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Copyright: jaap polak (carper) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-18
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 350D, Sigma 70-300mm Macro Super II 1:4-5.6
Exposure: f/20.0, 1/50 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-07-26 11:12
Viewed: 949
Points: 72
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Sympetrum vulgatum

Vagrant Darter Dragonfly.
Adults. Adult body about 33–36–39 mm long. Average wingspan 60 mm; hindwings 26–28 mm long.

The eyes dorsally narrowly apposed to dorsally broadly contiguous; brown, or red (or reddish brown). The narrow black band at the base of the frons conspicuously continued for some distance down the inner sides of the eyes.

Thoracic antehumeral stripes present to absent (if detectable, less conspicuous than in some other dragonflies); brown (somewhat paler against the brown thorax). The wings spread more or less horizontally in repose; dissimilar in shape and venation; sessile; very briefly suffused with colour at their bases only. The tinting amber (or saffron). The inner wing venation (reddish-) brown. Discoidal cell divided longitudinally into a conspicuous triangle and supra-triangle. Antenodal veins in the forewings 6–8 (fewer in the hindwings). Pterostigma reddish brown, or red (ruddy, and black edged).

Abdomen linear from a conspicuously swollen base, or swollen both basally and distally and markedly constricted in between; 24–28 mm long; predominantly crimson red (in the male), or green, or yellow (olive-yellow, in the female); plain, or predominantly transversely banded, or complexly patterned (apart from median black dashes on segments 8 and 9 of both sexes, which are characteristic of the genus, males have lateral yellow spots on segments 2 and 3, and narrow yellow bands between the segments); without mid-dorsal spots. The male abdomen without auricles on segment 2; with a single inferior anal appendage.

Nymphs. The nymphs stout, the body expanded in the middle; when mature, 17–18 mm long.

The head in dorsal view markedly narrowing from immediately behind the eyes. The postocular lobes curving smoothly to the back of the head from immediately behind the eyes. The antennae 7 segmented. The mask having the prementum hollowed dorsally. The prementum bearing 28–30 major setae (14+14 to 15+15). The body of the labial palps bearing (10–)11(–12) major setae. Legs longer than the abdomen.

Adults on the wing early July to early September.

Classification. Anisoptera; family Libellulidae.

General comments. Not illustrated. A very rare species, readily distinguishable from S. striolatum by the narrow black band at the base of the frons being continued down the inner sides of the eyes. The nymph has not been recorded in Britain.

the interesting note I found here

This one I try with an experience from me. I took it with the canon 350 with the sigma 70-300 macro lens and placed there fore the canon 500d close up lens. Well let me I tell you that I was very surpriced over the result. I took the shot in raw on tv and I like the result I hope you like it to. It was taken with a monopod.
gr. jaap
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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2172 W: 218 N: 4383] (14902)
  • [2006-07-26 11:20]

Very nice macro, Jaap!
I would say your little experiment was succesfull.
Very nice sharp details, excellent DOF and POV and lovely colors.
Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hi Jaap, nice close up.
Good colors and great details.
Nice compo and BG.

Andrea

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  • Fisher Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1540 W: 309 N: 2234] (8915)
  • [2006-07-26 11:37]

Hi Jaap,

Nicely captured and well composed. Excellent details.

Mike

hi jaap
excellent netteté ,good pov and dof,belles couleurs.
c'est tres bien .
laurent

Hi Jaap,
it's well composed and with nice POV.
The details are good and DOF are very good, the dragonfly standout well from the BG.
Well done, my friend.

hi Jaap,

wow, i really like your experiment. a perfect result.
one problem with ID the correct ID is Sympetrum striolatum (a male).

TFS,
cosmln

Hi Jaap,
The details are nice, clear and sharp.
Good colours, lighting and exposure. DOF is spot on and the POV is good.
Well composed and nicely framed.
Thanks for posting, have a great week

Hi Jaap,
so perfect and sharp, excellent light and colours, I love your dragonfly very much.
I've been on holidays in Zandvoord last week, never used the camera only for a single shot - it was toooooo hot! Only enjoyed the beach and the water. What a pity, you have so phantastic dragonflies in Holland.
Bye
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Great dragonfly macro Jaap. Excellent composition with very good sharpness and very good details. Great POV and very nice colours. Very good job. Well done. Thank you for posting m.f..
Gr.
Heinz

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 705 W: 13 N: 1405] (5027)
  • [2006-07-26 16:40]

Hi Jaap

Excellent shot, wonderful colours that really blend together nicely, good detail.

TFS Hilary

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
  • [2006-07-26 16:46]

Good experiment. Great colours, composition, POV and details

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2006-07-26 17:48]

Hi Jaap, good compositon. I'm surprised at the results of your experiment too! It looks quite good. Perhaps it could be a little sharper but with that set up and those settings with a monopod it's a good result. Well done.

