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Accident?


Accident?
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Copyright: Peter Roos (batu) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1059 W: 290 N: 3944] (13334)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-22
Categories: Insects
Camera: Olympus E1, Zuiko Digital 35mm f/3.5-22, Macro
Exposure: f/18.0, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-05-24 11:51
Viewed: 819
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Back from a short trip to the Harz-Mountains and its surrounding nature reserves, I would like to show some pictures taken there.

I don't know what happened to this damselfly! When you look closer, you will see that a large part of its abdomen is missing.
The missing segments are seen on the left side of the picture. They are attached by a fine fiber to the twig.
The damselfly was still alive but not very agile.

In the background you see a pond bordered by dense vegetation.

Conditions
- bright sunlight
- ISO 400
- handheld

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2907 W: 34 N: 8619] (32124)
  • [2008-05-24 12:01]

Hi Peter Most odd i wondered what happened to the poor thing. He will not live long. You captured it with fine detail and natural colours. well done TFs.
Nick.. I will look forward to the others.

Hi Peter.
Dragon-fly's interesting picture, it holds on strongly how wind would want her to blow off. very good sharpness and composition.
I greet Robert.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3808 W: 190 N: 11328] (34927)
  • [2008-05-24 12:45]

Hello Peter,
A rather bizarre but well photographed image of a badly injured male Ischnura elegans. The fine OOF BG, lighting and composition set it off very well but the mystery of how this damselfly had this fate will remain.
Thanks for sharing this unusual spectacle,
Best wishes, Ivan

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  • lgfoto Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 194 W: 13 N: 279] (1536)
  • [2008-05-24 13:50]

Very good sharp shot Peter. It is really strange what could have happened here. Good DOF. TFS

Salut Peter
Cette photo en macro de cette belle demoiselle est superbe.
Les couleurs sont belles, les détails très précis, et dépouillée de tout artifice dans l'arrière plan, ce qui met en valeur le sujet.
Félicitations merci et amitié...JP

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2384 W: 94 N: 5493] (17500)
  • [2008-05-25 1:17]

Hello Peter,
Strange looking photo Dragonfly. The photo is excellent with very good sharpness and details, beautiful natural colours and a fantastic OOF BG.
Regards,
Peter

These accidents are a part of the living nature Peter, your finely focused capture demonstrates this unfortunate event perfectly, a succesful close up indeed!
Mehmet

Hello Peter,

Technically good picture. Very good management of the light and splendid colours. Very nice background, too. These damselflies are so delicate insects that I feel a little bit sad seeing this picture. They will have to be very cautious in the next few weeks: frogs will be very numerous this year.
Cheers,
Mariki

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2008-05-25 2:58]

Hello Peter, Very nice shot and I think there is an another one under your frame. Probably they are about to mate and your picture was taken before. Well done and TFS Ganesh

hi Peter,
the inusual pose and the color of BG is
perfect for this attractive damselfly.


best sERGIO

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1977 W: 6 N: 5525] (19661)
  • [2008-05-26 4:10]

Hey Peter,it's a little humourous this pic! Excellent scoop ,great quality,but i can't stop to smile seeing that..eheheh..my best complimnts,have a nice week,Luciano

a very nice on Peter,
good pov, good sharpnes and a nice dof, very nice to look at, have a nice day.
gr. jaap

Hi Peter, poor damaged Damselfly.., splendid composition with wonderful colors and great sharpness, perfect focus and fantastic details, very well done, have a good week, ciao Silvio

Peter, I think some predator had a go at this Damselfly and split its abdomen. The poor thing is almost dead.
This is a good capture of a situation that exhibits the workings on nature. The image is sharp and the details are perfect but then with the kind of situation it depicts, one could only wish that this damselfly were alive and well.
TFS
Ram

Lively, well saturated picture. But the note is disheartening.

Subhayan.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2008-06-28 8:01]

Hello Peter!

Probably someone had good dinner! Maybe some kind of bird or frog? Very interesting photo, technically very good.

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