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The Wedding Singer


The Wedding Singer
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Copyright: Alan Turvey (liquidsunshine) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1889 W: 112 N: 3371] (11494)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-19
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro, Hoya 58mm skylight
Exposure: f/14.0, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-08-10 13:17
Viewed: 1517
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 56
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Here's a common blue damselfly. This was taken at College lake nature centre near to Tring.

Dragonflies and damselflies can appear alarming to some people, and their old English country names of ‘horse-stingers’ and ‘devil’s darning needles’ suggests they were once feared. This fear probably stems from the long and usually striped abdomen characteristic of these insects and the fact that they can curl their ‘tails’ down as if preparing to sting. In fact, neither dragonflies nor damselflies have the capacity to sting, although they are predatory insects, both in the larval and adult stages. All flying insects evolved originally with two pairs of wings although, in some species, the front pair has become modified to act as wing covers. These species include various beetles, crickets and cockroaches. Other insects have effectively lost the hind pair of wings, having two pin-shaped balancing organs in their place. Dragonflies and damselflies have retained both pairs as membranous wings, both effective in flight. Both dragonflies and damselflies are strong and swift fliers, and both pairs of wings are similar in size. Apart from their smaller size and generally more slender build, the easiest way to distinguish damselflies from dragonflies is the position of the wings when the insect is resting. Dragonflies rest with both pairs of wings held perpendicular to the body, whereas damselflies hold them almost parallel. As the name suggests, the common blue damselfly is one of the commonest species in Great Britain. They can be confused with other blue damselflies and this situation isn’t helped by the fact that the markings on this species are rather variable. Adult males are predominantly blue, spotted with black markings resembling stripes. Adult females are much darker with larger areas of black and usually a green background colour, although there is a blue form, again with larger areas of black.

Notes from Arkive.org

Thanks for looking, have a great end to the week.


Model: Canon EOS 20D
Exposure Time: 1/60 sec
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
Exposure compensation: -1.3
F-Stop: f/14.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 100
Focal Length: 105/1 mm
Date Taken: July 19th 2006 @ 15:10
Metering Mode: Average
Flash: No
Support: Handheld

Raw file processed with Rawshooter Premium.
Resized, framed and minor adjustments using Photoshop CS.
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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-08-10 13:33]

Un detalle inusual en esta macro que es el pelaje frondoso que presenta este caballito.
Un adecuado DOF y nitidez permiten verlo con total claridad.
Bellos colores y un contraste acorde con el fondo difuso y bien aprovechado.
Interesante presentación... sin dudas.
Saludos... Ricardo

An unusual detail in this macro that is the leafy pelage that presents this damselfly.
Appropriate DOF and sharpness allow to see it with total clarity.
Beautiful colors and anaccordant contrast with the diffuse bottom well taken advantage.
Interesting presentation... without doubts.
Regards... Ricardo

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 856 W: 2 N: 617] (2142)
  • [2006-08-10 13:47]

Hello Alan , A Fantastic macro from the damsel , a beauty blue colour , good details sharp pov bg very good job , Greetings Teunie .

Great macro shot Alan. Great sharpness, details, clarity and nice DOF. Great colours and composition too. Thanks for sharing.
Gr.
Heinz

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-08-10 14:19]

Hello Alan,
Excellent capture of singer.POV,colors,details,sharpness,framimg and composition are wonderful.
TFS...:-)

Excellent POV, DOF and details and colors on this one Alan. :)

Hi Alan
Incredible picture.
Excellent color and composition.
Good POV and BG. Added to my fav.
TFS!!!!
Regards
Alain

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  • mbasil Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 336 W: 149 N: 745] (3304)
  • [2006-08-10 14:58]

I got the title right away. Very cute. Great macro, too. Lighting, focus, and DoF are all spot on. It's also nice to see you shooting some critters with color, instead of those boring beige cats! ;-)
Mike

Hi Alan,
Very busy at the moment :) comments later mf..

