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Odonata


Odonata
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Copyright: Luis Limchiu (sle2006) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 41 W: 0 N: 69] (567)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 300D REBEL, 100mm f/2.8MacroĜ58
Exposure: f/11, 1/60 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-07-02 4:37
Viewed: 942
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Another dragonfly this time a redtailed but green bodied.
FIERCE DRAGONS
Dragonflies and damselflies are some of Britain's most beautiful insects. But they are not just beautiful - they are also ferocious hunters. They eat other insects - in fact if you catch a dragonfly be careful not to put them with another insect (including another dragonfly) because if they get hold of it, it will go straight into their large mouths.
Here a little note about this ferocious beauties.
In the past people thought that dragonflies attacked even bigger animals - this is why they were given names such as "devil's darning needle" and "horse stinger". But they were probably just catching the flies that were worrying the horses.
TYPES OF DRAGONFLY
You will find many species of dragonfly in this country, but basically there are two types of dragonfly - the darters and the hawkers. This describes the way they hunt. The darters have fatter and shorter bodies and they perch on reeds waiting for the prey to come past and then they dart out and catch them. The hawkers are longer and thinner and they patrol up and down looking out for prey on which to swoop. Both darters and hawkers are brilliant flyers and can fly very fast and outmanouvre their prey with ease.

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/conker/pond-dip/dragonflies.htm
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Hi Luis,
it's a nice picture with good POV and compostion.
The details are also good. BUT the contrast is to high and it too much saturated. I have seen this in other of your pictures, maybe it's your monitor or maybe it's mine.
Well done.

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