*I've turned off my points, I cannot recieve and I cannot give. I'm sorry for the latter*

Hi Jaap
Superb picture of this gragonfly.
Great colors, details and great focus.
Excellent DOF and very good BG.
Very good exposure and lighting.
Regards
JC

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2006-07-27 1:40]

Wow ! What a wonderful and interesting Libellule that you have very well captured ! Great result with the 70-300mm. Congratulations Jaap and thanks for sharing.

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 649 W: 0 N: 178] (628)
  • [2006-07-27 2:06]

Hallo Jaap,
Ik was vergeten dat u een 70-300mm lens bezat, maar het resultaat is absoluut goed, dit in combinatie met een monopod vind ik uw experiment duidelijk geslaagd, kleuren en scherpheid zijn van goede kwaliteit, hier moet nog duidelijk van leren!
Groeten,
John

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-07-27 3:26]

Hello Jaap,
Very nice close up.Well caught,framed and composed.I liked blurred BG,colors and lighting a lot.Enjoy your new lens:)
TFS...:-)

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1740 W: 95 N: 2273] (8411)
  • [2006-07-27 5:52]

Hi Jaap,
Perfect focus on the body, wonderful color and a lovely brured bg. Pov is the best to show the insect.
TFS José M.

Hi Jaap,
This looks excellent! Nice frame fillling composition and framing. Great seperation from the soft OOF backround. Colors and detail look superb. All these great dragonfly shots have got me started shooting them too.
Scott

Hi Jaap,
Excellent macro mf. Very good DOF, POV, color, sharp detail, and exposure..Perfect framing in this closeup, with just the right amount of space, and the dragon @ 45 degrees.
Very well done!

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-07-27 8:48]

Hello Jaap,
a very good macro, sharpness is good and I like the detail in the wings. Great colors and very nice sharpness. Very well composed with an excellent DOF and POV.
TFS..Sky

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 856 W: 2 N: 617] (2142)
  • [2006-07-27 15:01]

Hello Jaap , It's a beauty ,beauty colours compositie details pov dof and framing very good ,Greetings Teunie .

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  • thor68 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 792 W: 138 N: 1312] (5642)
  • [2006-07-27 16:22]

the experiment was a total success, jaap! :-)
excellent macro-shot, well composed with perfect sharpness, amazing details and wonderful colors.
well done & take care, thorsten.

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 755 W: 31 N: 20] (5032)
  • [2006-07-28 3:07]

Hi Jaap,
good shot, great quality of photo, interesting composition and note. Well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1044 W: 156 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2006-07-28 4:28]

Hello Jaap,
Wonderful shot and a fantastic result for a monopod shot, and also for the mixture of equipment you had stacked up :-) A great idea to try the close-up lens and it's worked very well. Beautiful detail, excellent light and exposure, I find your macro work very inspiring.
Best regards,
Adrian

Beautiful clear shot, nice lighting and composition, not a Sympetrum striolatum however but a Sympetrum vulgatum.

Hi Jaap,
Great quality macro! Excellent sharpness and clarity, beautiful colours and very well compsed.
Thanks for sharing!

Your little experiment is succesfull.A very good shot with fantastic details.
Congratulations, Jaap!
Best regards
JJ

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  • mrcrow Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 428 W: 114 N: 193] (3002)
  • [2006-07-29 11:26]

didnt know you were into these as well..
full of vitality and life this
good lighting and for me at least a super technical shot.
cheers
geof

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-07-30 5:17]

Hi Jeap
Good shot. Good colours, sharpnes, light and POV. Also good note.
Well done Jeap

osse

Salut Jaap
Magnifique photo que cette jolie libellule.J'aime beaucoup tous les détails et les belles couleurs .
Belle présentation .Le Bg est superbe.C'est du grand art.
Merci et au revoir....JP

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  • RII Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 485 W: 0 N: 884] (2812)
  • [2006-08-08 1:40]

Hi Jaap.
Nice macro of this green dragonfly, excellent details colors and point of view, good note.


Saludos....RICARDO.

good experiment!!!

Hi, Jaap.
Great dragonfly macro with nice composition. Very good DOF and BG. Sharp.

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  • edji Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 83 W: 8 N: 22] (426)
  • [2006-09-03 14:36]

Very ncie. I like the colors and the good framing with the tail right in the corner.

Goed werk, Jaap.
Experimenteren zit u blijkbaar in het bloed.
Goede zaak dat u dit ook meegeeft.
Leuke foto..
Groeten
Annick

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  • puciu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 519 W: 0 N: 16] (2603)
  • [2006-10-04 15:27]

Cze¶æ Jaap. ¦wietne makro. Wspania³e kolory, doskona³y kadr i ostro¶æ. Dobra robota.

Hi Jaap, great shot, perfect DOF and colors!!! TFS, Luís.

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