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Common Darter (female)


Common Darter (female)
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Copyright: Catherine Dijon (CatherineD) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 434 W: 15 N: 1878] (6769)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-20
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS400D, Canon EF 100 mm F2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/100 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-20 10:01
Viewed: 255
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Sympetrum striolatum (Charpentier, 1840)
Family: Libellulidae

The Common Darter is a dragonfly native to Eurasia. It is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe, occurring in a wide variety of water bodies, though with a preference for breeding in still water such as ponds and lakes. Adults are on the wing from June until November - occasionally into December.
Females have light yellow thorax and abdomen. Males turn red as they mature. Females darken with age, becoming a dark chocolate brown, and sometimes develop a blue colouration to the bottom of the abdomen. The wings also develop a brown tinge with age. In all cases the legs have a cream or yellow stripe on a black background - this is a diagnostic feature of this species. (Wikipedia)

Taken with my old 400D because the battery charger of the 40D did not works anymore.
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excellent quality macro,Catherine
posture colors and definition at the best

compliments and tfs sERGIO

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2926 W: 34 N: 8678] (32334)
  • [2009-09-20 10:05]

Hi Catherine. I have taken so few Dargonflies this year its good to see a fine picture like this. A good POV at the insects level. lets us see all of the body with your sharp focusing. And natural warm colours. well done tFS.
Nick..

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 663 W: 15 N: 1650] (6423)
  • [2009-09-20 10:07]

Hello Catherine
Perfect capture with great details and natural colors
Regards
Razvan

Hello Catherine,
A very good macro with excellent details and colours. Also a fine background.
Well done!
Marius.

Hy Catherine
Your old 400 with the macro lens is stilldoing a very good job. A perfect potret of this dragonfly against a very good blured bg.
Kind regards, Oana

Hi Catherine,

Excellent approach to achieve absolutely perfect clarity, the composition is flawless and perfectly blurred background, completes this beautiful photo set. Congratulations, full of art work.

TFS

Jesús

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1347 W: 0 N: 2588] (9129)
  • [2009-09-20 19:25]

Hi Catherine,
very excellent presentation of this well detailed darter. i like its intense concentration on the pole. Well seen in great features especially the shining compound eyes.

regards,
Foozi

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2009-09-21 3:49]

Hello Catherine, Nice macro shot and with a good closeup. Very fine work. Thanks for sharing. Ganesh

Hello Catherine,
Excellent capture of this pettry species. Very good POV and BG.
TFS. Best regards.
Ferran

Bonsoir Catherine,
Beaucoup de précision et de netteté, un ton sur ton de teintes automnales.
Un grand bravo pour ce beau résultat
Merci Amicalement
Laurent

hello Catherine
very good sharpnesscomposiiton on the hole body
super details and beautiful colours
i found this one today in the dunes
greeting lou

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