Urothemis signata

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• ramthakur (24902)
• [2007-02-21 5:06]

Very handsome dragonfly, Ivan.
I presume you got enough chances to get him in the best pose possible; that's the advantage in its habit of returning to the same perch time and again. As a result, you have captured a wonderful profile view in which all the parts of its body and colours are extremely well delineated.
And a perfect plain grey BG also does wonders here.
Ram

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• OzBY (1069)
• [2007-02-21 5:22]

Hi Ivan,

Great closeup picture of this dragonfly.
Great color, position and background.

Oz

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• sandpiper2 (11417)
• [2007-02-21 5:36]

Good shot Ivan
Good DOF and sharpness
Chris

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• drmw (884)
• [2007-02-21 5:38]
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• vanderschelden (26536)
• [2007-02-21 5:47]

Hi Ivan,
Good composition.
My nit are the dark areas.
TFS
Annick

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• Tamrock (3649)
• [2007-02-21 5:59]
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hej ivan!
en brusreducering skulle göra
susen,förövrigt mycke bra!
sharp and fine macro with
nice pov and a very good
composition!
good shot!

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• peter_stoeckl (9369)
• [2007-02-21 6:11]

Hello Ivan,
brilliant capture, showing the dragonfly very clearly with a lot of fine details against a well fitting neutral background.
Remarkably good depth of field covering the complete body and almost the entire wings from a side angle - at F/4, well demonstrating that major benefit of a good compact camera for wildlife insect macro shootings.
With thanks, and best regards,
Peter

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• cicindela (6980)
• [2007-02-21 6:18]

Hello Ivan!
I agree with you in 100%! :) During the winter the optimistic thing we can see are pictures from summer period or warmer regions ;)
According to your picture I have to say that this is one of the best your macro photos (it does not mean that other are bad!!! :>) and I really like it.
Good DOF and nice, even if that typical, POV :)
The only thinkg which would be changed is some noise reduction.
Best greetings from Lodz,
Radomir

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• JORAPAVI (10077)
• [2007-02-21 6:40]

Hola Ivan,
Bonita composición, la nitidez, la luz y el fondo conseguidos son excelentes. Un cordial saludo

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• Adanac (13816)
• [2007-02-21 6:47]

Hello Ivan,
Remarkable details and colors you display for us in this great capture of the darter, thanks for sharing.
Rick

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• ellis49 (28681)
• [2007-02-21 6:51]

Hej Ivan,
a very good POV and compostion
The colours of the dragon is lovely.
It's maybe a bit noisy, but thats ok for me,-
You are absolute right abour the dragonfly, they have a favorite stick when they always return too. That's why it's quite easy to use a tripod, all you need is a lot of patience.
Well done.

Nu har ni fått snö nere i södern också, här uppe har det snöat ordentligt i tre dagar nu, som tur är har vinden avtagit.

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• saeedabbasi (4182)
• [2007-02-21 7:22]

Hi Ivan ,
great shot with excellent details.
great colours and nice BG.
well captured.
thanks
Saeed

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• radz (3316)
• [2007-02-21 7:27]

Very beautiful shot Ivan..good POV&Composiiton..You would have easily blur the noice in background..

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• Silke (5398)
• [2007-02-21 7:37]

The details on this dragonfly are crystal-sharp, Ivan!
Great colours and expert composition
TFS
silke

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• scottevers7 (12257)
• [2007-02-21 7:43]

Hi Ivan,
A very nice shot on this Red Darter. Well composed and framed. A nice clean OOF backround from the water shows him very well. I love the colors of these guys. Nice detail. Overall looks pretty darn good!
Scott

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• claudine (9803)
• [2007-02-21 8:11]
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Hello Ivan,
This is a real beauty. I love its pose, colors, details and POV. Composition and exposure are very good too. Have you tried just to select the BG and applied Neat Image only on it; it gives great results as I'm concerned :) Thanks,
Claudine

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• ralfsworld (6056)
• [2007-02-21 8:28]

Nice one, Ivan!
Pose, colours and details are good.
TFS
Ralf

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• fartash (10165)
• [2007-02-21 9:11]

Hello Ivan
Very nice shot of Odonata,
Perfect focusing and lighting,
A little bit noise on BG.
Welldone.

Regards
Fartash

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• marmottelolo (14467)
• [2007-02-21 12:04]
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bonjour ivan
j'ai fait un WS car j'ai trouvé dommage de laisser autant de bruit sur le BG,en revanche jolie couleur et bon POV.le DOF est tres bon aussi.
laurent

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• jaycee (14893)
• [2007-02-21 12:06]

Hi Ivan,

An amazing dragonfly! The colors and details are wonderful. I can't believe the wings!!

TFS

Jane

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• Mana (16346)
• [2007-02-21 12:14]

Hi Ivan,
Wonderful shot. Superb colours and sharpness with crisp details of the wings. I just love the DOF and POV - great. Very nicely composed too. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• JPlumb (2837)
• [2007-02-22 1:37]
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Hi Ivan, this is a beautiful shot of this dragonfly and its in perfect condition. You've let it set up the perfect pose for you. I like your note. Now when I look for dragonflies I'll stop chasing them.

The note on noise reduction I took as a personal challenge. So I've created a workshop where I have selectively reduced the noise on the background, then on the branches in a stepped effect to hopefully reduce the flattening effect you talk of.

Thanks, John

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• Juyona (13259)
• [2007-02-22 4:59]

Hola Ivan, excelente captura,
agradable pose, colores y nitidez muy visible en las alas, y buen workshop de Laurent...
saludos

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• RAP (7405)
• [2007-02-22 7:41]

El punto de vista ideal con el trasfondo ideal para remarcar los detalles de este insecto en todo su esplendor Ivan.
Bellos colores bien controlados con ajustado y efectivo DOF.
El workshop de Laurent optimiza la calidad de la presentación.
Gracias y saludos... Ricardo

The ideal point of view with the ideal background to remark the details of this insect in all their splendor Ivan.
Beautiful colors very well controlled with tight and effective DOF.
Laurent's workshop optimizes the quality of the presentation.
Thank you and greetings... Ricardo

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• jeanpaul (13845)
• [2007-02-22 16:27]

Salut Ivan
C'est une magnifique photo avec une excellente netteté, belle composition et superbes couleurs. Très joli contraste entre le rouge et le vert. Votre fond gris fait bien ressortir la libellule.
Félicitations et au revoir...JP

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• undoredo (2734)
• [2007-02-23 12:57]
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Hi Ivan,
Very beautiful red dragonfly you've captured.
Great pose of dragonfly, nice POV and composition, well done!!
(FYI, This species is Urothemis signata (male), not Trithemis aurora. )
Regards and TFS,
Kevin

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• nainnain (6249)
• [2007-02-24 9:43]

bonsoir
ivan
encore une que je viens de voir et malgré que je n' ai plus de point, je tiens ate féliciter ce soir , elle est magnifique , couleurs neteté et les détails parfaits
bravo
edith

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• pilonm (2667)
• [2007-06-27 16:55]

Hello Ivan,

Very nice picture of this dragonfly with an excellent POV... f/4 was well chosen in order to see the whole wings in focus...

The only thing is that I see a lot of noise in the BG... I think that passing the bg within a noise remover software like Neat Image should have help...

The grey bg enhances perfectly the insect!

Great job and TFS,

Michel

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• pablominto (15468)
• [2007-07-31 0:10]

Hello Ivan,
A wonderful composition!
The insect really stands out, superb details and the colours make him a real eye-catcher...
I notice how nicely the clear parts of the wings reflect light!
Greetings,
Pablo -