Hi Alan,
you are an allrounder - good in every catergory - big animals - birds - no even excellent macros. Perfect, I love your damsel, so sharp and crisp, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1059 W: 290 N: 3946] (13340)
  • [2006-08-10 16:45]

Hallo Alan,
brilliant blue colour and extremely good sharpness. It's always nice to see how damselflies or dragonflies manage to stick to thin twigs are anything else by their spiny legs sometimes in an 'acrobatic' manner. Thank you for posting this detail-rich and beautiful nature document.
Peter

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3066 W: 231 N: 6160] (21048)
  • [2006-08-10 18:18]

A gorgeous macro, Alan. Excellently executed.
Details are tack sharp, fantastic POV and crop.
Colors are beautiful. Perfect DOF.
TFS. : )

Hi Alan
Have been gone for awhile. Looking forward to previous posts. Love the bright colors and detail. Great shotl. NOw for the dumb blonde question. "Wedding Singer?"
Thanks Kathy :-?

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2006-08-11 2:42]

Alan, you offer us a new superb close-up ! The details are great. POV, colors, exposure, BG, DOF and sharpness are excellent. Interesting note too.
Bravo my friend and TFS.

Hi Alan,
the POV and pose are very nice. Good details anf colours.
I like the DOF, the entire damselfly in focus and the BG nicely blurred.
Very well done.

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2172 W: 218 N: 4383] (14902)
  • [2006-08-11 4:08]

Hi Alan

I never know the British popular belives about damselflies and dragonflies...very interesting read!
An excellent shot, too...i wonder what song he is playing :)
Very nice POV, great DOF, very good sharp details, lovely colors and framing.
A work very well done!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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  • honza Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 537 W: 0 N: 716] (4191)
  • [2006-08-11 5:33]

Perfect detail of damselfly eyes. Very nice colors and excellent sharpness. Have a nice weekend. Jan

you have caught some stunnign detail there - and excellent shaprness. - spot on with all the technical details actually.

TFS
Emma

Great pose and a fitting title :)
Super sharp as well, and of course your closeness to the subject has given us a lovely blurred background. I really must put a macro lens on my christmas list ;)

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2006-08-11 12:02]

yes Alan i like it a lot,
very good composition, fantastic crop, good quality shot and well framed, good job.
gr. jaap

Hello Alan, excllent details on this macro, excellent colors, great blured BG, perfect DOF Nicly composed and capture TFS and have a nice weekend, Kyle

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 637 W: 32 N: 792] (3084)
  • [2006-08-11 16:55]

Hi Alan, nice shot with good details and colours. Also excellent lighting and good DOF. The subject perhaps a little too central think I would have liked the subject to be positioned more to the right allowing us to see more of his wings on the left, just MHO. Everything else first class work you are excellent photographer Alan keep up the good work. Dean.

Fantastic capture Alan! The colors of this blue damselfly are really wonderful. Excellent sharpness and details, beautiful background. Congratulations and Thanks for sharing!

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-08-12 8:27]

Hello Alan,
this is quite a colorful damsel. Excellent captured with all the nice details. Great sharpness and the colors are amazing.
TFS...Sky

Hi Alan,
Excelent pic, and excelent to do a post card or something similar with it.
beautiful colours and cropping.
good job, friend!
Hernán

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-08-13 5:42]

Hi Alan
Beautiful close-up shot. Great colours, light, sharpnes, details, BG, POV and composition. Also good note.
Well done mf

osse

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1044 W: 156 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2006-08-13 10:03]

Hi Alan,
Love the title, superb :-) It's a great shot, excellent detail, great colours and perfect DOF. Can't say much more really, nice work!
Cheers,
Adrian

Superb detail Alan in this shot the veiw of the head seem realy good. well done TFS

Hi Alan,
Excellent macro, Very good colours, and it is very clear. Well done on a great job.
TFS.

hAyAti

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