Happy moment

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• eqshannon (22892)
• [2008-08-20 10:01]

Wow what an angle...so dramatic. It gives slight even in perched! A sharpening didn't hurt it at all but brought out the prickly situation:-) I'm not sure if I have ever seen one caught in this pose with the deep blue sky as a backdrop. Very unique!
Bob

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• jaycee (17097)
• [2008-08-20 10:05]

Hi Ulla,

A happy moment indeed! Just wonderful with that blue sky in the background. The pose is magnificent and he seems to be enjoying himself. Excellent colors and details of the dragonfly - the face is superb. I love those wings filling the frame.

Jane

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• mariki (9427)
• [2008-08-20 10:08]
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Hello Ulla,

Excellent POV. Beautiful composition. Very good sharpness on the whole body of the dragonfly. I have been chasing a red dragonfly, I think to be a Sympetrum sanguineum, for a week without success, this insect is very shy, yours does not seem so shy. Splendid light and colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• maurydv (6748)
• [2008-08-20 10:28]

Ciao Ulla,
splendida macro di libellula, eccellenti POV dal basso, DOF e composizione con lo sfondo del cielo e la posa su questa bella piamta, superlativi i dettagli, magnifici i colori.
TFS. Maurizio

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• techranger (1373)
• [2008-08-20 10:39]

I love the angle that you took this photo... very impressive. Wings are extremely sharp and the lacey pattern of the wings contrast so nicely with the sharp looking plant. Really well done...

Larry

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• cloud (2131)
• [2008-08-20 10:45]

Hi Ulla,
Such POV gave excellent result. Great BG, light and colours.
Regards, Pawel

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• PaulH (11787)
• [2008-08-20 11:33]

Hi Ulla,
very impressive POV, and one we don't see that often either! Superb detail and the blue sky background really highlights the wing structure, very well done!
tfs
Paul

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• nglen (23562)
• [2008-08-20 11:36]

Hi Ulla . Its so much like one i took on my car areail last year , and looks as if it has a smile to. I do like your low POV which shows us the underside of the wings with fine detail . good use of the light giving bright colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

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• pvs (11925)
• [2008-08-20 11:43]

Hi Ulla,

A different but great POV,well chosen and what about the blue sky,something I have missed the last week since my returnal in sweden,tfs

Paul

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• cicindela (7532)
• [2008-08-20 12:34]

Hello Ulla!
Really this one has smile on its face :)
Very interesting and original POV, I like contrast between insect and blue sky.
On the other hand some noise reduction would be good I think, especially in "sky part" of picture :)
Best regards from Lodz!
Friendly yours,
Radek

PS. Thank you for visit and comment to my Meteora picture. You are right entomological trips brings me a lot of new very possitive feelings and allow to see wonderful places :) And that's I love this work! ;>

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• rdfoto (3202)
• [2008-08-20 12:51]

Bonjour Ulla
Au grand angle...
Très belle capture, belles couleurs et bonne netteté, image bien cadrée, très beau sujet.
Amicalement Robi

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• red45 (27399)
• [2008-08-20 13:42]

Hi Ulla!

POV is really good! Dragonfly looks like very happy indeed :-) Very interesting composition with silhouette of insect well visible on blue sky. Agree with your ID also. Good, refreshing work!

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• CatherineD (2932)
• [2008-08-20 14:19]

Hello Ulla,
Very unusual POV. Excellent composition and nice colours too. An happy summer shot. Yes, this summer was not very good also in Belgium for butterflies and dragonflies. To much rainy and covered days I think. I hope the autumn will be better. Best regards,
Catherine

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• lousat (11634)
• [2008-08-20 14:33]

Hi Ulla,the point of view ( and your class) make a difference!! Fantastic corner to start the pic,we can see perfecly the wings,and very nice details of the face. Great work,my best compliments,Luciano

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• Art_R (1995)
• [2008-08-20 14:41]

Hi Ulla , beautiful dragonfly photo here :-) great detail color composition and point of view thanks for sharing this
regards
Art

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• EOSF1 (23315)
• [2008-08-20 14:54]

Hello Ulla! Well done on that great macro! I love the pov and great details, good work as always!

Mario

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• Evelynn (14071)
• [2008-08-20 17:14]
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Goodness... I don't know how you manage to get so close to these guys. It is a wonderful full frame image. I bet there was a smile on both your faces. : )

On my monitor it looks just a little over-sharpened, but the color and exposure look good.
Our summer seems to have ended abruptly with a winter storm pattern.

TFS
Evelynn ; )

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• ramthakur (27169)
• [2008-08-20 21:38]

Taking a dragonfly picture from such a perspective is a difficult proposition, Ulla. I try to avoid it as far as possible because my camera settings tend to go wrong.
On the contrary, you have done it wonderfully well. 1/640 gives you perfect details on the subject and also gets the sky as if you had used a polarized filter.
A brilliant picture, indeed.
Namaste and regards.

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• gannu (12410)
• [2008-08-20 21:45]

Hello Ulla, Brilliant angle and superb view. I am sure you might have delighted after seeing such an angle to shoot. Such an angle many times are short lived as by the time you adjust the camera and the settings, phew the fly gone. you were lucky to get such a view and presented it beautifully. Ganesh

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• Juyona (13785)
• [2008-08-21 0:21]

Hola Ulla,
magnífica captura y pov,
nitidez y fino bg...
la definición en las alas maravillosa,
saludos amiga.

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• jusninasirun (5756)
• [2008-08-21 0:59]

Hello Ulla. Awesome shot from 30cm and the dragonfly remained perched. Excellent sharp image with flawless sharpness and clarity. The smiling dragonfly pops out well against the spotless blue sky. Well done and thanks for sharing. Best regards. Jusni

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• anel (9848)
• [2008-08-21 1:30]
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Hello Ulla,
What an amazing point of view! We can see the sky through the wings. Gives an original and well composed picture. In my area here in Bern there are a lot less dragonflies than usual too.Do you know what kind of plant the dragonfly rests?
Thanks and best regards
Anne

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• boreocypriensis (16940)
• [2008-08-21 4:05]

Hi Ulla;)
Like my love to herptiles;) your love to dragonflies is prominent in this shot! Perfectly focused and composed macro in all around my friend!
TFS and warm regards from TRNC,
Bayram

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• janhendrik (2400)
• [2008-08-21 5:16]

Hi Ulla,

Very good macro work, I really like it. Good detail and good focus on the head of the dragonfly. Well done.

Jan-Hendrik

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• haraprasan (13530)
• [2008-08-21 8:33]

Hi Ulla,
A nice capture of this beautiful dragonfly. Very well composed with sharp details. thanks a lot for sharing.

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• crs (2787)
• [2008-08-21 10:54]

Hello Ulla,

Your photo has a very good and unusual POV. I like the sharp image focused on dragonfly's head as well as the delicate wing's sructure.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

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• Ishi (2146)
• [2008-08-22 4:18]

Lovely and unusual POV! I saw the "smile" before I read your note, Ulla.

TFS,

Ishi

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• Silvio2006 (27858)
• [2008-08-24 5:18]

Ciao Ulla, splendid macro with wonderful dragonfly by unusual POV, great details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• PeterZ (10395)
• [2008-08-26 0:03]

Hello Ulla,
From the last weeks I had a lot of photos to work off. This one I enjoy very well. What a beauty in an excellent exposure. Very good quality!
Kind regards,
Peter