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Ditch Jewel (female)


Ditch Jewel (female)
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Copyright: kv vral (vral) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 60 W: 1 N: 191] (865)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-16
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 40D DSLR, Sigma 70-300mm, 4-5.6, APO DG Macro
Exposure: f/8, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-08-27 4:40
Viewed: 296
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello Friends,
Here is another Ditch Jewel (Brachythemis contaminata)female,captured in Mahabalipuram near Chennai.

Size
Male: Abdomen: 18-21mm, Hind wing: 20-23mm. Female: Abdomen: 18-20mm,
Hind wing: 22-25mm.

Description
Male: Face is olivaceous.
Eyes: Olivaceous brown above bluish grey below.
Thorax: Olivaceous brown to reddish brown above with two reddish brown lateral stripes.
Legs: Dark brown in colour.
Wings: Transparent with reddish venation. A broad bright orange patch extending from wing base to wing spot is present in fore and hind wings.
Wingspot: Rusty.
Abdomen: Bright red.

Female: Face is yellowish white.
Eyes:Pale brown above and bluish grey below.
Thorax: Pale greenish-yellow, with a narrow brown middorsal stripe. A
dark brown lateral stripe is also present.
Legs: Similar to that of the males.
Wings: Transparent. The bright orange wing patches of males absent. The hindwing tinted with yellow at the base.
Wing spot: Rusty.
Abdomen: Pale olivaceous-brown with a black middorsal stripe. In segments 2-6 a subdorsal brown stripe borders the middorsal stripe, enclosing a yellow area.

Habits and habitat: A dragonfly of polluted waters. This species is very common along sewage canals, tanks, ponds and ditches. Sometimes huge congregations (>1000) gather in sewage treatment ponds. Flies very close to the ground and perches on aquatic weeds.

Breeding: Breeds in ponds, marshes and tanks.

Flight season: Throughout the year.

Distribution: Widely distributed in the plains of Oriental region.

Image was taken handheld, converted from RAW to JPEG, sharpened, resized, and cropped.

Though it is trivial, I would like to bring your attention about some attractive lighting in this image. Dragonfly was in a bush facing a vertical fresh granite face and the sun was slightly covered by clouds opposite to the rock face. I’ve used fill flash and that is obvious in the eye. It was windy and the wings were blown from its usual “drooped wings” position.

Source: http://www.ias.ac.in/initiat/sci_ed/lifescape/odonates-dragonflies.pdf

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  • taba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 468 W: 126 N: 281] (1562)
  • [2008-08-27 5:07]

Hi KV

impressive sharpness and nice colors on the body of the dragonfly..
great macro and good use of the light..

well done.

TFS

Taba

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2575 W: 170 N: 7847] (24815)
  • [2008-08-27 5:45]

Hello Vral,
What a gorgeous capture of this golden dragonfly. Sharpness is most impressive and light and colours very beautiful. A fine soft green background too.
Many thanks and regards, Ulla

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 454 W: 11 N: 1299] (4552)
  • [2008-08-27 6:14]

Hi Vral,
beautiful dragonfly with fantastic colors, great details and splendid sharpness, very well done,
Best regards Siggi

hi kv,
pretty good capture with metalic looking colors and great details. tfs.
nagraj.v

Hi, Vral,

wow. what a beauty! sharp and clear with very attractive colours. tks.

chrs,
Man Yee

Hello Vral,

An excellent sharp picture of this dragonfly. Detail of the body is amazing. Very good clarity and very nice colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

great capture Vral
excellent macro , colors and details
regards
T

Hi Kv.
Dragon-fly's great picture. Splendid sharpness. Beautifully blurred background.
I greet Robert.

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1343 W: 72 N: 2858] (9439)
  • [2008-08-27 10:18]

Hello KV,
Fantastic photo in splendid clear colours and excellent details. Great OOF BG and composition.
Kind regards,
Peter

hi neighbour,
excellent catch with nice details and pose

best regards sERGIO

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1792 W: 29 N: 5218] (17096)
  • [2008-08-27 21:50]

Hi KV,
Outstanding close-up shot of this great looking dragonfly with immaculate sharpness and lovely colours. The details are amazing and I like this classic pose here. Superb lighting and exposure levels. Excellent DOF, POV and composition. Thanks for sharing.
Sumon

Hello KV. Nice capture in good perch. The sharpness of the body and head is amazing and this guy should take part in the Olympics. Well done and best regards. Jusni

Hi KV,
A nice capture of this beautiful dragonfly. Very well composed with sharp details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • efsus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 289 W: 22 N: 346] (1802)
  • [2008-08-28 2:50]

Merhaba Kv,
Çok başarılı bir yusufçuk makrosu. Tebrikler.
Hüseyin

Hi Vral,

Excellent macro picture of the Ditch Jewel, good composition, colours , POV, BG...the list goes on, well done. TFS.

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 996 W: 4 N: 2568] (11866)
  • [2008-08-28 3:35]

Hello Vral, They seem to be on the run now a days. Everywhere can be seen. But still you feel like taking a shot or two. Well done Ganesh

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1868 W: 245 N: 6128] (21836)
  • [2008-08-28 11:08]

Hi Vral,
what an impressive macro of this Ditch Jewel!
The composition is excellent.
Very clear and sharp.
Great DOF.

Well done,
Joe

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