Red Veined Dropwing

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• aido (4048)
• [2006-03-14 8:21]

Hi Paul,
Incredible. A fantastic shot, I love the rich colours. Amazing detail and normally a shallow DOF doesn't work so well for these shots (my opinion) but this is great, taking the wings out of focus really accentuates the body. Superb image!
Adrian

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• wkshelton (5492)
• [2006-03-14 8:34]

Hi Paul,

Great Shot here, Excellent color, dof, shapness, details. Excellent photo. TFS

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• red45 (26309)
• [2006-03-14 8:56]

Hi Paul!

Full of charm and grace. Red body is very well composed with desert BG. Details are very nice. Most of all I like POV and insect's pose. I'm not sure about DOF, but at least head and body is well visible. Great reminiscence of your trip to hot Africa :-)

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• ellis49 (28673)
• [2006-03-14 9:37]

Hi Paul,
a amazing picture with lovely colours and very good POV.
The shallow DOF really help the dragonfly standout nicely from the BG. The sharpness and exposure are spot on.
Excellent work.

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• keanhoon (1147)
• [2006-03-14 9:38]

Amazingly great DOF and POV, i like the color red in your photo. TFS

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• ramthakur (24081)
• [2006-03-14 12:48]

Hello Paul!
This is a very impressive capture with an unusual perspective. While the wings could be aflutter, the rigid parts of the body stand out in sharp outline, especially the spiky bristles on legs, head and neck.
Great stuff!
Ram

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• AndyB (3978)
• [2006-03-14 12:50]

Hello Paul,
This is a very nice capture.
I love the vivid red on this one.
A great pose,good lighting and sharp detail.
Very good shallow DOF too.
Great shot.

TFS

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• thistle (9152)
• [2006-03-14 13:02]

Hello Paul,
This is an outstanding shot!
No technicall nits. Love the details and colours here. The DOF could've been better. The blurred wings emphasize the body well.
I like it a lot!

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• wuta (2034)
• [2006-03-14 13:08]

Hello Paul ,A Beautiful compositie colours pov dof and sharpnes ,very good job ,Greetings Teunie .

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• carper (8208)
• [2006-03-14 14:17]

lovely one Paul.
I know this is quality. Your the specialist. Fantastic composition, and Yes I say it because I mean it the pov is marvelous and the dof is great. very good job.
gr. jaap

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• chiliu (6414)
• [2006-03-14 14:21]

Hi Paul,
Very nice shot!
Excellent POV, superb details,
great colours and nicely framed.
Thanks for sharing!

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• phlr (2772)
• [2006-03-14 17:14]

Very good shot!
Very nice POV!
Very good DOF!
Very good colours!
TFS!

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• scottevers7 (12253)
• [2006-03-14 17:38]

Hi Paul,
I really like the frame filling tight crop of this shot. No distractions here, it is all dragonfly. Excellent colors, and sharp detail. DOF is shallow, but it is sharp where it counts. Even down to the detail in the shadow of the wings.
Scott

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• pablominto (15394)
• [2006-03-15 4:31]
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Hello Paul...
A very interesting pose!
As usual a very well composed image, with DOF spot on the body giving excellent details... Great colours, maybe dark part upper left attracts some attention..?
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-03-15 5:24]

Hello Paul!
Magnificent close up.Colors,details,motion blur on wings,DOF
you managed,POV and framing are excellent.TFS...:-)

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• milloup (1704)
• [2006-03-15 8:27]
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Nice one, Paul, tack sharp, lovely colours and a position we rarely see here, as it's usually not hot enough ;-) Small nit about the shallow DOF, but if you came straight from shooting one hanging in the air, you're forgiven ;-)

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• AnimalExplorer (8292)
• [2006-03-15 12:18]

Excellent POV showing a fantastic pose of this really cool dragonfly. :)

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• Dando (3052)
• [2006-03-16 5:30]

Hi Paul, excellent macro. Beautiful vibrant red colours with an excellent pose and detail. TFS.
Dean.

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• slrnovice2 (1197)
• [2006-03-16 14:37]

Hi Paul. Exceptional work as always, this is a beauty. I love the sharpness and detail, the light is fantastic and that striking red against the soft, diffuse complementary BG is a winner. I don't always want all the wings in focus and in this case your DOF is just great as far as I'm concerned. Very nicely done :)

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• cecilia (4626)
• [2006-03-16 15:53]

Superb capture,lovely colour and a very show off insects...nice comp.
Well done sir...

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• RII (2692)
• [2006-03-18 18:11]

Hi Paul.
Very nice photo with vivid a calid colors and good details, great composition.

Thanks and I wait more photos, tips, critique and comment.

Saludos...RICARDO.

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• sAner (4742)
• [2006-03-19 6:28]

Hi Paul,

Great image, good colors and nice and sharp details. I am no macro-expert, but don't you think a higher f-value would have increased the quality of the picture because of a wider DOF? Anyway, good picture!

Regards,
Pieter

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• dsidwell (680)
• [2006-03-19 11:11]

Hi Paul! The extremely shallow depth of field works very nicely here. It effectively draws the eye in to the right features. I love the bokeh effect, too!

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• anavazao (3829)
• [2006-03-20 17:42]

wow,
great great macro with good colours!
Great details, composition and note!
Thanks Ana:)

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• Comandante (1403)
• [2006-03-21 11:28]

Hello Paul!
Excellent macro.Colors,simple BG,POV,DOF and composition are
wonderful.Thanks for sharing.

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• peter_stoeckl (9361)
• [2006-03-23 7:21]

Hi Paul,
funny pose, excellently taken and composed.
Great work with very well chosen DOF,
leaving the wings looking like a soft and transparent veil,
making the picture a piece of art as well as an outstanding document of nature.
Thank you! Best regards,
Peter

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2006-04-05 19:32]

Hello Paul,
Amazing little gymnast this is. Great shot, POV and Dof are excellent. Lovelydetails and great colors. A wonderful composition.
Regards..Sky

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• soccer (1751)
• [2006-05-18 5:18]

Paul,

An excellent close up you have of an interesting subject. The Composition, POV, DOF, BG and sharpness are all awesome! TFS,
Sheriff

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• marmottelolo (14393)
• [2006-07-26 7:28]

hi paul
ici on voit bien mieux les details que sur ma photo de la même espace,je suppose que le flash y est pour beaucoup.felicitations.
laurent