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Black beauty


Black beauty
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Copyright: Gert Ellstrom (ellis49) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3387 W: 343 N: 9480] (30807)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08-01
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 180 Macro Ex H, Digital RAW 100, 1.4 X converter
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/125 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2005-08-05 14:11
Viewed: 1207
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Today's post is beautiful dragonfly
I’m not sure, but I think this is a Black Darter, Sympetrum danae a male.
It’s very common where I live.

From: http://www.habitas.org.uk
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Common name: Black Darter
Preferred environment: oligotrophic pools and small lakes on bogs and heaths
Flight period: end of June until October. In Ireland July to mid October
Adult habitat and habits: males are non-territorial and pairing and copulation takes place away from breeding site. Pairs arrive in tandem at breeding site.
Oviposition site and behaviour: oviposits in tandem or female alone. Females dips abdomen into wet peat/soil or mosses.
Larval habitat and habits: eggs diapause until spring and complete lifecycle in one season, Larvae live amongst Sphagnum mosses.
Range: central and northern Europe, northern Asia to Japan and North America. Occurs as far south as the French Pyrenees and north to the Arctic Circle in northern Scandinavia. In Ireland widespread in north and west. Very local south of a line from Galway to Dublin.
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Technique:
Sigma 180 mm macro HSM EX, Kenko 300 PRO DG converter 1.4 X
ISO 100 Raw-format, manualfocus, manual exposure.
Converted ,contrast and levels ,crop, resized to 800 pixels, USM on B7W channel 0,3 pixel, 300% amount.
I used Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 for PP.
carper, marhowie, Fisher, phlr, Signal-Womb, scottevers7, Comandante, logios, dew77, TAZ, Janice, Luc, PDP has marked this note useful
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To Fisher: Balance the exposure.ellis49 2 08-05 18:32
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He is nice Gert,
I never saeen this one before in the low lands,
the composition is very nice taken, the pov is great, even as the dof. Can you tell me what kind of flash you used here? a ringflash mayby, very good job Gert,
gr. Jaap

Excellent work Gert. I appreciate your work very much, Razor sharp - Very well done!

Excellent shot, Gert.
Well done on the details and composition. the flash seems to have done it's job. Excellent work.
An innocent question, the light and Fstop seemed alright, was it a good time for a flash? Was it dark in areas for the need of flash.?

Mike

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1241 W: 129 N: 881] (2814)
  • [2005-08-05 15:23]

Very good indeed!
Such a Perfect shot!
Great details and colors!
5* photo!

Hi Gert, lovely image and great note. The BG is a little messy but sometimes (as I know very well) that cannot be helped. Don't get me wrong, this is a stunning image (it is very clear and detailed, well composed and the light is lovely) but I just felt like doing a workshop. I hope you like it.

Hello Gert!
WONDERFUL wings! Just like alive dragonfly...

Very good capture Gert, beautiful details and nice composition. Your use of fill flash has really enhanced the tiny hairs. 7/10 Well done.

Hi Gert,
A superb macro for its razor sharp detail, and vivid colors.
Scott

Hello Gert!
Wonderful macro.Colors,details,sharpness and composition are perfect.Thanks for sharing.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2005-08-06 4:10]

Hello Gert!
Wonderful close up.Crisp clear details,sharpness,POV,framing and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)

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  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 440 W: 10 N: 504] (2372)
  • [2005-08-06 4:55]

excellent. amazing details, colours, focus...

gert, i don't have many words in my english vocabular to describe your images. they are very nice and technically impecables. tfs

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2005-08-06 6:31]

Hi my "I am not sure if you are younger or older than me' friend!
Personal assessment of the photo: excellent. Beautifull dragonfly indeed.
Strong visual impact.
A not easy shot, IMHO.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
TFS.
Have a good weekend!

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2005-08-06 12:02]

Indeed, Gert, a beauty.

Great lighting, pov and sharpness.

I also colors and composition. Excellent colors and contrast.

Good diagonal composition. Great details as usual.

The compo does complement the DOF here Gert. Subject is perfectly placed. The details sharp and the blacks nicely exposed.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2005-08-07 4:27]

What a superb dragonfly that you have well captured ! Composition, colors, details and sharpness are great ! Thanks for sharing Gert.

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  • CTP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 647 W: 6 N: 1106] (3191)
  • [2005-08-07 23:36]

Another great macro Gert.
Nice colors,sharpness,dof,focus and colors.TFS
CT

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2005-08-08 17:11]

Hi Gert, lovely shot. The details are very good and it's a nice composition. I'm sure the ID is correct. Excellent details and contrast.

Very well done.

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