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Smiling flyer


Smiling flyer
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Copyright: Gert Ellstrom (ellis49) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3645 W: 350 N: 8890] (28681)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-05
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, Digital ISO 200
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Dragonflies in flight [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-08-12 6:37
Viewed: 1129
Points: 52
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Today’s post is also from my vacation in Värmland.
It was many big dragonflies who was flying from the sunset to after the sunrise, they was almost never sitting, so I have try to shoot them in the air.
This belongs to Aeshna but I am not sure of the species, we have a lot of blue big ones, it could be a Migrant Hawker. It’s a beautiful dragonfly and this male looks happy when it was cruising around looking for females or preys.
I hope you like him.

Canon 70-300 USM IS, manual focus, manual exposure, handheld camera, no flash.
ISO 200, Raw-format,
Convert, Levels, Contrast, Crop, resized to 800 pixels, USM on the B/W channel in lab-colours. I used Adobe Photoshop CS2 for PP

hansh, horia, chouette, blakitan, RAP, Alex99, vanderschelden, sAner, hester, fyapici, Fisher, coasties, marhowie, wallhalla15, ddg has marked this note useful
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sembra un elicottero, Gert!
Foto molto bella, hai bloccato molto bene l'insetto, bei dettagli e ottimi i colori, bravo!

Ciao.
Franco

Hi Gert,

Nice helicopter picture ;o)
Well see and well done.
TFS.

Serge

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  • hansh Gold Star Critiquer [C: 184 W: 1 N: 393] (2011)
  • [2006-08-12 7:34]

Hello Gert.
Congrats that you could take this picture in such way. That sharp of a flying dragon and manually focussed. Very well don and thanks.
Gr. Hans

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2084 W: 216 N: 3767] (12502)
  • [2006-08-12 7:55]

Hohoho....Gert, you've done it again!
Not only is this a smashing in-flight picture, but you managed it without the hels of flash, tripod and at a really short shutter speed. Outstanding!
Splendid details, great lighting, lovely colors, excellent POV adn DOF, perfect BG...all these make this photo a really great one!

BRAVO and TFS
Horia

Hi Gert,
Another great picture of yours. Greatly capturing this flying dragonfly. Sharp, clear, and neat. Nice details. Nice blurry BG. Superb action shot.

Ben Lakitan

Hello Gert,
Excellent in-fligh capture! You really captured this dragonfly with perfect focus and DOF. Your POV is great and it shows the movement of the wings nicely. I also tried to shoot flying dragons this summer. I really had fun to do that! This is a real challenge! Very good job and TFS!

Hi Gert,
Superb shot!Excellent detalis,beautiful colors.Great POV,BG and composition.TFS

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-08-12 9:27]

Otra muestra de tu pulso para capturar este espécimen en vuelo Gert.
Además de la nitidez sobre el cuerpo del insecto, es agradable el efecto de sus alas obtenido con la velocidad elegida para la captura.
TFS.
Mis mejores saludos... Ricardo

Another sample of your timing to capture this specimen in flight Gert.
Besides the clarity on the body of the insect, it is pleasant the effect of their wings obtained with the speed elect for the capture.
TFS.
Best regards... Ricardo

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3046 W: 148 N: 4553] (14701)
  • [2006-08-12 9:59]

Hi Gert.
Two very difficult tasks are solved. The first one is a shooting the dragonfly in flight...

Excellent job. My congratulations.
Alexei.

Hi Gert,
that's marvelous, I'm always astonished to see those shots with flying insects, what a wonderful moment. And it realy seems to smile, very nice, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1011 W: 285 N: 3343] (11060)
  • [2006-08-12 11:03]

Hallo Gert,
really captured in flight with pretty good sharpness of head and along the entire length of the abdomen.
Peter

Gert,
Techically outstanding.
TFS
Annick

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1654 W: 79 N: 1456] (4742)
  • [2006-08-12 12:53]

Hi Gert,

How are you doing? This is absolutely amazing ... I wish I was able to shoot a pic like this. Fantastic frozen action, with a perfect blurred bg. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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  • DOBIS Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 126 W: 16 N: 170] (632)
  • [2006-08-12 15:07]

Hello Gert!
Fantastic shot! Clear and sharp detail of the D-fly even that she is flying! Very good job.
Regrads,
Tomas

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1474 W: 18 N: 2990] (10972)
  • [2006-08-12 16:17]

Great in flight shot. The colours and light are amazing. The details on the head are amazing with a great sense of movement in the wings. Excellent

Excellent shot Gert,
The details are nice, clear and sharp.
Good colours, lighting and exposure. Well composed and splendid timing.
Thanks for posting, enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Hi Gert,
No needs critique :) The best! Splendid details, superb lighting, lovely colors, excellent POV adn DOF, grat BG, all of them make this photograph a really perfect one!
Regards,
Fevzi

Hi Gert,

How about that, He's smiling for you. Excellent shot and well done on the composition.

Mike

Hi Gert

Nice work here. Very good exposure. Nicely composed with clear detail. Expert camera work. :-)

amazing shot with a great "WOW!"-effect, gert! :-)
and again one asks oneself, how did he do it?! *g*
how many tries did you have?
perfect timing on the inflight of the "helicopter",
with excellent sharpness and wonderful natural colors and light.
very well done & take care, thorsten.

Great shot Gert...sharp,nice colours and POV...TFS
best regards

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1029 W: 0 N: 90] (7745)
  • [2006-08-13 5:24]

Hej Gert
Great action shot. Excellent composition. Great colour, sharpnes, details, BG, DOF. light and POV. ( Once I tray to get them in the air nearly two hours.I just get dizzy and neck paint.)
Very well done my friend

osse

Excellent in-flight capture Gert!
I think what stands out for me most is the POV & DOF here :)
Very well done mf.

Wow - what a fantastic shot!
Great moment you captured here! Fantastic POV/DOF, excellent sharpness, great colours and lighting too. This is an excellent composition. I like it very much. Thank you for posting my friend.
Gr.
Heinz

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 881 W: 23 N: 927] (4997)
  • [2006-08-14 8:42]

Bonjour Gert, je suis jaloux!! vous me concurrencez!! The timing is perfect and the POV too. Splendid colors and perfect sharpness. Well done, Didier.

Very nice inflight of the dragonfly, I really like the POV on this one. Wel done Gert. :)

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