the horse biter

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• wishnugaruda (16640)
• [2006-10-31 13:54]

Hi Jaap,
it's a wonderful dragon - this nobel pose and the blue colour - I love them so much.
Yours is so sharp and the wings are glittering, superbe shot, I love it, thanks and greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• wuta (2142)
• [2006-10-31 13:58]

Hoi Jaap , Een prachtige paardebijter , mooie blauwe kleur details compositie scherpte bg en nice framing , Groeten Teunie .

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• marmottelolo (14691)
• [2006-10-31 14:01]

bonjour jaap
le resultat est tres bon,mais pourquoi avoir mis 800iso et f/14,400iso et f/inferieur aurait peu etre été aussi bien pour eviter le grain du BG.enfin je n'etais pas sur place.j'aime ce cliché quand même.
laurent

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• Bufo (4241)
• [2006-10-31 14:04]

Hallo Jaap,
goede foto van deze paardenbijter. Sommige delen lijken wat licht, maar een kniesoor die daar over valt. Complimenten, Jacob

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• mrcrow (3002)
• [2006-10-31 14:05]

excellent capture jaap
i know they are slowing down but you got this one to really hold steady
..its really good detail you have there
cheers
geof

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• RAP (7405)
• [2006-10-31 14:11]

Una buena macro mi viejo amigo, con excelente foco y DOF, abarcando la totalidad del insecto.
Los colores son suaves y no aparecen saturados con un fondo difuso, excepto detrás de las alas donde se confunden ligeramente con las flores fuera de foco.
Me agrada el encuadre elegido con la ligera inclinación de su percha.
Un gran saludo... Ricardo

Good macro my old friend, with excellent focus and DOF, embracing the entirety of the insect.
The colors are soft and they don't appear saturated with a diffuse bottom, except behind the wings where they are confused slightly with the flowers outside of focus.
I like the elected framing with the slight inclination of its hanger.
Best regards... Ricardo

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• dew77 (13209)
• [2006-10-31 14:14]

Hello Jaap,
Magnificent close up.Results are very sharp inspite of 2X teleconverter.Details,POV,colors,BG and composition are also wonderful.Excellent work!
TFS...:-)

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• wallhalla15 (13829)
• [2006-10-31 14:16]

Great macro Jaap. Excellent composition with very good sharpness and very good details. Very good job. Well done. Thank you for posting.
Gr.
Heinz

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• massougareux (834)
• [2006-10-31 14:20]

Good evening Jaap,
it is the big taking that you posted!
Details are very good and there is a good BG.
Greetings,
Arnaud.

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• hester (11638)
• [2006-10-31 14:27]

Wonderful colours. The green in the BG is so vibrant. Excellent POV, sharp details and a great composition. Lovely shot

TFS

Karan

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• Lyanna (218)
• [2006-10-31 14:45]

That is one beautiful shot - the colors are so brilliant they jump off the page :D

One little gripe (but I am being a nitwit) - I think you were a little bit unlucky with the background (is dat een bereklauw?). It makes some pieces of the photo a little too light. But, I know how that goes, often you can't pick and choose.

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• horia (14902)
• [2006-10-31 14:47]

Hi Japp

What a very beautiful capture!
This is really a great pose to cathc such a magnificent dragonfly in!
Nice sharpness, lovely colors and tones, excellent POV and DOF.
Very well done!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• vanderschelden (30145)
• [2006-10-31 15:33]
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Hallo Jaap,
Wederom mooie macro.
Ik heb een vraagje...hoe heb je scherpgesteld ? Manueel?
Bedankt
TFS
Annick

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• jmp (8411)
• [2006-10-31 16:52]

Hi Jaap,
Perfect macro with all the subject focuses, beautiful colors and maximum details.
Best regard,
José M.

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• Juyona (15565)
• [2006-10-31 16:58]

Jaap, buen pov, color y luz...compo y nitidez, saludos TFS

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• osse (7801)
• [2006-10-31 19:03]

Hi Jaap
Good D fly shot. Good colours, light, sharpnes, details and POV.
Well done mf

osse

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• Pentaxfriend (6319)
• [2006-10-31 19:20]

Hallo Jaap,

Prachtige Paardenbijter Jaap
Goede POV en DOF
mooie kleuren
ik heb het idee dat de scherpte beter kan (de kop lijkt wat OOF)
maar hij blijft mooi
dit is ook zeker mijn favoriete libel
jammer dat ze zo vaak blijven vliegen en weinig rust nodig schijnen te hebben

TFS Thijs

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• wkshelton (5492)
• [2006-10-31 19:35]

Hello Jaap,

Excellent work, great details, very crisp, vicly composed and capture photo,

TFS Kyle

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• arfer (0)
• [2006-10-31 22:47]

Hello jaap

A very beautiful dragonfly.Well captured.A very nice composition with lovely colours.The POV and DOF are very good, and the details are very clear and well focused.TFS

Rob

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• Ken52 (4189)
• [2006-10-31 23:46]

Excellent dragonfly close-up! Great focus and sharpness. The entire dragonfly is in good focus. To bad we cannot always choose our background. Nice job!

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• pankajbajpai (16507)
• [2006-11-01 0:06]

hi jaap,
lovely macro shot. the dragon fly is captured with great details. the composition is good. the pov is nice. the dof is good.the reflection of light on the wings make the fly look even better.
tfs
regards
pankaj

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• SunToucher (10175)
• [2006-11-01 3:30]

Hoi Jaap,
Ik sluit me volledig aan bij Jacob. Een paar plekjes zijn iets te licht, maar zeker niet storend. Het details in de compositie zijn gewoon super.
Groeten,
Niek

:) komt morgen

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• ramthakur (32154)
• [2006-11-01 4:50]

Dear Jaap,
It is very kind of you to take interest in my pictures and say warm words of encouragement. Thanks!
Your image of this rather colourful butterfly has the unmistakable stamp of an ace photographer like you. These are the kind of pictures we amateurs look up to for inspiration and learn a great deal from.
Warm regards,
Ram

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• claudine (0)
• [2006-11-01 6:53]

Hi Jaap,
Wow, what a beautiful catch! I like those brilliant colors; it seems almost being made of metal. It is amazing that you took it with ISO 800; it just seems that the sun was shinning... Details are amazing with excellent composition, POV and DOF. No negative points here as everything is perfect to me. TFS,
Claudine

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• jhm (628)
• [2006-11-03 14:14]

Hoi Jaap,

Wat een misser van mij om deze niet gezien te hebben, want het is een prachtige foto, mijn vrouw dacht dat het een opgezette paardebijtter was, en geen foto zo mooi is hij. Jaap uw opzet stuk werkt buitengewoon goed, prachtig werk hier. Ik moet nog mijn eerste zien vast te krijgen.

Groeten,
John

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• Alex99 (18533)
• [2006-11-09 13:26]

Hi Jaap.
You have managed to create tremendous aerial and transparent shot. I especially like the reproduction of the wings of this beautiful dragonfly. They are really true and nice also as well as BG, composition and exposure. My best regards and TFS,
Alexei.

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• ellis49 (30807)
• [2006-11-09 13:48]

Hi Jaap,
I don't now how it passed me.
This is a very good macro of a beautiful dragonfly.
Lovely colours, good POV and details.
Very well done.