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calopteryx_splendens
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French] |
Also called bright Caloptéryx, it is largest of the young ladies. The males have territories of hardly 3m², around the brooks and rivers with low flow, especially those with the sandy basement. They defend of it the entry with any other male of their species, fluttering like butterflies. At the time of the appearance of a female, the male carries out a characteristic bridal parade: it flies on the spot, its wings carrying out of the helicoid movements, then shows its specific abdominal spot which is used to some extent as sign of recognition.
With the end of the coupling, the partners separate, after which the male shows with the female the place where it must lay: they are watery plants on which it is posed before inserting its eggs in pieces of plants swimming freely. The night larvae develop in two years, while the adults live only a few weeks.
Sensitive to the quality of water, the species rarefies because of pollution.
Characteristics:
length 50mm, 70mm of scale. Male impossible to confuse (band blue-black of the wings caract.) The wings of the female are entirely greenish.
Medium:
wetlands
Model: Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Date/Time: 2006:05:12 13:21:37
Program: Aperture Priority
Metering: Evaluative
Exposure Time: 1/100 sec
Ev Bias: -1/3
F Number: 16
Focal Length: 180mm
ISO: 200
Contrast: High
Saturation: High
Sharpening: High
Lens: 180mm
White Bal: Auto
AF Mode: Manual
C.Fn:01-0
C.Fn:02-1
C.Fn:03-0
C.Fn:04-0
C.Fn:05-0
C.Fn:06-0
C.Fn:07-0
C.Fn:08-1
C.Fn:09-1
Much difficulty of having an image correct because of the wind, I made the development manually the autofocus had evil to hang (all is of green color)
Crop, resize sharpness
Regards Christophe |
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(3249) - [2006-05-12 15:10]
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nice close up Christophe...
I love the colrs abd the simple BG..
well done...
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(23315) - [2006-05-12 19:12]
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Superbe macro Christophe, tout est net et bien exposé. Belle pose de l'insecte et belle diagonale. Bravo et merci.
Mario
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- Dando
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- [2006-05-13 3:29]
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Hi Christophe, this is a well composed shot with excellent green tones and details.Very well done and TFS.
Dean.
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- sAner
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- [2006-05-13 4:12]
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Excellent macro! Great colors and razorsharp details! Well done & TFS.
Regards,
Pieter
Hi Christophe,
Well composed, and I like your POV.
Good detail, nice color, and exposed well.
From my experience, when you get down to this s-speed, a tripod or support is needed to get the degree of sharpness you're after..
Well done and TFS!
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- phlr
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- [2006-05-13 12:49]
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Very interesting and unsual POV of this odonata!
Very good DOF and details!
Very good colours and POV too!
5* and TFS!
Hi Chrisophe,
Excllent composition and framing on this beauty. Exposure looks to be spot on. Very nice saturated colors, and the detail looks good. Perfect OOF backround. Very good work!
Scott
Hi, Christophe.
Nice, macro. Excellent pose and composition.
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