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Sympetrum sanguineum (Müller 1764)


Sympetrum sanguineum (Müller 1764)
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Copyright: Dejan Kulijer (dejo) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 375 W: 51 N: 519] (2238)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-09
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 400D Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/1250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-06-17 12:31
Viewed: 508
Points: 54
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) is a widespread European species of dragonfly from the family Libellulidae.
The Ruddy Darter attains a wingspan of up to 6 cm. The head, thorax and abdomen of the male are vivid red, while the female is slightly smaller, and is a golden-yellow colour with black markings. The abdomen widens for the final third of its length and shows a marked pinched section where it joins the thorax.

The all-black legs of the Ruddy Darter distinguish it from the otherwise very similar Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) and Vagrant Darter (Sympetrum vulgatum), both of which show yellow stripes on their legs.
The Ruddy Darter is to be found in temperate regions throughout Europe as far west as Siberia and as far south as the northern Sahara. Its conservation status is regarded as secure, and indeed numbers seem to be increasing in some locations such as central England. It tends to prefer quiet bodies of water that feature semiaquatic vegetation such as rushes and reeds.

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  • briGG Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 171 W: 2 N: 272] (1383)
  • [2009-06-17 12:34]

Bonjour Dejan,

Belle capture de cette mue.
belle composition!!!

TFS

brigitte

hello Dejan!
good capture of this fresh sympetrum sanguineum
perfect timing and definition

best sERGIO

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  • thor68 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 792 W: 138 N: 1312] (5642)
  • [2009-06-17 14:13]

excellent capture of this special moment for the nice dragonfly! :-) good timing on the moment and great details.
well done & best wishes, thor.

Hello Dejan
you have taken this shot at the right moment, great scene !
very well composed shot with beautiful details on the Ruddy Darter
colors, pose and composition are superb
Have a good night
Jacqueline

Hi and Good Morning MF Dejan,
Firstly welcome back! we missed you and your shots friend!
On your shot; a perfect macro capture of this rudy darter from a fine POV with great details, nice vertical framing and composition.
TFS and have a nice day MF!
Cheers,

Bayram

Hi Dejan,

an nice presentation from this Datrer with good pov, sharpness with fine colours.

Gert

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3578 W: 143 N: 5668] (18527)
  • [2009-06-17 21:14]

Hi Dejan.
What a rare and attractive (only for dragonfly and spectators :) scene you managed to catch. Two leaves and two insects against the absolutely smooth BG create a nice composition. I am surprised how you could achieve such wide DOF using so large aperture value. I use more smaller f-number usually. My compliments and all the best.
Alexei.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3795 W: 190 N: 11286] (34807)
  • [2009-06-17 22:46]

Hello Dejan,
A fine capture of a newly emerged species of Sympetrum. It is difficult to say whether this is sanguinum as the colours have not developed and the legs should be all black.
Vey nice natural contrasting BG and composition.
Nice to see you back on TN!
Thanks and best regards,
Ivan

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2377 W: 94 N: 5456] (17412)
  • [2009-06-18 8:16]

Hello Dejan,
Very beautiful photo in excellent sharp details, clear colours and a fantastic composition. Very good POV and OOF BG.
Regards,
Peter

Hello Dejan,

A beauty, and a really good photo. Nicely blurred background makes the subject stand out nicely.

John

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  • Ena Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 368 W: 61 N: 591] (2458)
  • [2009-06-18 12:29]

Hola chico :-)
*ebote....super je :-)
Jesi ga to cek'o dok izlazi??
Ena

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  • Marx44 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 174 W: 95 N: 599] (2124)
  • [2009-06-19 10:28]

Hello Dejan, Very well composed shot with excellent colors, POV, details and exposure..
Great job!
TFS
Marx

Wow extra! Ja ti baš i ne baratam dobro s ovim izrazima! Ali fotka je stvarno extra!

pozdrav, Dario

Hello Dejan,

Excellent macro.
Light,focus and sharpness are splendid.
Good notes.

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 590 W: 0 N: 497] (3004)
  • [2009-06-24 2:59]

Hallo Dejan !

A splendid macro.
Excellent color and contrast, congratulations.
Best regards,
Adrian

A fine picture of the freshly emerged dragonfly, Dejan.
It is still holding to the shell inside which it was gestated.
Very sharp and crisp image.Well done and TFs.
Ram

Hello Dejan,
This is a wonderful moment to capture. Lovely composition.
JC

Hi Dejan,
A nice capture of this fresh Ruddy Darter. Very good sharp details and a nice composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 603 W: 11 N: 1627] (5989)
  • [2009-06-25 19:49]

Hello Dejan,
Very nice macro... Beautiful composition and sharpness.. Well done

Everton

Hello Dejan,
just at right moment you have captured this Ruddy Darter, good sharèness and very beautiful natural colours, well composed.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1713 W: 0 N: 3884] (15596)
  • [2009-06-28 4:47]

Hello Dejan,
Happy to see that you are again present on TN ! And this with an excellent dragonfly picture. Beautiful light falls on this freshly emerged Ruddy Darter. Very beautiful green background making an excellent contrast to the main scene. And the leaves give a graphical touch to the picture. Very well seen.
Kind regards
Anne

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2981 W: 162 N: 905] (2673)
  • [2009-06-28 7:57]

Hello Dejan,
Excellent and well-timed capture of this emerging Sympetrum dragonfly. It is fascinating to watch and I like your POV here showing charp details and natural colours. Well done!
TFS and regards, Ulla

Slav Dejan,
Very good macro,great sharp and details.Nice colors and composition.
Regards.
Dûrzan

Ciao Dejan, lgreat action shoot with wonderful dragonfly, good details and splendid sharpness, wonderful composition with lovely blurry BG, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hola Dejan,
muchos dias ya sin ver tu galería y al votarme he entrado. Un buen trabajo el que nos presentas con un enfoque muy preciso así como un formato muy acertado. Delicadeza del conjunto evidente.
Un abrazo: Josep Ignasi.

Namaste,

This is something similar to that i posted couple of weeks back :-), wonderful picture, a slight movement to left would have rendered the wings also within the plane of the DOF and would have created more impact! what do you think?

TFS,
Goutham R

Hello Dejan
voilà une photo que j'aurais voulu faire, bravo pour avoir capturé ce moment magique

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