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Copyright: teunie polak (wuta) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 856 W: 2 N: 617] (2142)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06-18
Categories: Insects
Camera: Fuji Finepix S7000
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-08-02 14:02
Viewed: 2269
Favorites: 3 [view]
Points: 116
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Red-eyed Damselfly.

Adults. Adult body about 32–35–38 mm long. Average wingspan 43 mm (male), or 46 mm (female).

The eyes lateral and widely separated; red (in the male), or brown to red (in the female).

Legs black and yellow, or black and brown (the undersides of femora and coxae yellowish brown). Thoracic antehumeral stripes present (these short and anterior, in the female), or absent (the thorax entirely black, in the male); red to brown (reddish brownish). The wings held vertically in repose; similar in shape and venation; petiolate; unpatterned and clear. The inner wing venation blackish. Discoidal cell a simple quadrilateral, not longitudinally divided (trapezoid, without transverse veinlets). The wings exhibiting 4–5 psqs cells between the quadrilateral cell and the subnodus. Antenodal veins in the forewings 2. Pterostigma present; elongated but only about about twice as long as wide; light brown. The hindwings with two rows of cells distal to the pterostigma between the costa and the radial vein.

Abdomen linear from a conspicuously swollen base; 25–30 mm long; predominantly dull black (and pruinosed blueish grey, in the male), or green to bronze, or black (greenish bronzy-black in the female); predominantly transversely banded (segments 1, 9 and 10 blue in the male only, the female with thin blue bands between segments 8 and 9, and 9 and 10; and both sexes with thin yellow bands between the other segments); without mid-dorsal spots. The male abdomen without auricles on segment 2; with paired inferior anal appendages. Abdominal segment 8 of the female without a ventral apical spine.

Nymphs. The nymphs elongate and slender-bodied, gradually tapering posteriorly; when mature, 29–32 mm long.

The antennae with the scape considerably shorter than the other segments taken together; with the first flagellar segment longer than the pedicel. The mask narrowed gradually to the hinge; without a median cleft. The prementum bearing 6–8 major setae (3+3, 4+4, to 3+5). The body of the labial palps bearing 6–7 major setae. The outer margins of the labial palps without spines. Distal margins of the labial palps crenate and coarsely toothed. The moveable hooks of the labial palps without setae. The apical combs of the tibiae mainly of trifurcated setae.


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Look too the details , can somebody tell me of this are eggs or something else? I hope you like this shot
greeting teunie .

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Hi Teunie,
that's wonderful, what a pretty moment.
Excellent sharpness and colours, I like it very much, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Excellent shot Teunie!
Great POV, excellent sharpness, brilliant colours and lighting too. Great reflections and great note also. This is an excellent composition. I like it very much. Thank you for posting.
Gr.
Heinz

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2006-08-02 15:25]

prachtig Teunie,
Ik had vorig jaar net zo'n dubbele damselfly opgestuurd met dezelde eitjes. Ik weet niet of de mensen hier ze zien maar het is en blijft wonderbaarlijk, prachtige foto, goede kwaliteit en mooie compositie, goed werk.
gr. jaap

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-08-02 15:39]

Hello Teunie,
this is a very impressive close up. The details and the pose is amazing. Sharpness, lighting and POV are great.
Sky

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  • viv Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 3 N: 653] (3307)
  • [2006-08-02 16:51]

Hallo Teunie,
Ongelooflijk, wat een geweldig plaatje, zo mooi van kleur en de scherpte en de details.
In één woord super.
Groetjes
Vivian

Its need only a word: Perfect!
I paid atention to the details but I could not see anythings except a heart figure :) Actually I see these little globules, I don't have any idea about them.

Regards
Fevzi

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-08-02 19:00]

Hi Teunie
Well seen and captured. Great colours, sharpnes, details and POV.
Well done

osse

Hi Teunie,
Just time for a very quick visit. Very busy few days.
Nice shot. Thanks for posting.
Enjoy the rest of the week.

bonjour
tres bon sur tous les points,couleurs netteté et surtout details,on voit les oeufs sur la queue de la femelle.bravo.
laurent

Hello Teunie,
Everything looks fantastic.. colors, sharpness, details, DOF, POV, framing, exposure all very nice :)
Very well done!

Interesting action shot. I love photos that are that bit more unusual. This is one of them. Well done.

