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Beautiful Demoiselle


Beautiful Demoiselle
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Copyright: Ivan Kruys (Argus) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2487 W: 132 N: 7075] (22101)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06-26
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Canon EF 300 f4L + Canon 1.4 converter
Exposure: f/8, 1/60 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Dragon- and damselflies - Sweden [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-12-14 4:58
Viewed: 677
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is the Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) belonging to the family Calopterygidae, which is a widespread family throughout the world.

The genus Calopteryx is the only one represented in Europe and there are five species. This is one of the more common species found nearly all over Europe where there are streams with clear running water.

This individual is a male, the female being greenish with brownish transparent wings.

They fly from late spring to late summer and always close to their stream habitat. The female oviposits in aquatic plants, sometimes immersing her abdomen deeply into the water.

This shot was taken on a cloudy day with the camera hand-held. PP treatment included cropping, slight rotation, shapening and noise reduction using Neat Image.

A bit of colour to brighten our northern winter!

meyerd, fiyo, claudine, sandpiper2, maheshpatil, horia, volkan, anel, ramthakur, Ken52, blakitan, markop, RAP, cedryk has marked this note useful
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Dear Ivan,
you got this fluttery nervous thing just right, marvellous, how did you do it so well? With 1/60th and hand-held I would have a sharpness problem. So I guess it's the anti-jttery device that helps. Congratulations!
Cheers, Dietrich

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 924 W: 5 N: 2240] (8248)
  • [2006-12-14 5:41]

Hello Ivan,
Wonderful capture.POV,colors,sharpness and composition are excellent.TFS

Hello Ivan,
This is a very beautiful macro of this delicate insect. I love those colors, POV, DOF, composition and details, especially on its wings. This is very well done. Thanks,
Claudine

hi ivan,
lovely shot,
excellent sharpness, well saturated colours,
well composed, lovely bg,
very well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Ivan, I've seen this species a number of times of TN, but I never tire of its beauty. Saw similar recently in Thailand, but no luck in getting a decent shot.
Fabulous sharpness for 1/60
Beautifully exposed and composed
Chris

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  • honza Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 546 W: 0 N: 680] (4047)
  • [2006-12-14 6:39]

Very good photo of the beautiful insect. Perfect composition, sharpness and nice colors.

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2043 W: 212 N: 3651] (12150)
  • [2006-12-14 7:02]

Hi Ivan

Another amazing photo from you!
This C. virgo is indeed a species worth photographing since it's such a wonderful one and you did great at it.
I really like the colors and reflections here. Also the sharpness of the details is most impressive and the POV exceptional.
Very good DOF, too, excellent exposure and wonderful composition.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1029 W: 0 N: 90] (7655)
  • [2006-12-14 8:44]

Hej Ivan
Beautiful shot. Good colours, sharpnes, details, light and POV. I like the green BG.
Well done Ivan

osse

Hi Ivan,
a beautiful Blå Jungfruslända, the colours and the pattern on the wings are always amazing and you have captured well.
The details are very good, especially but hand hels camera.
I like the DOG too, the subject is well seen from the BG.

But what du you mean, colour up, we have a great colour at the moment, GREY ;-))
Mycket fin bild,
Gert

Hi Ivan,
This is beautiful.
Great vibrant colors.
Details,DOF and point of view are superb.
TFS

Excellent shot, Ivan!
Details, pose, colours and composition are on high level :)
TFS
Ralf

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  • star74 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 294 W: 5 N: 619] (2466)
  • [2006-12-14 10:20]

Hi Ivan
Marvellous capture.
Clear colors and details.
Nice point of view.

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1115 W: 0 N: 1829] (7816)
  • [2006-12-14 13:35]

Hi Ivan,
This demoiselle is a male, it's funny! Very beautiful dragonfly, well photographed in good light.
Best regards
Anne

This is nature photography at its best, Ivan.
Perfect diagonal positioning of the subject so beautifully captured with everything absolutely in place.
I particularly love the minutest details and subtle shades of colour on the Demoiselle as well as on the vegetation within the frame.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful image.
Ram

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1549 W: 0 N: 1158] (6414)
  • [2006-12-14 17:14]

Hello,
Beautiful capture!
Superb detail, very nice colours.
Very well done!

Hola Ivan,
Me quedo maravillado de la belleza y extraordinaria nitidez de la foto, además de una bonita composición. Saludos

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 660 W: 98 N: 1249] (4153)
  • [2006-12-15 1:29]

Amazing details and colors. Exceptional exposure!

Hi Ivan,
DoF was perfect, excellent sharpness, superb details, and very neat blurry BG.
Colors are wonderful.
Excellent shot.

Ben Lakitan

Hi Ivan,
Gorgeous capture of this damselfly, with excellent focus giving us breathtaking detail; I still can't get over the texture of the wings! WOW!
TFS,
Stavros

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-12-15 12:52]

Great colors to show us to this beauty of the nature Ivan.

I like it a lot: composition, colors, POV, DOF, focus, sharpness, background, lighting, framing.

I like it: notes.

I don't like it: nothing to grumble.

Wonderful macro, without doubts.
Thanks and regards... Ricardo

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  • cedryk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 954 W: 57 N: 1604] (4949)
  • [2006-12-19 20:04]

Dear Ivan,
I like very much this overall greenish hue and wonderful gentle light. This shiny surface on the damselfly's abdomen looks gorgeous.
Best greetings,
Michal

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