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Blue-tailed Damselfly


Blue-tailed Damselfly
Photo Information
Copyright: Razvan Zinica (zetu) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 655 W: 15 N: 1629] (6333)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08-16
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 40d, Canon EF 180mm f3.5 L Macro
Exposure: f/20.0, 1/125 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-19 0:39
Viewed: 282
Points: 38
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Blue-tailed Damselfly, Ischnura elegans, is a European damselfly.
Adult male Blue-tailed Damselflies have a head and thorax patterned with blue and black. They have a largely black abdomen with very narrow pale markings where each segment joins the next. Segment eight, however, is entirely pale blue.
Female Blue-tailed Damselflies come in a variety of colour forms, including a pink form, a violet form and a pale green form. Purple/violet, pink and green forms are juvenile, with the colour darkening as the damselfly ages. Mature female damselflies are usually brown/green, or blue which is an andromorph form.
Damselfly nymphs are aquatic, and prey on small aquatic insects or other aquatic larvae. The adult damselflies prey on small flying insects, caught using their legs like a basket to scoop the prey up while flying, or insects taken from leaves.
At rest, the wings of most damselfly species are held back together, unlike dragonflies, which rest with their wings out flat.
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Nota 10. 180 macro....tare lentila...

Hi Razvan,
This is a wonderful picture. I have never seen action before. Thank for posting. Have a nice weekend.
JC

hello Razvan
marvellous scene and composition and photo
TFS thanks for sharing
Nasos

Hi
Nice photo of this blue-tailed damselfly.The notes are intresting.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards Nihal

Slav Razvan,
Wonderful capture with excellent sharpness,colors and great copmposition.TFS.
Dūrzan

Hi Razvan,

Wow, What a superb mating shot of the damselflies! The colors are perfect.
The sharpness and POV are well done along with nice use of the shallow DOF. The green leaves adds beauty to the picture and the blurry BG looks nice too. Very well done!

best regards,
Paras

Hello Razvan,

An excellent capture with beautiful & delication coloration, sharpness & fine details.

Great POV, pose & BG. Very nicely done with lovely composition.

TFS & Regards

Umar

  • Great 
  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1382 W: 56 N: 4768] (16394)
  • [2009-09-19 5:30]

Hello Razvan,
Great composition, very interesting picture, perfect light and colours.
TFS
Best regards Siggi

hello Razvan
great composition with very good sharpness and good light ,to see good details
beautiful colours

greeting lou

Ciao Razvan. Dynamic..., coloured and perfectly sharpened interesting compo. Well done.

Roberto

Ciao Razvan, wonderful couple of maiting damselfly, splendid metallic colors, great details and excellent sharpness, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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  • horias Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 392 W: 59 N: 854] (4018)
  • [2009-09-19 10:53]

Razvan,
Un macro de maestru, atat referitor la detalii cat si la culori.
Felicitari.
Horia

hello Ravzan!
you have rotated the position, offers a different view of the "heart" that I like it...
excellent definition and natural color

good w.end sERGIO

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2921 W: 34 N: 8658] (32266)
  • [2009-09-19 11:12]

Hi Razvan. A very good close up of the damselflies paired together. Taken with good detail and natural colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

Hi,
Beautiful captured image of the colorful mating pair of damselflies. Excellent work. tfs.
nagraj.v

Hi
Fantastic composition and capture, such a lovely image too.
Angi

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2009-09-20 3:34]

Razvan, Fantastic work and lovely picture. Superb action and great clarity. The PoV and the angle is great. Well done Ganesh

Hello Razvan
wondeful shot of this couple of mating damselfies
the details are superb as well as the colors and the pose of this ischnura elegans
I like also the green surroundings
Have a good night
Jacqueline

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  • bedri Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 53 W: 0 N: 73] (500)
  • [2009-09-21 12:04]

Excellent macro Razvan, TFS.
Regards,
Bedri..

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