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Photo Information
Copyright: Jusni Nasirun (jusninasirun) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 747 W: 59 N: 1576] (5188)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-01-24
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D50, Sigma 70-300 F4-5,6 APO DG MACRO, Hoya 52mm UV(N)
Exposure: f/8, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-02-09 3:54
Viewed: 572
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello friends in TN,


Neurothemis fluctuans (Fabricius, 1793)

Found in Asia: China, Indonesia, India, Lao, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Sub-Order: ANISOPTERA
Super-Family: LIBELLULOIDEA
Family: LIBELLULIDAE


This dragonfly was captured inside a water hole close to a lake in Perlis, Malaysia under harsh afternoon sun.

Regards,
Jusni

p/s: Workshop on this loose hand-held and no-flash shot is appreciated.
albert, Argus, fartash, jaycee, matatur, rousettus, JPlumb, jpdenk, XOTAELE, isabaskose, rcrick, yasin has marked this note useful
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Hi Jusni
Excellent and sharp close-up of this dragonfly
Well done
Albert

Sort of a soft focus, but still a remarkable capture of wing action. I've never seen a red dragonfly, and you've composed this shot so well! Framing/borders excellent! Penny

Hello Jusni,
Nice capture of a male N. fluctuans, A species I have seen in Singapore.
I like your composition and POV and I agree it is a little OOF. I tried the W/S as you suggested.
Thanks for sharing this one and for your kind words on my images.
Best wishes, Ivan

Hello Jusni
Excellent shot of this red Darter,
Perfect composition,colors and BG,Welldone my friend.

Regards
Fartash

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2008-02-09 6:51]

Hi Jusni,
I will be back.
Sumon

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1785 W: 8 N: 4627] (14955)
  • [2008-02-09 8:08]

Hi Jusni,

Asia has the most beautiful birds and insects! I have never seen one like this before. The color is wonderful. The details of the intricate looking wings are very good. They almost look like lace work.

Jane

Interesante toma por el color y el encuadre, aunque algo deficiente en enfoque y profundidad. Lástima !

Saludos Jusni !

I liked both yours and Ivan's versions of this colorful d.fly Jusni, those huge eyes and powerful wings dominate a good composition. TFS my friend.
Mehmet

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 999 W: 6 N: 2683] (9959)
  • [2008-02-09 15:53]

Hi Jusni,the quality of this pic isn't at top,but i like a lot this kind of insects,the dragonflies are my prefered,thanks for show us this interesting specie,have a nice day,Luciano

Salam Jusni
very beautiful dragonfly and its very nice macro shot. POV, colors, BG, details, focus and frame very nice. good notes. TFS, have a nice weekend
Regards
Ahmet

Abang,
Very fine captured of this beautiful dfly!
good pose with clarity, beautiful colouration and details
well done
Tony

Hi Jusni, this is a very well presented dragonfly. The dragonfly itself is in good clear detail with excellent colour. I like how you have it positioned in this square frame, on the diagonal stalk. You've very nicely filled the frame while giving the impression of room for the dragonfly to move. Presentation in your custom frame is very good. Something to watch out for (in case you ever want to change the title) is inclusion of the title on the frame. It looks fine; I only mention that as I wanted to change a title on one of my earlier shots, and had it printed on the frame, so was locked in. I think Ivan's workshop was a decent approach to improvement in the area of sharpening on this guy.

Thanks, John

Hi Jusni,
This dragonfly has fantastic color. The vein on wings are clearly captured. Nice pov and composition.
JC

Hello Jusni,

A very attractive image, I like it, but it's not quite as sharp as it could be, but getting a super-sharp image while hand-holding that lens at the full 300mm focal length at 1/125 is difficult, I know, as I have that lens too. When I shoot insects with it, I've found that shooting at ISO 400 in shutter priority and using 1/400 helps a lot. Also, I shoot RAW (NEF) files and I find that I get the most sharpness that way. I also use a tripod or monopod whenever possible.

Thanks,
John

Hola Jusni.
Fantástico PoV y original PoV.
Bellos colores y buena nota.
Cordiales saludos, Jl.

Hi Jusni
Excellent a Neurothemis fluctuans picture. Light,color, detail, focus is great. Congratulation Jusni. TFS.

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  • rcrick Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 627 W: 42 N: 1150] (3720)
  • [2008-02-10 20:26]

Hi Jusni,
Excellent capture of this Neurothemis fluctuans amazing detail in the wings you can really see all the veins, excellent colour, and perfect exposure, all the best Cheers Rick :)

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  • yasin Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 31 W: 1 N: 43] (129)
  • [2008-02-19 18:39]

Halo pak Jusni,
bagus sekali fotonya, bapak pakai lensa makro?
I like your composition, it's so detail and well noted also. TFS,

Yasin

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