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Green emerald damselfly -Male


Green emerald damselfly -Male
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Copyright: Catherine Dijon (CatherineD) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 425 W: 15 N: 1844] (6663)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-10-25
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS400D, Canon EF 100 mm F2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/200 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-10-26 6:43
Viewed: 560
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
No butterfly, but still some damselflies...
The Green emerald damselfly or Willow emerald damselfly (Lestes viridis) is a widespread damselfly of the Lestidae family. It is common in Belgium and Netherland late summer and early autumn. Male and female are mainly metallic green. The eyes are brown. It lays their eggs into crevices in the bark of overhanging branches.
Body Length: 39-48mm. Hindwing Length: 21-28mm
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Plus de papillons, mais encore quelques libellules et demoiselles...
Le Leste vert (Lestes viridis) est une demoiselle de la famille des Lestidae. Elle se reconnaît surtout à sa couleur verte métallique et à son habitude de se percher avec les ailes étalées à l'horizontale. Plus grand et plus long (4 à 5 cm de long) que la plupart des autres zygoptères, il présente également de longs ptérostigmas brun clair et un dessin typique en forme de pointe sous les bandes latérales du thorax. Les ailes semblent courtes par rapport à la longueur de l'abdomen, dont la couleur prend un aspect nettement bronzé vers son extrémité. Les appendices anaux sont clairs, presque blancs. En fin d'été et en automne les imagos présentent une coloration cuivrée sur le thorax et l'abdomen.
Taille du corps : 39-48 mm. Envergure des ailes : 21-28 mm.
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Hi Catherine, elegant damselfly, great focus with splendid blurry BG, fine details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

nice close up, TFS Ori

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3584 W: 143 N: 5669] (18531)
  • [2008-10-26 8:24]

Hi Catherine.
I like your fine close-up. First of all I welcome nice wide DOF and excellent details even of wings. BG is very attractive. Its colouration is uncommon and nice. Sharpness of the insect and dry stem is great. Excellent job.
Alexei.

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  • cosmln Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 201 W: 12 N: 493] (1952)
  • [2008-10-26 9:07]

Hi Catherine,

very nice view of this damselfly... last week i have seen myself this species for the first time... not succeeded to take any photo.
pity that you have not tried this with a fill flash... a lot of detail on insect will reveal.

TFS,
cosmln

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1373 W: 56 N: 4716] (16222)
  • [2008-10-26 10:03]

Hello Catherine,
Excellent photo. Well exposed and edited. Nicely composed as well. Well done!
Regards
Siggi

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  • crs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 523 W: 0 N: 920] (3543)
  • [2008-10-26 10:21]

Hello catherine,

Your photo has a very good composition. It is the vertical stem and the diagonaly placed damselfly that makes the image very dinamic. Colors are so well shown and a reachness of color tones can be seen.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

A fine macro capture under backlighted conditions Catherine, not the perfect combination to gain a maximum amount of detail, still a pretty take with partly open wings, a rarity in damsels. TFS this fine image my friend.
Cheers,
Mehmet

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2008-10-26 12:22]

Salut Catherine,je pense que orjamais les papillons vont terminer aussi chez moi,depuis demain auvais temps et frois en arrive! Magnifique cette demoiselle,j'en ai vu peu cette saison,les details et les couleurs sont vraiment bien capture',mes compliments,bonne semaine,Luciano

Hello Catherine,
Well composed. Nicely done background with these soft colors.
Excellent point of view and depth of field as well.
Finally beautiful natural light.
TFS
Annick

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2908 W: 34 N: 8623] (32138)
  • [2008-10-27 5:06]

Hi Catherine. This is very late for damselflies for you is it not. You have captured a good pose on the grass . with fine detail and natural colours.A nice POV/DOF. well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 23 N: 3656] (13083)
  • [2008-10-27 11:07]

Hi Catherine,
your POV has created an excellent background here! Very good sharp focus and DOF too, well done!
Paul

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