Diner time

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• thor68 (5642)
• [2006-10-18 14:01]

hi teunie,
amazing capture of the damselfly having lunch! :-)
i didn´t manage to get of those this summer.
good composition and nice sharpness on where the "action" is.
well seen & captured, thorsten.

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• marmottelolo (14687)
• [2006-10-18 14:15]

hi teunie
c'est dommage que la profondeur de champ ne soit pas plus importante car l'action de cette libellule en train de manger est tres plaisante.bravo.
laurent

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• wishnugaruda (16356)
• [2006-10-18 14:18]

Hi Teunie,
hey hey - that's a wonderful shot of this eating damsel. Excellent moment with pretty light, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• dew77 (13209)
• [2006-10-18 15:42]

Hello Teunie,
Excedllent close up.I liked POV,big eyes,moment you caught,limited DOF you managed,framing and composition a lot.
TFS...:-)

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• cataclysta (5440)
• [2006-10-18 16:00]
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Hi
Great moment. Realy nice photo. It would be even better if you crop it more from the right side and a little bit from the bottom. Then you could show us the portrait of the damselfly while eating a dinner without the part on the right side which is disturbing. I post the workshop
Best wishes
Krzysztof

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• RAP (7405)
• [2006-10-18 16:01]

Gran POV el que capturaste aquí Teunie para mostrarnos a la libélula en pleno almuerzo (o será recién el desayuno?).
El ajustado DOF brinda un OOF interesante hacia atrás con buen encuadre y control de la luz.
Bonito disparo.
Gracias y saludos... Ricardo

Great POV that you captured Teunie here to show us to the dragonfly in the middle of lunch (or will it be newly the breakfast?).
Adjusted DOF offers an interesting OOF back with good framing and control of the light.
Nice shot.
Thank you and greetings... Ricardo

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• blakitan (5451)
• [2006-10-18 18:12]

Hi Teunie,
Greatly capturing this damselfly holding its prey [mosquito?]. Very neat image. Well frame. I wish I could see this shot at a deeper DoF. However, this is already a superb shot.

Ben Lakitan

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• jhm (628)
• [2006-10-19 2:49]

Dag Teuni,

Wij hebben liefst deze foto, aan de ws verliezen wij teveel de staart, ook is hier de focus recht op de kop genomen, het is op zich al een wonder dat u dit kan fotograferen, mijn man is daar nog niet geslaagd nochtans heeft hij reeds veel inspanningen gedaan. Schitterend van kleur en detail, prachtig werk Teuni.

Gegroet,
Jenny.

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• Zeno (8383)
• [2006-10-19 4:20]

Ha Teunie,

Prachtig scherpgesteld op de kop. De details zijn scherp en zeer de moeite waard. Ook het licht in deze foto is mooi en natuurlijk.

goet,
Zeno

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• vanderschelden (30141)
• [2006-10-19 4:28]

Dag Teunie,
Mooie foto. Vooral de twee ogen en de scherptediepte zijn indrukwekkend.
Bedankt
Annick

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• horia (14870)
• [2006-10-19 7:03]

Hello Teunie

What a very beautiful macro work here! If i were an invertebraes specialist, i think i could even name the prey :)
Excellent frontal POV, great DOF, crispy clear details and lovely colors.
Very nicely framed and very well composed.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• whjb (683)
• [2006-10-19 9:24]

Hi Teunie,

Very good macro. DOF is very shallow, f6.3 could probably have brought the whole insect in focus. The clarity of the eyes, however, makes the photo for me. Well done.

TFS
Willem

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• carper (8424)
• [2006-10-19 13:23]

Ja het is een hele goede Teunie,
Ook deze camera kan je goed mee werken. Je krijg t steeds meer oog voor compositie, prachtige compositie, gode pov en een schitterende dof, zeer goed werk.
gr. jaap

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• NellyD (1783)
• [2006-10-21 11:41]

Hoi Teunie,

Prachtige macro-opname, heel gedetaileerd en een goeie scherptediepte.
Compositie en scherpte zien er goed uit.
TFS

Groetjes, Nel

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• glazzaro (4565)
• [2006-10-22 21:50]

Good shot and write, well done.

Greg

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• flagman (2396)
• [2006-10-23 10:39]
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Very good detail on the head, perfectly focussed, considering the very shallow depth of field. Quite difficult to do!
Good composition as well
The note seems a bit strange, though, like you've copied and pasted it from somewhere, but not read if it makes any sense, which it doesn't!

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• arfer (0)
• [2006-10-24 22:56]

Hello Teunie

Good capture.It is amazing to get a shot like this,well done.Excellent detail of the damselfly's face.Lovely colours and well composed photo.TFS

Rob

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• jeanpaul (14117)
• [2006-10-25 9:46]

Salut Teunie
Magnifique photo que cette jolie demoiselle ,il est très réussi le focus sur la tête et sa proie.J'aime beaucoup tous ces détails ,très
belle présentation et superbe BG.
Merci et au revoir ....JP
Les sourires demain

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• EOSF1 (23469)
• [2006-10-27 9:45]

Hello Teunie, this guy has very impressive eyes ! Well done on the composition and technique. Thanks !

