006-01-10 17:09]

Superb macro of this African Odonata!
Harm

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• liquidsunshine (11488)
• [2006-01-10 19:42]

Hi Paul,
Very little time tonight. Well worth a big green smile.
Thanks for posting

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• marhowie (34531)
• [2006-01-11 6:21]

An excellent comp. and POV Paul. Excellent color, detail and use of flash also. This unique pose really makes this one special.
Very well done.

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• hummingbird24 (64)
• [2006-01-11 11:49]

An exceptional capture of this dragonfly, Paul!

Everything looks perfect to my eyes.

I especially like the curvature of the bottom right wing and the details you were able to show us.

A beautiful composition, thank you.

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• AnimalExplorer (8322)
• [2006-01-11 12:49]

Excellent capture with very nice composition the pose is awesome on this dragonfly. Well done Paul. :)

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• anavazao (3829)
• [2006-01-11 16:55]

Hi,
great moment, colors and composition!
Ana:)

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• livios (16856)
• [2006-01-12 21:03]

Paul, lovely capture to show us this dragonfly.

Great use of flash, great exposure.

I like sharpness and composition too.

Very nice pose and framing.

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• emmari (3093)
• [2006-01-13 13:51]

Qualité technique et superbe attitude.
Très belle photo !
Emmanuel

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• wideload (3735)
• [2006-01-14 9:25]

Hi Paul, looks like you had a good time in South Africa.
Sorry I can't help with the I.D. But it is a fine capture, well exposed great perspective and that blue sky really makes it stand out.

Regards
Terry.

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• slrnovice2 (1197)
• [2006-01-19 15:30]

Hi Paul. I've never seen a dragonfly pose in quite this style before and I like it. Your exposure is great, the dragonfly is sharp and I very much like your POV and DOF. I can't help with the ID I'm afraid, my books only cover Europe. Lovely capture :)

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• klemmg (1719)
• [2006-01-30 16:51]

Great tone-in-tone in blue, excellent detail (and with a 2x converter - where is the chromatic aberration?!), well focused with good DOF, great pose and compo.
Gabi

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• alejandroguzman (452)
• [2006-03-01 18:09]

Another wonderful picture from u.
Very well composed and awesome color definition.


hugs and TFS
alejandro