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White-faced Darter


White-faced Darter
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Copyright: Ulla Kruys (uleko) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2466 W: 168 N: 7458] (23564)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-16
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2IS
Exposure: f/4, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Dragon- and damselflies - Sweden [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-06-21 10:33
Viewed: 559
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Eastern White-faced Darter - Leucorrhinia albifrons

Back home again after a hot and sunny week away up north. We managed to visit a few Nature Reserves on the way and I was rather excited as I managed to capture this Darter along a path in a boggy woodland. I’ve only seen the red Leucorrhinias before so this was a new experience!

This Darter is generally scarce but when found it can be abundant. It occurs mainly in the southern half of Sweden and Finland as well as in eastern Europe and Russia.

Like all Leucorrhinias it has a white face which makes it easy to reognise. There are five species of Leucorrhinia, three of these are black and red and two are black and powdery blue. The one above is a male and the slender body is typical for this species. The wing markings are black. It flies from late May to mid August being most common in June.

This was captured from a distance of 1 metre with the camera handheld. The background was very busy but I managed to get this shot from an angle where I had the leaf behind the subject.

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1148 W: 254 N: 2555] (11565)
  • [2007-06-21 10:38]

Hi Ulla,

A nice capture,you managed to avoid the busy BG quite good with choosing the POV as describe,colors and sharpness are good,tfs

Paul

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 924 W: 5 N: 2259] (8370)
  • [2007-06-21 10:41]

Very nice shot,Ulla!
Sharpness,details and colors are excellent. TFS

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1786 W: 8 N: 4638] (14987)
  • [2007-06-21 10:43]

Hi Ulla,

Welcome home and congratulations.

Nice close-up of this Darter. I like the pose on the diagonal stem. Good colors and sharp details.

Jane

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2007-06-21 10:50]

Hi Ulla,
Splendid shot of this White-faced Darter. Impressive sharpness and clear details. I like your POV to portray it and the precise DOF. The green BG illustrates nicely the habitat. They come in such varied colours, forms and features and make such a difficult study. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • Bufo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 422 W: 71 N: 984] (4241)
  • [2007-06-21 11:14]

Oooh Ulla,
this species ranks very high on my want to see list. It has been discovered in my region (first record for the Netherlands). Your image is nice and sharp and shows all beautiful details of the darter.
Just beautiful.
Jacob

hi ulla,
very nice capture, the green bg makes the shot look beautiful, good point of view, well composed shot,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Hi Ulla,
Beautiful set up with nice background to show this White-faced Darter. Sharpness and exposure are great. TFS this fine image.
JC

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3040 W: 148 N: 4529] (14629)
  • [2007-06-21 12:42]

Hi Ulla again.
Excellent shot of this beautiful dragonfly. I like perfect DOF and great details and sharpness of its image. Lighting and colours, BG and composition are wonderful. Bravo and TFS.
Alexei.

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 514 W: 8 N: 1099] (4072)
  • [2007-06-21 13:09]

Hello Ulla, congratulations, excellent capture! Wonderful POV and composition, the dragonfly has amazing collors posted in a natural and beautiful BG.. Well Done

First of all, my hearty congratulations on the new arrival in your family, Ulla!
It must have been a wonderful feeling to be with your grand-child at her christening.

The colour of the eyes of this Darter is very different and attractive. It comes out strongly in this well captured image.
A lovely composition against the green BG.
TFS and regards.

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 663 W: 98 N: 1260] (4181)
  • [2007-06-21 13:21]

Very nice. This is a really sharp photo with outstanding focus and excellent details. Exposure is perfect with well saturated colors. It's a great POV and very effective DOF.

bonjour ulla
je ne crois pas avoir deja vu cet espece de libellule,le POV ets bien choisit,les couleurs belle et la netteté excellente.
laurent

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 524 W: 87 N: 693] (5739)
  • [2007-06-21 14:36]

Hi Ulla,

très bonne image de libellule, il va vraiment falloir que je m'y mette moi ausssi. La ligne pure est bien restituée. Sa couleur foncée est bien visible sur le BG vert, il y a juste une petite perte de DOF sur le haut du corps.

gl

Hi Ulla, splendid macro with great sharpness and lovely details, I like it, ciao Silvio

Hello Ulla!
It is really nice to see you again after a short break. I hope that you spent a nice time :>
According to this picture I have to say that I like this picture a lot. Very good DOF and interesting POV.
This species (like 2 other belonging to this genus) are rather rare in Poland and protected by the law. And because it is nice to see it here on TN. I really do not remember the sexual differences in this species, but this is a male right?
Hope to see some other interesting picture from you soon :>
Greetings and all the best!
Radomir

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1991 W: 5 N: 5557] (20998)
  • [2007-06-21 16:27]

Hi Ulla.good to see your pictures again. this is a fine shot of the Darter. sharp focus and deatil.with good colours. a nice POV and DOF.the wing markings show up well. TFS good notes to read aswell. very well done
Nick..

Hi Ulla,

Great shot of this beauty
i have never seen this species before
Sharpness, details, POV, colours and DOF are perfect

TFS Thijs

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1048 W: 1 N: 4156] (13964)
  • [2007-06-21 20:08]

Hi Ulla,
Magnificient macro image Ulla, spot on focus and exposure. I love the eyes on this guy, thanks for sharing.
Rick

Hi Ulla,
Perfect DoF, superbly focused.
Sharp and nice details of the dragonfly.
Very neat blurry BG.
Great shot.

BL

Hello Ulla,
A pleasant composition and a fine dynamic pose!
Skilfull macro work, excellent details are captured from a good point of view...
Attractive colours and the insect stands out well !
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2007-06-22 3:06]

Hello Ulla,
Beautiful close up.Exposure,lighting,simple BG,details and sharpness are excellent.
TFS..:-)

Dear Ulla,
the eyes! The white front, the blue, the posture etc. You captured the species that I have never seen very well.
My best regards,
Dietrich

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2349 W: 61 N: 3802] (12200)
  • [2007-06-22 6:59]

Hi Ulla,
Nice capture of this White faced darter with a good POV and composition. I liked the details, colors and the background. TFS
Selen

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2082 W: 216 N: 3759] (12474)
  • [2007-06-25 17:04]

Hi Ulla

A wonderful capture from you and a great macro picture.
Leucorrhinia is a genus that i've missed so far in Europe, but fortunately i alreaddy managed to take some photos of one species here in the US :)
Lovely colors and very nice sharp details.
I also like the DOF that you chose here, blurring the BG nicely and bringing out the subject even better.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hi Ulla,
Nice image.
Good sharpness.
Well composed.
TFS
Annick
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