Mario

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• Pentaxfriend (6260)
• [2006-10-28 11:02]

Hallo Teuni,

Prachtig gedetaileerde foto van deze libel
perfecte scherpte en kleuren
goede compositie

TFS Thijs

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• SkyF (8127)
• [2006-10-28 13:58]

Hello Teunie,
very nice shot, I never seen a damselfly during lunch so this is very interesting. POV is very nice the almost frontal aproach gives a nice view of those beautiful eyes. Maybe a bit shollow on the DOF, but the important details are nice and sharp. Very well done.
Sky

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• massougareux (834)
• [2006-10-28 15:06]

Hello teunie,
very beautiful impressive capture, the details on the insect are perfect, good BG.
Greetings,
Arnaud.

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• s_a_s_h_a (379)
• [2006-10-29 2:30]

Hi Teunie,
Only one word - fantastic shot and great moment. Realy nice photo.

Alex

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• osse (7793)
• [2006-10-29 18:09]

Hi Teunie
Great close-up shot. Excellent moment. Good colours, sharpnes, details, BG, light and POV.
Well done

osse

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• scottevers7 (12267)
• [2006-10-29 22:21]

Hi Teunie,
A very good shot on this Damselfly having a little snack. Good sharp detail in the head area with a pleasing falloff in the DOF.The colors and exposure are spot on here. Well done!
Scott

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• claudine (0)
• [2006-11-07 6:52]

Hello Teunie,
What an amazing capture! This is very stunning. You were at the right place at the right time. This is a great action catch! Details are very good with excellent lightning and sharpness. I liked Cataclysta’s WS as well; this is an other way to look at it. TFS,
Claudine

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• livios (16906)
• [2006-11-08 7:29]

Teunie, a dramatic scene. Congratulations.

I like pov and composition.

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• wallhalla15 (13829)
• [2006-11-08 15:25]

Hello Wuta,
this is a very nice action shot. Damselfly eating a Robber fly. Great POV, very good sharpness, details and natural colours. This is a very nice composition. Thank you for posting.
Gr.
Heinz

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• nainnain (6259)
• [2006-11-09 11:50]

bonsoir
bonne présentation de cette demoiselle, bons détails et bon BG
bravo merci du partage
edith

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• marhowie (268)
• [2006-11-13 8:11]

Well done Teunie.
Great headshot with some very good details, and I like the POV. The damselfly is very small, so this one was not easy..
Hard to get a shot with prey so well seen. It looks like the damsel is starting at the rear, and working it's way up :)
Have a Great Week mf!

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• peter_stoeckl (10215)
• [2006-11-13 14:09]

Hello Teunie,
fascinating close up of a fairy tale creature that looks like a little angel but acts like a little demon.
But it seems to be a mosquito that is devoured by lady damselfly, so the pity I feel for the victim is rather limited, I have to confess.
Perfect focus, phantastic colours, beautiful light!
With thanks, and best regards,
Peter

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• Juyona (15453)
• [2006-12-25 18:36]

Que buena macro, bella compo. y genial disparo de este insecto, buen trabajo... saludos Teunie

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• emifoto (284)
• [2007-01-20 16:55]

Bellissima foto. Soggeto e nitidezza eccezionali.
Hai sempre dei bei scatti. Sei molto bravo ed attento a trovare scatti sempre interessanti.
Ciao a presto

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• cicindela (8579)
• [2007-02-07 18:27]

Hello Teunie,
This is a nice portrait of (most probably) male of Ischnura elegans.
The DOF is close but I like it :)
Maybe some noise reduction would be good :)
Best greetings,
Radomir

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• Jacobo (389)
• [2007-05-03 17:29]

Very good shot! I like very much the great detail and the colours.
Excelent!

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• loot (9885)
• [2007-06-13 7:50]
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Hi Teunie

I was looking for a new posting, but could not find one so I selected this older one which for some strange reason I have missed.

A lovely macro shot with a well selected aperture application for a shallow DOF thus focusing on the facial features and the meal rather than the whole insect. The details in the chosen area are very sharp and I would think it was a very successful experiment. The composition has a good setup with the dried up plant on the left running at an angle and the Damselfly clinging on to its dinner and the plant. The BG is well OOF and the exposure control was well handled.

Good work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• Alex99 (18415)
• [2007-07-14 10:54]

Hi, dear Teunie.
Thank you for interest and kind comments. Unfortunately, this your shot was till this moment last un critiqued by me your picture. I am waiting your new shots and as well shots of your husband.

You managed to picture a very interesting scene. The twig, head of the damselfly and its prey are reproduced perfectly. Shot is exposed very well despite the complex light conditions. Its composition is perfect too. My heart wishes and beat regards.
Alexei.

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• abettine (1027)
• [2008-04-19 13:29]

Votre galerie est magnifique ! La profondeur de champ est ici très bien choisie : pleine netteté sur les yeux et le repas de cette libellule.
Bravo !
Antoine.

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• LPar (12)
• [2008-12-14 19:43]
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