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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: 425 W: 15 N: 1845] (6667)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-15
Camera: Canon EOS400D, Canon EF 100 mm F2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-08-15 14:38
Viewed: 685
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) is a small dragonfly of the family Libellulidae 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.
The male is usually dull red and the female yellow, orange or brown. This small red Dragonfly is seen in a wide variety of habitats, including lakes, ponds, canals and slow-flowing rivers. (Wikipedia)

This shot was made with my new lens. A great tool!
PP: contrast added in RAW, light cropping, converion too jpg, size reduction, sharpening, frame.
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Le sympetrum strié ou fascié (Sympetrum striolatum) est une petite libellule très répandue. Elle est présente de mai à octobre, avec un pic à la fin août. Les immatures mâles et femelles sont de couleur jaune, avec des ptérostigmas clairs, la base des yeux est alors verte, les sutures du thorax sont en général largement soulignées de noir. Le sympétrum fascié a des pattes noires rayées de jaune longitudinalement à l'extérieur, ce qui le distingue d’autres espèces. (Odonates22)

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1059 W: 290 N: 3946] (13340)
  • [2008-08-15 14:45]

Hello Catherine,
optimal side-view of that dragonfly. Superb sharpness from the head to the end of the body.
Body colours appear very warm and natural. Nice conrtast to the smooth background.
Best wishes, Peter

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  • GaryT Gold Star Critiquer [C: 102 W: 9 N: 236] (1354)
  • [2008-08-15 15:45]

Nice, clean composition in this image. Very good sharpness and depth of view, too. Gary

hi catherine,
nice capture of the dragonfly, sharp focus, nice dof and well composed shot, shhoting dragonfly is not an easy task but you have managed it well,
tfs & regards
pankaj

catherine,
beautiful shot of the df..
good exposure, sharp and well composed!!

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  • Vinster Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 82 W: 1 N: 137] (527)
  • [2008-08-15 23:31]

Hi Catherine
A good shot. Although this species is common it is still very beautiful. Lovely blurred background in contrast to the sharp detail of the subject. I have the 100 USM myself and it is an awesome lens.
Kind Regards
Vinny

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2008-08-16 1:54]

Hello Catherine!

Last days I'm very interested in d-flies, so I like your picture very much. Perfect, clean composition, very good quality, interesting insect. These dragonflies are also very common in my neighbourhood.

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2008-08-16 3:55]

Salut Catherine,tu sai que cette fois tu as reussi a faire un grand resultat,montrer parfaicatiment les choses plus difficile en nature,sois les yeux des libellules..ehehe..une nettete' excellente et une qualite' des couleurs incroyable. Mes plus gros compliments,cette fois 2 points ne sont pas suffisants! Bon Samedi,Luciano.

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2172 W: 218 N: 4383] (14902)
  • [2008-08-16 7:10]

Hi Catherine

A lovely shot of this common darter, presented superbly here with all these sharp details.
You made the best use of your great lens and you managed a terrific sharpness on your subject and a lovely DOF, to make sure that the BG is nicely blurred, too.
Wonderful colors everywhere - subject and BG - and nice composition, too.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Geia sou Katerina
very good details and perfect flat background which accents the subject
TFS
Nikos

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  • crs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 523 W: 0 N: 920] (3543)
  • [2008-08-16 9:49]

Hi Catherine,

What a nice portret of the dragonfly you did! Excelent POV showing well the body of the insect as well as part of wings structure. You have used very well the light and the nice refelxion from the eyes look great. Colors of the body look perfectly natural and fit well with the background.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristia

Excelente enfoque, encuadre, luz y colores... vamos, que todos los parámetros están muy conseguidos por lo que el resultado había de ser bueno. Preciosa.
Un abrazo: J. Ignasi

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 1399 W: 3 N: 30] (504)
  • [2008-08-17 0:54]

merhaba Catherine
bu güzel yusufçuğa gayet başarılı bir yakın çekim yapmışsın
bakış açısı, arka fon, renkler ve detayları nefis
eline sağlık
selamlar
izler

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2992 W: 162 N: 950] (2789)
  • [2008-08-21 2:42]

Hello Catherine,
This is a very nice side view of the Common Darter showing fine details and beautiful colours. Great DOF and a beautiful background too. Your new macro lens has worked very well!
TFS and cheers, Ulla

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