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Black-tailed skimmer


Black-tailed skimmer
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Copyright: Hans Hendriks (hansh) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 220 W: 1 N: 163] (666)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-02
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 20D, Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/250 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Dragonflys [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-11-05 12:08
Viewed: 151
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This Black-tailed skimmer is eating a damselfly. When you look good, you can see the tail coming out of the mouth.

The Black-lined Skimmer, Orthetrum cancellatum, is a European dragonfly.

The male has a blue abdomen with a black tip and transparent wings, and the female has a yellowish brown body with black zigzag marks along the abdomen and the transparent wings. This species has expanded its range, assisted by the creation of gravel pits which give it the extensive open unvegetated areas it prefers.
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Excelent shot. You got the DOF perfect there. I have the same lens. You master it well :)

hallo Hans
waar haal je ze vandaan?
deze is weer erg mooi
die vleugels !,zo mooi getekend super scherp
zoals gewoonlijk
en zeer mooi op het stokje
super goed van kleur
great shot Hans
groetjes lou

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1385 W: 56 N: 4777] (16434)
  • [2009-11-05 13:19]

Hello Hans.
Beautiful!Very good composition,
pov and colours. The focus on the head of the subject is great.
Best regards Siggi

Hello Hans,
Superb details and excellent colours of this dragonfly.
Very sharp capture and nice background.
Marius.

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3067 W: 231 N: 6168] (21076)
  • [2009-11-05 21:35]

Wow, Hans.... so beautiful!
The light on it is great, bringing out the shiny yellow.
Excellent details... The veins in the wings show up great!
The DOF you have chosen gave you a wonderful blurred BG.
TFS. :)

Ciao Hans, superb macro of splendid dragonfly, fantstic details and excellent sharpness, wonderful blurry BG, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

Wonderful shot of a beautiful dragon, Hans, I like this one very much.
Excellent sharpness, bright colours, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3002 W: 162 N: 991] (2901)
  • [2009-11-07 7:03]

Hello Hans,
A very beautiful capture of the Black-tailed Skimmer in a fine pose and very sharply exposed. Lovely colours and a fine background too!
TFS and have a nice weekend! Ulla

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