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Common Oartail


Common Oartail
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Copyright: Ram Thakur (ramthakur) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3298 W: 167 N: 9919] (32178)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D200, Sigma EX 105mm F2.8 DG Macro, 58mm UV
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-07-12 7:41
Viewed: 520
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Friends, this is a Common Oar-tail dragonfly I am posting today. There is practically no information I could find about this species on the internet. I had published a picture of it earlier and Aniruddha had identified it to be a Common Oar-tail, so I'm going by her (I guess Aniruddha is a lady and very erudite) identification. I found a picture of it on an Indian website run by an individual; however, he has just named the species and does not have any other information about it.
Hope you like it.

Unfortunately, I could not locate the Exif data on this picture. I had edited it some weeks ago and kept it ready for posting.
I'm working again and too tired to look at all my external hard disks today (I work on Sundays and get a day off on Mondays). When I am able to find it, I will revise my note.

Thanks.

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 655 W: 15 N: 1629] (6333)
  • [2009-07-12 7:50]

Hello Ram
Excellent capture with very sharp details, perfect focus and natural colors, clear BG too.
Regards
Razvan

Hi Mr. Ram. nice capture.With good sharpness, natural colours. Tfs. Regards,
Milind

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 94 N: 5564] (17694)
  • [2009-07-12 8:53]

Hello Ram,
Very beautiful photo of this dragonfly from a very nice frontal POV. Excellent sharpness, details, colours and compostion. Beautiful contrasting dark BG.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Ram,
Still a beautiful image of dragonfly, I like the diagonal composition and blured BG, sharp details and natural colors
very well done
best regards
Jean-Michel

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3825 W: 190 N: 11396] (35111)
  • [2009-07-12 9:35]

It's been a while Ram, but nice to see you back in action again on TN!
A fine capture of this Oar-tail taken from your archives, the POV, technical quality and composition being excellent and the dark BG sets the subject off well.
Thanks and don't work too hard!
All the best,
Ivan

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2009-07-12 9:38]

Hello Ram!

Very stylish, diagonal composition. I like frontal POV with well visible and sharp eyes. Interesting dragonfly with nice colours.

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3001 W: 162 N: 989] (2897)
  • [2009-07-12 10:05]

Hello Ram,
What a fine species of dragonfly with beautiful 'tiger' markings! I don't know the difference between 'oartails' and clubtails', but nevertheless they're exciting species. You caught this one from a nice POV showing it very sharply against the dark background. Beautiful colours and I love the eyes!
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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  • thor68 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 792 W: 138 N: 1312] (5642)
  • [2009-07-12 10:08]

excellent capture of the nice dragonfly! :-) good frontal-side view along the body with nice sharpness and details, i like the
pose with it hanging on to the top of the blade of grass as kind of an extension of it. well done & take care, thor.

Hello Ram
Great dragonfly. I like face to face POV. Sharpness is good, background is perfectly blured I like it very much
TFS
Krzysztof

hello Ram
great composition with good details and beautiful colours
greeting lou

Nice shot with interesting POV. It seems to be looking up to you. well done

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  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 656 W: 0 N: 228] (4952)
  • [2009-07-12 12:38]

Slav Ram,
Wonderful close up of this dragonfly in the nice pose with excellent sharp details and splendid colors.Very good focus.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards.
Dûrzan

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  • briGG Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 171 W: 2 N: 272] (1383)
  • [2009-07-12 22:31]

Hello Ram,

Excellent POV, with frontal view!
Excellent sharpness, details and naturals colours of the insect.
Good BG and composition.

TFS

brigitte

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

a good diagonal composition,Ram
the frontal view shows excellent detail of this species similar to our Onychogomphus forcipatus

best sERGIO

Hello Ram !
This is a wonderful picture ! I love the diagonal made by the Dragonfly and the branch, it makes the photo look unusual and a bit different from all the other Dragonfly-shots. The dark blurred BG is great, too, as it makes the insect stand out in the most beautiful way. Excellent sharpness and details, perfect POV. It's good that you could find some time to post this picture, even if you have so much work - but don't work too much, please ! :-)
Greetings from France,
Valérie.

Hi Ram Sir,

Superb capture of this dragon fly. Interesting PoV. Nice macro with nice BG. Very well done

TFS,
Kedar

An exemplary shot, Sir!
Very well timed, and some excellent PP work here!
Bravo!
Goldy

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