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Pink lady


Pink lady
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Copyright: Andy Brook (AndyB) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1586 W: 32 N: 1350] (3980)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-06-06
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Sigma 18-50mm F3.5-5.6
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/50 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-06-06 9:49
Viewed: 999
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Blue-Tailed Damselfly

Ischnura elegans f. rufescens


The Blue-tailed Damselfly is a common species which is able to utilise almost any water-body with the exception of fast-flowing rivers. It is quite tolerant of pollution or increased salinity and is therefore able to exploit habitats which would be entirely unsuitable for some of the more fussy species. The eponymous 'blue tail' is actually abdominal segment nine which is entirely blue in most (but not all) examples of this species.
Females exhibit a number of colour forms, the abundance of these forms changes as individual insects mature. The purple violacea form, is an early colour form that changes to a blue-green andromorph form or a green-brown form called infuscans. The most striking is a pink-red form called rufescens (the one here), which again is an early colour form maturing into the yellow-brown rufescens-obsoleta.

This is my first post with the new camera.I don’t have a macro lens for it yet,I’m saving my pennies.Hopefully I can get one before the end of summer!

Cropped,sharpened USM
reduced brightness -5
no adjustments to colour

Hope you like this colourful young lady!
sAner, Runnerduck, ellis49, liquidsunshine, naki, PDP, Robbrown, red45, TAZ, dew77, marhowie, gerhardt, annagrace, chiliu, phlr has marked this note useful
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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1648 W: 79 N: 1438] (4742)
  • [2005-06-06 10:27]

Hello Andy,

A great macro this is. Wonderful colors, sharp details, well composed, good BG and sharp details.

Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

Halo Andy!
Superb, soft photo. I love this macro very much - looks very special and delicate!

Wow, what a gem! Such amazing colours. Excellent composition. I like the pink flower in the bg, helps fuse the whole image together.
Well done!

Very good macro, Andy.
Good details, well composed and nice colours.
Very well done.

Grea shot Andy,
Good clear and sharp detail, well composed, good colours and DOF.
Congratulations on the new camera.
Thanks for posting

Very good macro, Andy.
Good details and Dof, nice colours.

Wonderful shot, Tfs!

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  • naki Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 421 W: 27 N: 782] (2694)
  • [2005-06-06 14:47]

Great shot Andy, so beautiful colours and they are set off nicely with a fine BG. Sharp details and a great composition.
Very well done.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2951 W: 366 N: 3779] (11763)
  • [2005-06-06 15:00]

Hello Andy, very nice capture. Good composition and the colours are spot on. Very good detialed view, well done.

Congratulations on the new camera!

The pink realy shows up well, the new camera even without a dedicated macro seems to work well, the detail, is good and sharp. TFS

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2816 W: 75 N: 7976] (26969)
  • [2005-06-06 16:59]

Hi Andy, very nice capture of this fragile insect. Damsels' colours are incredible and this one is no exception. Good composition and details also.

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
  • [2005-06-06 21:55]

Andy, your pink lady is, indeed, a beauty.

Excellent diagonal composition, colors and blurred bg.

Another great macro by you.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2005-06-07 4:28]

Hello Andy!
Very nice capture.Lighting,colors,details,cross framing and composition are wonderful.
TFS...:-)

Hello Andy

Congrats on your new 'toy'. Very good clear shot. Excelen OOF BG. The green is a great colour. Thanks.

Great work Andy! I know that once you get a dedicated macro lens the skies the limit!! Well done.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3186] (10922)
  • [2005-06-08 3:28]

Belle libellule bien mise en valeur dans cette composition photographique en diagonale. Jolies couleurs, bon point de vue et bonne netteté.
Beautiful composition Andy !

hello Andy:)

this is great shot:)
I love colours and POV here:)
Great macro:)
exellent work:)

Malgosia

They are little gems indeed. I don't think I have seen this one before. Its a nice composition and has very nice colors. The dteails are sharp but the DOF is just a tad shallow in the middle of the abdomen. It a minor nit. Very well done, Andy.

Great sharpness and wonderful detail, Andy. Your note was very useful. We call these dragonflies in the U.S. Nice post!

Alli

Another great macro Andy.
Colorfull with very good sharpness and very good details
Very good job.
WEll done

Hi Andy,
Beautiful pink lady!
Very nice capture with excellent composition,
good work on DOF, great colours and sharp details.
Thanks for sharing!

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1276 W: 133 N: 874] (2804)
  • [2006-03-16 3:34]

This is very beautiful Andy!
Never saw this especie.
Excellent on details and DOF!
Very beautiful colours!
Very good sharpness!
TFS!

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