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• Mana (16346)
• [2007-06-20 5:16]

Hi Matthew,
Wonderful profile shot of the dragonfly. Very neat and clear details and amazing sharpness. Nice colours and spot-on focus. I like your POV to portray it and the neutral BG. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• Kathleen (2965)
• [2007-06-20 5:40]

Hi Matthew.
Your wait sure paid off, this is great. Composition, DOF, pin sharp, colour and detail, all spot on.
Wopnderful image

Kathleen
New Zealand

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• blakitan (5449)
• [2007-06-20 6:09]

Hi Matthew,
Great macro shot.
Sharp and great details.
Nice DoF, neat BG.

BL

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2007-06-20 6:35]

Hello Matthew,
Very nice close up.Exposure is spot on,details are crisp clear.Love the sharp details you show here.
TFS..:-)

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• LordPotty (8388)
• [2007-06-20 6:37]

This is great Matthew.
Excellent colour and detail, and a great POV.
Definitely worth waiting for, and worth ranting about too.
Great work!
Steve

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• SelenE (12188)
• [2007-06-20 6:47]

Hi Matthew,
This is a very good photo of the dragonfly. Focus, sharpness and details are very nice. Well done and TFS
Selen

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• clnaef (6490)
• [2007-06-20 7:53]

Bonjour,
Des libellules comme cell-là...c'est du solide.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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• sandpiper2 (11475)
• [2007-06-20 8:08]

Great POV on this Chinese dragon
Outstanding sharpness

Well done

Chris

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• angybone (7204)
• [2007-06-20 8:17]
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Your macros are wonderfully crisp and sharp - great color and composition too.

The best photos are often those for which we endure...one of my butterfly shots left me with blisters all over my legs from the attack of fire ants...but I wanted to be still for the photo so I gritted my teeth and kept snapping. We are crazy people!

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• vanderschelden (26584)
• [2007-06-20 11:52]

Hi Matthew,
Well composed. I like the neutral BG.
Well done and you deserve a shower:-)!
Well done
TFS
Annick

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• ramthakur (25028)
• [2007-06-20 13:11]

Matt, your story had universal connotations. Still, despite heat and humidity, you eventually managed a wonderful shot of this club-tailed dragonfly (no,no, that's not the ID of this insect; I'm simply describing its appearance).
The shot is well composed with superb focus on the head and thorax region. The eyes are well captured.
You have a versatile camera already which you are using quite effectively.
Regards.

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• sunkirana (1139)
• [2007-06-20 14:26]

Matthew, you seem to have got yourself a beautiful pic for all the hardship you had to endure ;-). I would concentrate on the wonderful composition here rather than the POV. Nice colours as well.

Excellent work, Regards, Kiran

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• Ken52 (4181)
• [2007-06-20 15:07]

Hi Matt,
I guess sometimes you have to sweat to get the good photo, but this one was worth it. Excellent detail and very nice colors. This is good POV because we can see the eyes an the thorax clearly. I like the crop and frame.
Ken

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• Juyona (13267)
• [2007-06-20 16:31]

Hola Matt,
estupenda macro,
sensacional pov,
nitidez y genial trabajo,
saludos

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• cicindela (6980)
• [2007-06-20 17:33]

Hello Matthew,
At first I would like to say that I like a lot a composition of this photo. Maybe not very unusual as for the dragonfly, but I really like it. DOF and POV are very good, also colours and sharpness.
BY the way, this is a member of family Gomphidae, but it is not easy (fo me) to give a species ID.
Best greetings and TFS,
Radomir

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• ridvan (5140)
• [2007-06-21 6:18]

selam matthew; nice macro shot of this insect, good details presented,nice BG and POV well captured with splendid colours TFS
regards
ridvan

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2007-06-21 8:52]

Hello Mathew,
great macro, the colors and sharpness are wonderful and the grey BG does sho off this insect very well.
Love the POV it fgoes very well with the rear fading DOF.
TFS..Sky

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• jcoowanitwong (11461)
• [2007-06-21 9:35]

Hi Matthew,
This is perfect picture. The image is very crisp. Colors are vivid. Also beautifully composed.
JC

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• izler (7880)
• [2007-06-21 9:56]

hello Matthew
successful close-up working on this beautiful dragonfly
composition, point of view, blurred background, depth of field, colours, lighting, sharpness, details (especially on the head) and plain framing are great
thanks for sharing
regards
izler

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• claudine (9853)
• [2007-06-21 10:43]

Hello Matthew,
This is so beautiful! I like this pose you captured, excellent details and exposure, beautiful colors and composition. This specie is a beauty! I can't stand heat at all and thanks God, I have a pool (even if I prefer lakes) it could be so hot and humid here during summer... Thanks,
Claudine

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-06-21 11:35]

Hello Matthew

A real beauty with lovely sharp details and well saturated colours.The classic pose is well placed in the frame.Very good lighting.TFS

Rob

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• marmottelolo (14467)
• [2007-06-21 13:06]

bonjour matthew
excellent photo!
j'ai pris cet apres midi une libellule semblable mais je n'ai pas l'abdomen comme cela,la profondeur de champs est parfaite.
magnifique.
laurent

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• Silvio2006 (23904)
• [2007-06-22 11:02]

Hi Matthew, wonderful macro with splendid details, great light and colors, excellent sharpness, very well done, have a nice week end, ciao Silvio

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• rousettus (8306)
• [2007-06-24 5:56]

Hi Matthew,
Wonderful capture of this beautiful dragonfly. Great colors and excellent details, sharpness and POV. good notes. TFS
Well done
Ahmet

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• wishnugaruda (13860)
• [2007-06-24 6:00]

That's a great shot, Matthew,
I love this impressive dragonfly and you captured it in a wonderful pose and with good sharpness. Thanks and greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• uleko (23526)
• [2007-06-24 10:07]

Hello Matthew,
Fantastic capture of this club-tailed dragonfly. Very sharp details and fine colours. I like the composition very much.
TFS and regards, Ulla

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• gannu (10736)
• [2007-07-06 0:56]

This is a nice shot and perfect landing post.
The insect is actually holding and resting on the section. Lovely PoV Ganesh

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• Argus (23317)
• [2007-07-06 6:53]

Hello Matt,
This is a fine capture of a Clubtail Dragonfly, the species unknown to me. Fine sharpness, POV and composition, the head and thorax being razor sharp.
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

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• peter_stoeckl (9369)
• [2007-07-27 0:20]

Hello Matthew,
very elegant, artistically skilful contribution.
The dragonfly's body and wings perfectly fitting into diagonals, the leave a dynamic slash, the fine spectre of bright colours in front of a distant, cool, uniuformly grey background are exciting to look at.
With thanks, and best regards,
Peter

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• cdplayer (426)
• [2007-07-31 4:54]

Taking shots like this via macro are difficult at best. Excellent capture Matt!

I think tomorrow I am going out and find me a few dragonflies too! Oh yea you are NOT stupid! I think that dragonflies move about only when it is hot.
Sweet depth of field and point of view!
The colors are great!

Elton