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Glistening flight in the sunlight ...


Glistening flight in the sunlight ...
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Copyright: Wishnu Garuda (wishnugaruda) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2567 W: 181 N: 4047] (16720)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-18
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 400D Digital Rebel XTi, Tamron SP 90mm 1:2.8 Di - Macro 1/1
Exposure: f/16, 1/200 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-07-03 6:00
Viewed: 1163
Points: 66
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi, during my holidays in Italy I had luck to see some beautiful dragonflies. Today I will show you this one:

The downy emerald (Cordulia aenea) German: Falkenlibelle is a species of dragonfly.
It is metallic green and bronze in color, and its thorax is coated with fine hairs, hence its name. Like most other emeralds, the downy emerald has bright shiny green eyes. Adults are around 5 cm in length, and are in flight from May through July each year.

This species lives in woodlands near lakes and ponds; like other dragonflies, it lays eggs in water and its larvae are aquatic. It is distributed throughout most of Europe.

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2007-07-03 6:03]

WOW!!!
Hi Sabine,
this is an amazing shot.
It is sooooooooo colourful.
Detailed and sharp.
Well done,
Joe

Hi Wishnu

Fantastic shot on the sun light, beautiful
colors very sharp, TFS. Best regards/lawhill

Hi Sabine,
Excellent macro of this dragonfly!
It's a great mix of all this metallic colours and reflections.
I like so much your lower POV and the way the wings becomes from blurred to sharp in such a short distance.
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

This is funny Sabine,
I never managed to photograph one correctly and you have so many wonderful pictures of them. This is so close! I love those colors and great brilliance, details are amazing, congrats!
Claudine

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2999 W: 162 N: 984] (2877)
  • [2007-07-03 6:42]

Hi Sabine,
Wow, you did have a close look at it!! It's a pity that you had to use the flash. It does show some very sharp and interesting details though and that amazing eye!
TFS and cheers, Ulla

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3824 W: 190 N: 11393] (35107)
  • [2007-07-03 6:46]

Hello Sabine,
Superb detail in this close-up of a Downy Emrald. The down, legs and the eye are razor sharp and the irridescent reflection on the thorax is beautiful. This first class shot is spoilt a little by the hexagonal reflection of the flash on the eye, but that's the photographer's trademark!
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

Hi Sabine,

Excellent shot
Great sharpness showing fine details
lovely compo and colours
I like the rainbow effect in its eye

TFS Thijs

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 840 W: 67 N: 1311] (5269)
  • [2007-07-03 7:19]

Hi Sabine.
This colorful detailed capture is wonderful.Amazing colors and sharp details.I like him very much metallic effect on eye and on body.Excellent work!
TFS,with greeting Milos.

Wonderful shot Sabine.
The colours and detail are excellent even if the flash is a little obvious.
A lovely close look at this beautiful creature.
Good work.
Steve

Hello Sabine
Excellent closeup of this metallic dragonfly,
Great focusing,compo and POV,
Welldone, TFS

Good Luck
Fartash

Hi Sabine,
Fantastic macro picture. Very close that all fine details are showed up. The image is well balance and well seen. TFS,
JC

Hi Sabine,
Very close, excellent details and DOF. The metallic color has an appealing "brassy" look, nice..The shiny eyes go well with those shiny brass sides of the thorax too :) Great work.
Howard

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  • jmirah Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 506 W: 5 N: 1135] (4665)
  • [2007-07-03 10:27]

Outstanding macro...The color, definition and detail are all simply amazing...Unbelievable...A very impressive photo...TFS
Jim

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  • pvb Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 376 W: 16 N: 495] (1861)
  • [2007-07-03 11:15]

Wow Sabine,
This is a very sharp and detailed shot.
Perfect macro from your hand.
Well done.
Paula

Hello Sabine

WOW, this is really great. Wonderful metalic colours, great sharpness with lots of details. We have them here in Denmark too but I have never been that close to any.

well done and tfs.
Mogens

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  • meyerd Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 519 W: 68 N: 1700] (5384)
  • [2007-07-03 13:29]

Hi Sabine and Stephan,
a glamorous souvenir from Italy! This is the most impressive dragonfly eye I have seen yet. Well done. I suppose the dark shadows have been left intentionally.
M¥ best regards,
Dietrich

Hi Sabine, amazing macro with wonderful details and great sharpness, fantastic italian dragonfly, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2264 W: 10 N: 2633] (15577)
  • [2007-07-03 14:56]

Hola Sabine,
Sensacionales tonos,y nitidez...
magnífica macro y detalles,
saludos

Hi Sabine,
Great macro, I like these super close ups where your can see intricate details on the insects body. You have done a good job.
regards
Matt.

hi sabine,
excellent macro shot, sharp image with very good deatils, lovely colours, the metalic shine looks very nice,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2007-07-03 22:57]

Bonjour Sabine,
Wooow ! Your Tamron is a microscope ;-) Wonderful macro with great details.
The "+++" : composition, subject, POV, metallic colors, sharpness, DOF, light, useful complementary note...
The "-" : nothing...
Congratulations and thanks for sharing.
Christian

This is so beautiful. Lovely composition, interesting to see.
Best wishes,
Achim

Now this is a good close up. So much detail to see. I sure love the colours I see everywhere.Nice iridescence in those eyes.

Hello Sabine,
Scary details!
But very well done, effective point of view to capture the essentials of the insect...
Great details and fine rich colours!
Greetings,
Pablo -

:-) OK-

Hi Sabine,
Excellent closeup. Beautiful colors, POV and Details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2007-07-04 1:59]

Wishnu what a macro shot and amazing color. The shot is sooooo nice. Ganesh

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2007-07-04 8:14]

Hello Sabine,
Excellent close up.Sharpness,colors,exposure,details and lighting are wonderful.Guten Abend!
TFS..:-)

bonjour sabine
ça c'est ce que j'apelle du gros plan!
les reflets metalliques sont de toutes beauté et les yeux suivent tres bien avec le thorax.
excellente netteté.
laurent

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 727 W: 98 N: 1694] (5406)
  • [2007-07-04 13:46]

Stunning details and colours in this amazing macro, Sabine!
And your comp is simply perfect
TFS
silke

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2007-07-04 22:42]

Hi Sabine,
Lovely capture, details, focus and colors are great. Well done and TFS
Selen

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2007-07-14 15:45]

Sabine, great colors, sharpness and saturation. I like pov and composition too.

Another excellent job by you.

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
  • [2007-07-16 10:31]

Hi Sabine

The light and colours here are startling. The eye looks like a gemstone. Excellent macro work, sharp and with a great POV.

TFS

Karan

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2007-07-17 7:51]

Hallo Sabine,
da muss ich nicht zweimal lesen wer dieses Werk eingestellt hat, das hat ganz deine handschrift ;-).
Super Makro Arbeit, die Details und die Schaerfe sind super.
Einfach herrlich diese super metallic Farben.
Gruss..Sky

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2582] (9107)
  • [2009-02-22 2:14]

Hi Sabine,
what a close up.
Excellent sharpness with the details.
Really look like a dragon.
Excellent composition.

regards,
Foozi

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