Common Darter

Critiques [Translate]

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• lawbert (0)
• [2007-09-15 11:24]

Hello Nick
Yup...its a dragonfly..no doubt!! His body looks almost bark like..maybe for camoflauge?
As for the shot...its lovely and tight showing great detail..the colourfull background shows him off well..great shot Nick and TFS
Paul

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• Mana (16346)
• [2007-09-15 11:52]

Hi Nicholas,
Just marking it and will come back with a proper critique later. Clearing my huge backlog first, ha ha ha.
Regards.
Sumon

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• gilou530 (242)
• [2007-09-15 12:23]

hello nicholas
a well tallied dragonfly, one moment captured well with a good light, well done

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• joey (19849)
• [2007-09-15 12:39]

Hi Nick,
an excellent shot.
The colours seem to be a bit frab fro a Common Darter but the only other dragonfly it could be is the Ruddy Darter which has completely black legs and vivid yellow at the base of each wing which this dragonfly doesn't have, so I'm pretty sure it's a Common Darter.
+++ Great colours, superb BG and DOF, very sharp and detailed great POV.
--- Nothing :)
Well done,
Joe

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• Argus (23373)
• [2007-09-15 12:43]

Hello Nick,
Before I read Radomir's critique I thought this might be a female Common Darter (S. striolatum) and now I'm convinced that it is. I like the pose and composition on the Bell Heather and the dragonfly is sharp enough to stand out against the busy but OOF BG.

TFS and enjoy your weekend,
Ivan

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• Silke (5398)
• [2007-09-15 13:27]

See ems like the votes are in for Common Darter (sorry, mate -- I have NO idea!!)
Great colours and details, superb composition
TFS
silke

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• Patleboss (5878)
• [2007-09-15 15:35]

Hello Nic, splendid macro shot with excellent focus and great deepht of field, lovely colors, pose and composition,
very well done
friendly,
Pat

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• eqshannon (19829)
• [2007-09-15 17:07]

OK...so maybe that is correct as mine....per Joey. This is of course a much better shot of a darter. You were able to sharpen without going overboard. I had to make up for my lens which is not macro but apparently good enough to blow up large. A great shot and I tend to like this angle.
Bob

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• gannu (10776)
• [2007-09-15 22:46]

Nicholas, very very nice shot. I like the flowers and PoV. The Bg is superb Ganesh

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• gracious (12298)
• [2007-09-16 0:28]

Hello Nick,
Good pov with this beautiful dragonfly with sharpness, vivid colour and details
very good presentation and well seen
cheers
Tony

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• jmirah (3574)
• [2007-09-16 0:30]

Hi Nicholas,
Excellent capture of the golden dragonfly. Fine detail and outstanding color. Well done. Thanks for sharing.

Best wishes,
Jim

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• haraprasan (13068)
• [2007-09-16 1:15]

Hi Nick,
A nice capture of this common darter. Very fine details and POV. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• cataclysta (4495)
• [2007-09-16 1:34]

Hi Nicholas
Very nice shot. Very colorful buckground. Pretty good sharpness. Nice composition.
I like it
Best wishes
Krzysztof

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• wishnugaruda (13860)
• [2007-09-16 2:18]

Hi Nick,
that's a beautiful one, I like the warm colours and the nice BG. I haven't seen a single one of this specimen this year - and I wonder why. But several others which I never saw before ;-) Changing every year, that's good variety. Bye and greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• marmottelolo (14467)
• [2007-09-16 2:25]

bonjour nick
si l'ID a été confirmer cela veut dire que je ne m'etais pas trompé.
le BG est formidable,flou et tres coloré.
la libellule est parfaitement nette,sauf legerement sur le bout de l'abdomen (f/5 une peu juste surement).
le POV est egalement tres bien.
laurent

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• cicindela (6980)
• [2007-09-16 4:10]
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Hello Nicholas,
I am not sure for 100% (I can not see profile of thorax...) but in my opinion it is a female of Sympetrum striolatum - Common Darter
This is nice, sharp picture with good details and POV.
Best regards and TFS,
Radomir

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• angybone (7204)
• [2007-09-16 5:23]

Lovely how the wing come forward over the flower as if protecting it. A great shot - sharp and clean.

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• GLEM (5739)
• [2007-09-16 6:50]

hi Nicholas,
a commun D.F but a really good POV to put in value this insect. Excellent DOF and colors harmony.

tfs
gaetan

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• Westhammer (67)
• [2007-09-16 12:55]

Hello Nick,
Great detail in the creature, your focus is bang on. Wonderful composition,the blurred background and great colour in the flowers make your shot stand out. Thanks for sharing, Lee.

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• Silvio2006 (23934)
• [2007-09-16 13:51]

Hi Nick, wonderful dragonfly with superb colors, lovely details and splendid sharpness, very well done, have a great week end, ciao Silvio

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• kjpweb (4788)
• [2007-09-16 17:02]

Good one, Nick. Great detail even can see the hairs on it's back (yuk)! :) Well composed and well handled in terms of exposure! Kudos! Cheers, Klaus

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• marhowie (34555)
• [2007-09-17 2:46]

Hi Nicholas,
Nice and sharp, great details within your DOF. Nice POV and the colorful BG shows em' off well :)
Beautiful Dragon! :)
Howard

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• ridvan (5140)
• [2007-09-27 8:06]

selam nick, excellent macro shot and very good composition of this dragonfly .nice pov with splendid colours.well presented pose
Well done my friend!
Regards ridvan

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• sily (1859)
• [2007-10-02 15:43]

HI Nick,
seeing this beauty with such glamourous BG is breathtaking, magnificent details and colors, awesome POV and compo!