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 649 W: 0 N: 178] (628)
  • [2006-08-04 1:56]

Dag Tueni,
Ik wist niet dat de natuur dit wonder op deze manier liet verlopen, hoe heeft u dit kunnen verwezelijken om zo'n mooi beeld te schieten, door mijn man weet ik hoe moeilijk het is om een Libelle te fotograferen, maar dit is niet één maar twee. Scherp en goed duidelijk de eitjes, dit is top werk Teuni!
Gegroet,
Jenny

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-08-04 3:46]

Hello Teunie,
Excellent close up.Well caught,framed and composed.I liked POV,colors and moment you caught a lot.
TFS..:-)

Bonjour Teunie
C'est une excellent photo en macro avec une belle libellule! La composition très jolie avec de belles couleurs, ainsi que les détails.Merci pour le partage .
Au revoir et Bravo ....JP

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3586 W: 143 N: 5690] (18601)
  • [2006-08-05 10:39]

Hi Teunie.
Very nice scene have been captured. You managed to reproduce all details of these insect, their colours with great exactness. This shot is very well composed. Light and shadow are balanced perfectly. My regards.
Alexei.

Wonderful image! Fantastically sharp, lovely colours and perfect DOF. Probably your best photo.

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2999 W: 162 N: 984] (2877)
  • [2006-08-09 1:24]

Very nice capture of this red-eyedcute damselfly. Regards, Ulla

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  • thor68 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 792 W: 138 N: 1312] (5642)
  • [2006-08-12 15:46]

wow, excellent shot, teunie! :-)
wonderful composition of the 2 loving damselflies,
with great colors, perfect sharpness and terrific details -
are those really eggs on the green one?
well seen & captured, thorsten.

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 755 W: 31 N: 20] (5032)
  • [2006-08-13 3:13]

Hi Teunie,
good macro, fine captured scene. I like the colours and DOF also. Well done photo. Interesting note.
Rgs, Aleksander

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-08-13 23:37]

Hi Teunie

Super detail in this wonderful capture.Really fine DOF and colour.Excellent detail and POV.Good timing too. TFS

Rob

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1044 W: 156 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2006-08-14 19:21]

Hi Teunie,
A fabulous shot here, great detail and wonderful colours. Very good DOF to separate the Damsels and reeds from the background, and a well-managed exposure. Wonderful!
Regards,
Adrian

Hi Teunie,
Excellent macro shot. Wonderful sharpness. This is one of the most clearly seen image of coupling damselflies. TFS.
JC

Great details and strong colors on these beautiful damselflies. Prefect timing of the two toghether.
Very well done.
Thanks for sharing.
My best regards.

Filipe

Hi, Teunie.
Great episode from nature. Excellent composition, sharpness and DOF. Beautiful light and colors.

Hi Teunie,
That's wonderful.
It's a really S7000?

Good job,
Alex

Hello Teunie

Excellent picture of these mating damsels. Great sharpness with load of details all over the main subject. Colours look very good and natural. The composition could be better with a little more space in front of the damsels.

The red things on the female are not egs as she drops her eggs while flying low over the water. It could be water mites. I have seen some semilar to this. If so she will probably die from it.

All over a very nice picture
Mogens

Hello Teunie,
this is crazy!! There are so many details here!! I've never seen such a thing. Is it a specie of dragonfly? I've never succeeded catching one...The light helped you a lot here. The only thing I would change in this view (if it can be improved!), would be a lower point of view.
Have a nice day!
Marc

Hello Teunie!
What a great species! Look at their beautiful eyes. These damsels really different from which i met. Sharpness, pov, colours, details, moment you captured all are great! You didn't use your flash? Btw, i'm curious about that egg like things too.
Thank you for this amazing post!
Ersin

Hi Teunei
Great shot and great composition.
Love the colors and details and the POV and BG are superb.
TFS and Regards
JC

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 637 W: 32 N: 792] (3084)
  • [2006-08-28 13:29]

Hi Teunie, nice close-up of these damselflies. I like the heart shape they create. Good details, colours and well captured,. TFS.
Dean.

Oi Teunie
Excelente foto com grande nitidez de detalhes, ótima luz e cores.Um lindo momento!
Abraços
Gitirana

Hello Teunie :)

This is incredible focus and great POV, colors and details are really good.
Very well done!

Regards, Darek

Avond Teunie,
Dit is duidelijk België:-).
Leuke foto...
Annick

Hi Teunie

What an excellent photo this is.
I wish I could take such a good shot.
The photo is so clear and sharp.
I really like this shot
Your notes are really good and well detailed also.

Regards

Roy

Hi Teunie,
phantastic colours, and clear details in the interse light of high noon. That scene looks very exciting. And I very much like the shadows. These "eggs" are a puzzle to me, too. Great dcoument. Thank you! Best regards,
Peter

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2006-09-22 17:52]

Excellent shot Teunie, very well done and taken at the right moment ! Great work ! Good note too !

