Flying Dragonfly

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2005-06-16 4:56]

Hello Gert!
Great action macro.Details are amazing.Lighting,framing and composition are perfect.Excellent work!TFS...:-)

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• jagathcham (599)
• [2005-06-16 4:56]

Such a nice macro. It is wonderfully clear and realy a masterpiece.
Capturing the guy with all the details while it was flying...You have done a great jog here.
TFS

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• chiliu (6448)
• [2005-06-16 4:57]

Wow!Superb capture!
Extremely clear,very sharp details.GREAT SHOT!
TFS!

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• Clochette (342)
• [2005-06-16 4:59]
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Manual focus, to shot a dragonfly ?.... My God, I feel I have still a lot to learn about photography in nature...
Incredible shot, anyway. I sometimes was lucky in shooting dragonflies which had stopped on plants, but while flying !!!!...
I really admire your work, congratulations Gert.

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• Graal (5002)
• [2005-06-16 5:01]

Superb shot, Gert. Good capture. Very good sharpness and DOF. I like very much. Well done.
Regards,
Aleksander

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• lglandon (1314)
• [2005-06-16 5:08]

1/200s / and so sharp!!
Very nice shot/ DOP perfect
Well Done, Laurent

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• Janice (17794)
• [2005-06-16 5:17]

Excellent Gert, such a great macro action shot. Amazing details, colours and sharpness. Well shown, thank you.

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• mogens-j (20)
• [2005-06-16 5:39]
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Hi Gert
That you got the wings frozen by only 1/200 is simply amazing and I will say great luck (I have some shots with blurred wings at 1/1000 which shows how fast they move). Clearness, sharpness, details and colours - everything here is excellent. Well done.

I would very much like to know shooting distance and how hard you have cropped the original as I am just about to buy an 90 mm Tamron but may be I should consider a 180 mm instead.

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• GATTACA (2)
• [2005-06-16 6:12]

Very impressive shot. Congratulation

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• sAner (4742)
• [2005-06-16 6:13]

Superb, Get, in one word superb! Razorsharp details, great colors and excellent BG. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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• PDP (11763)
• [2005-06-16 6:27]

Hello Gert, fantastic shot! I love it. Beautiful frozen moment and the ID is correct. Very well done.

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• marhowie (35311)
• [2005-06-16 8:23]

Great stroke of luck Gert! Excellent POV, composition, colors, sharpness and details..
My shot today was also with the help of a bit of luck. The hummer flew right down in front of me and was only 5-6 feet from my lens! Almost too close to focus as my inside on the Canon 400mm is 1.8 meters..
Very well done my friend!

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• slrnovice2 (1197)
• [2005-06-16 8:31]

Hi Gert, this is an excellent shot and full frame too - wonderful composition :) and you froze the motion really well at only 1/200! It's lovely and sharp with great colours and OOF BG, a really great shot. TFS :)

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• JeanMichel (2864)
• [2005-06-16 10:12]

You've really got it right, Gert. It could not be better. As you write, it was a luck shot. These don't happen very often. It's a masterpiece. Keep it in a safe place! Hat's off, my friend!

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• manyee (20016)
• [2005-06-16 11:19]

Hello Gert. This is an outstanding shot. I don't think I have ever seen a photo of a dragonfly in flight. You can actually see all four wings. Just amazing. Congratulations.

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• malgosia (0)
• [2005-06-16 11:59]

Wonderful shot with perfect details,lighting amd composition.I liked this work very much.
Thanks for sharing!

malgosia

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• red45 (26975)
• [2005-06-16 12:32]

Yeah Gert!
Real winner! Superb timing and quality.

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• edji (426)
• [2005-06-16 12:42]

How did you do that? Fantastic!

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• carper (8410)
• [2005-06-16 13:55]

wauw gert I am impressed,
I have seen them flying, over and over again, they are so fast and you made here a fantastic capture, with a great pov and fantastic job,
gr. Jaap

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• liquidsunshine (11488)
• [2005-06-16 15:04]

Spectacular capture Gert,
Good sharp details, well composed, good exposure and POV.
It's a real pleasure to view this magnificent shot.
Thanks for posting

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• puciu (2603)
• [2005-06-16 16:53]

Wow. Rewelacyjne zdjêcie, doskona³a jako¶æ,
fajna kompozycja.
Robert.

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• AndyB (3980)
• [2005-06-16 17:29]

Hello Gert,
This is a masterpiece!!
Superbly captured,excellent detail and colours.
Fantastic,well done!

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• jossim (11898)
• [2005-06-16 21:37]

Au vol super ! La netteté et les couleurs sont parfaites. Le Bg etl'exposition sont excellents.

Félicitations !

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• suleesia (1908)
• [2005-06-17 0:32]
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Incredible capture!!!! Fantastic work.
You might want to check the shutter settings again, I am quite certain the speed is greater than just 1/200 to catch that wing. Well done indeed!

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• sandpiper2 (12181)
• [2005-06-17 2:14]

Far out Gert, that's one impressive shot. i know how hard it would be to take this and I think you've done a great job. The focus and freeze are perfect. I love the motion of the wing and the legs tucked up under the belly. You've even managed a perect composition. Well done.

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• honza (4051)
• [2005-06-17 2:40]

Superb shot of nice moment. Perfect focus and sharp details.

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• thistle (9266)
• [2005-06-17 2:43]

Great shot Gert!
I can't imagine how it is possible to capture dfly in flight - there fly so quick that this is even hard to see them well.
This is superb.
I like it very much.
VERY WELL DONE!

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• TAZ (10922)
• [2005-06-17 3:28]

Waouhhhhhhhhh ! Quel cliché ! Une libellule en plein et avec une super qualité !
Wowwwwww ! Incredible action shot ! It is a perfect work ! Congratulations Gert !!! TFS.

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• Xplorator (7614)
• [2005-06-17 4:49]

Great photo, superior colors, clarity and POV.
Thank you for sharing.

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• livios (16856)
• [2005-06-17 16:52]

Gert, an amazing shot indeed. Your reply to Mogens explains how 1/200 was effective.

Congratulations os this perfect and pleasant shot. Another winner by you.

I added your picture to a theme of mine.

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• Luc (14719)
• [2005-06-17 17:38]

Hello Gert!
Personal assessment of the photo: WOW! Great art.
Excellent visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
Thank you very much for sharing so beautifull pictures and for the enjoyment which they give us.
Have a good weekend MF.

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• wallhalla15 (13829)
• [2005-06-18 5:43]

Hi Gert, great macro, colorfull with very good sharpness and very good details
Very good job.
WEll done

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• Comandante (1403)
• [2005-06-18 7:19]

Hello Gert!
This is amazing action macro shot.Details are wonderful.Thanks for sharing.

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• doubleg57 (333)
• [2005-06-22 13:56]

Hi Gert, This is unimaginable for a beginner like me. Take a picture of a flying dragonfly !!! :-o
Amazing !!!
Guy

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• Marlis (203)
• [2005-11-05 15:15]

hello Gert,
this surely must be one of the most amazing shots. I have enough trouble following those swift flyers with my eyes- let alone with my camera. :)
Great POV, incredible sharpness and details.
Marialuisa