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Calopteryx virgo


Calopteryx virgo
Photo Information
Copyright: Siegfried Potrykus (siggi) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1336 W: 56 N: 4502] (15508)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06
Categories: Insects
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-06-29 1:53
Viewed: 303
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) is a European damselfly. It is often found among fast-flowing waters.
Identification
The male has dark brown-black wingtips with blue veins. Immature insects often have much paler, browner wings. They have metallic blue-green bodies and blue-green eyes.
The female has dark brown iridescent wings, a white patch near the tip of the wings and a metallic green body with a bronze tip of the abdomen.
Eggs and larvae
Females lay up to 300 eggs at a time on emergent or floating plants, often on water-crowfoot. Like the Banded Demoiselle, they often submerge to do so. The eggs hatch after around 14 days. Again, like the Banded Demoiselle, the larva is stick-like with long legs and develops over a period of two years in submerged vegetation, plant debris or roots. They usually overwinter in mud or slime.
Behaviour
Males are territorial, perching in bankside plants and trees. They chase passing insects, often returning to the same perch. Males can stray well away from water, females live away from water unless egg-laying or seeking a mate:
(Wikipedia)

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2252 W: 10 N: 2594] (15451)
  • [2009-06-29 2:03]

Hola amigo,
estupenda macro,
buenos tonos y colores...
excelente pov.
saludos Siegf.

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 15 N: 1561] (6085)
  • [2009-06-29 2:06]

Hello Siegfried
Wonderful capture taken with great details, perfect focus and beautiful colors.
Well done.
regards
Razvan

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2345 W: 92 N: 5348] (17102)
  • [2009-06-29 3:47]

Hello Siegfried,
Very beautiful photo of this damselfly. Excellent sharpness, details and clear colours. Great POV, DOF, OOF BG and diagonal composition.
Regards,
Peter

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3748 W: 186 N: 11161] (34473)
  • [2009-06-29 4:11]

Hello Siggi,
A fine macro of a male Banded Demoiselle ( Callopteryx splendens), not virgo. Excellent POV, composition, sharpness and colours against a pleasing BG.
Thanks and have a good week,
Ivan

With eye-catching colors and sweetness.
Already top-quality photos.
Very nice sharing ...

Wow Siegfried, superb capture with nice sharp details. Nice sharp features. Awesom Macro. Very good composition. Greate work.

TFS,
Kedar

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 565 W: 0 N: 472] (2922)
  • [2009-06-29 8:19]

Hallo Siggi !
Endlich bin ich zu "Wort" gekommen.
Excelent macro mit wunderschönen Farben.
Ich wünsche dir was,
Adrian

Hi Siegfried,

Impressive color and texture of the metal insect. Very good detail, very accurate. Great diagonal composition in reverse, with a green background blur even and well. Very good set, very pleasing to the eye, very well framed!

Regards & TFS!

Jesús

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2959 W: 162 N: 817] (2429)
  • [2009-06-29 9:34]

Hello Siegfried,
A very fine and sharp capture of C. virgo in a nice pose. Lovely natural colours and very well composed.
TFS and regards, Ulla

Hi Siegfried,
A nice capture of this beautiful Damselfly. Very well composed with good details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2860 W: 34 N: 8481] (31692)
  • [2009-06-29 11:56]

Hi Siegfried. This is my favorite damselfly which you have taken with such sharp focusing and fine detail. Your use of the light has given rich colours. WEll done TFS.
Nick..

Hello MF Siggi,
An awesomemacro capture of this virgin damselly -i also captured this during our last trip- with wonderful details,fine POV and nice composition.
TFS and cheers,
Bayram

hello Siegfried!
a good composition of Calopteryx virgo
captured with nice details and colors

best sERGIO

Hello Siegfried,
a fantastic picture of a male Beautiful Demoiselle taken with superb sharpness and very beautiful natural colours, very well composed.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-06-29 16:27]

Hi Siggi,

This really is a very beautiful Demoiselle with gorgeous colors and excellent details. I love the diagonal position on the leaf. Perfect background and composition.

Jane

A beautiful, diagonal presentation, Siggi!
Very well seen and timed!
bravo!
Goldy

Hello Siegfried
superb shot of this calopteryx splendens, the colors are superb and the damselfly is very well focused, pose and composition is excellent too
have a good evening
Jacqueline

Ciao Siegfried. Ottimo taglio diagonale, bellissimi luce e dettagli e buon gioco di colori.

Roberto

Hi siggi

great diagonal composition on this beautiful damsel
Good sharpness and DOF

chris

La imagen es preciosa, aunque creo que le falta iluminación. Esto creo que te esta ocurriendo también en algunas de tus últimas publicaciones.
Un abrazo Siegfried: Josep Ignasi.

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  • briGG Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 171 W: 2 N: 272] (1383)
  • [2009-07-01 13:33]

Hello Siegfried,

Superb capture of this male damselfly!

Excellent sharp details and wonderful colors.
TFS

Brigitte

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