Mario

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 23 N: 942] (5111)
  • [2006-09-27 5:01]

Bonjour Teunie, c'est une des plus belles photos d'accouplement de libellule que j'ai pu voir sur TN!! et il y en a eu quelques unes!! Vraiment magnifique, bravo, Didier.

bravo
que de jolies couleurs pour ce couple, c' est super bien, bonne netteté, bon détails
bravo
edith

Hi Teunie, this is beautiful, great colors!!! well captured!

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 640 W: 98 N: 1241] (4189)
  • [2006-11-08 15:08]

Wow, the details, sharpness and lighting are stunning in this photo! Superior damselfly photo and a favorite.

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1391 W: 32 N: 1350] (3982)
  • [2006-11-09 19:20]

hello Teunie,
An excellent double capture.
Great lighting and excellent detail,the 'eggs' are infact tiny mites on the female.I've never seen as many on one as this.
A great shot,TFS

Well captured moment.
Great sharpness and POV.

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  • clnaef Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 778 W: 67 N: 645] (6814)
  • [2006-11-21 13:04]

Bonsoir,
Joli tandem bien coloré.
Bonne soirée.
clnaef

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  • CTP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 647 W: 6 N: 1106] (3191)
  • [2006-12-02 2:13]

Hi Polak,
Nice Mating Damselflies capture.
I like your pov,dof,colors,frame,focus and note.TFS
CHRIS

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  • badar Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 108 W: 0 N: 159] (785)
  • [2006-12-12 1:42]

H Teunie,
Nice image, great capture of an intimate moment,
Sharpness is good & the background pleasing.

Badruddin Ali

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2173 W: 220 N: 4384] (14904)
  • [2006-12-21 3:45]

What a wonderful macro, Teunie!
These two damselflies are mose beautiful and their colors are simply charming.
The side POV here is great, the DOF is exceptional and the exposure is spot-on maanged.
Also the framing is very nice, the presentation is very good and the composition is gorgeous.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hello Teunie,
Very good shot! Interesting subject captured with some good details. Exposure is spot on and the FG and BG are very clear. I like the framing too.
WELL DONE!

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  • star74 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 212 W: 3 N: 598] (2474)
  • [2007-01-05 15:26]

Hi Teunie,
Wonderful capture,
Nice timing,
Great colours and ,sharpness
Well done

Hi Teunie,
so you are the guy with this incredible macro. Hats off, gentlemen. My compliments,
Dietrich

INDEED NO EGGS BUT PARASITES.
It would be nice to update your note. You explained clearly that you didn't know wht it is. However many readers took it for granted that those are eggs. They are not.
Excellent capture colors and composition.
TFS

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5452 W: 594 N: 3651] (10035)
  • [2007-01-25 5:25]
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Hi Teunie

Seems like these two did not have any time to pay attention to you so you managed to sneak in pretty close for this lovely shot.

I like your composition and POV of this entomological ardent moment. You captured excellent sharp details and the colours are very natural. The bright sunlight caused some harsh shadows, but fortunately that is not on the damselflies and do not cause any distraction at all. If those are eggs deposited on the male it would be rather strange, although it does look a lot like eggs. Very extraordinary.

Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

The colors and shadows are marvelous in this intimate view. Great exposure control in such bright light. Well done.

Hi Teunie,
Fantastic shot with very good details and colours. Excelent sharp.
congrats.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3824 W: 190 N: 11393] (35107)
  • [2007-08-13 12:25]

Hello Teunie,
This is an amazing shot with excellent sharpness, detail, lighting and colour. Excellent composirtion of these two pairing Red-eyed damselflies. and the detail is good enough to see the row of parasite ticks on the female.
Well done and TFS!
Ivan

Hello Teunie,
I have tried a similar picture this summer but never succeed like you did :) This is a very nice capture with superb details, lightning and POV. Well done on a difficult shot :)!
Claudine

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5579] (18518)
  • [2007-12-28 8:08]

Hi Teunie,
Just marking it to come back later with a proper critique.
Regards.
Sumon

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  • dejo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 375 W: 51 N: 519] (2238)
  • [2008-01-20 11:41]

Hello Teunie,
fantastic shot! amazing moment captured, details are great, beautiful pose captured
great work
regards, Dejan

Bonsoir Teunie
De superbes détails ! Je ne sais pas s'il s'agit d'oeufs, je n'ai jamais vu cela, mais il semblerait que vous teniez ici une image d'un grand intérêt. Bravo !
Cordialement,
Antoine.
...
Après enquête, j'en sais un peu plus : il s'agit d'hydracariens 'acariens d'eau, donc) !

Hello Teunie.

Excellent image, nice composition and colors.

Regards.
Jose Luis.

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  • luibu Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 13 W: 0 N: 54] (508)
  • [2009-03-29 1:32]

bellissima macro,colori e nitidezza bellissimiiiiiiiiiii

What a shot! exceptionally great.

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