Female Emperor Ovipositing

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• christophe (1783)
• [2005-07-13 16:42]
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Hi Paul
Sharpness: 5/5
Color: 5/5
DOF: 5/5
POV: 5/5
Excellent shot
TFS
In a friendly way Christophe

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• CaptiveLight (1121)
• [2005-07-13 16:51]
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Amazing shot as always Paul... love the reflections, colours, low light etc etc. For a 2X convertor on the 50 - 500 this looks pretty good...

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• phlr (2772)
• [2005-07-13 16:53]

Very good job with this picture!
A very dificult job!
Great shot of this Nature's moment!
5* photo!

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• Signal-Womb (10869)
• [2005-07-13 16:55]
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Excellent POV you must have been wading through the waters to get this one Paul. Love the smooth look of the water and refection. Very nice work.

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• LordPotty (8122)
• [2005-07-13 16:58]
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Wonderful shot. Paul National Geographic material.
Absolutely perfect clarity,composition and colour.
You can't get much better than this. Excellent!

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• Designsoul (294)
• [2005-07-13 17:10]
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Hello Paul,
I am numb... this photo is really beautiful, so sharp and so soft, where needs to be... Thanks
Sarolta

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• Marche (168)
• [2005-07-13 17:11]

Bonsoir Paul,
Superbe composition, le reflet de la libellule sur cette eau tranquille est du plus bel effet, les couleurs très naturelles. Moment très rare.
Amicalement;
Martine

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• Robbrown (6054)
• [2005-07-13 17:24]
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What I love about this one is the low level of the POV and the soft green light a very poetic image.
What sort of distace was she from you? and what sort of hieght above the water was the camera set at?

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• extramundi (12682)
• [2005-07-13 17:34]
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Great picture Paul.
Fantastic and new in TN.
I am still enjoying now, and for a while more :D
Thanks very much.

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• AndyB (3978)
• [2005-07-13 17:45]

Hello Paul,
This is superb!
Everything spot on.
Excellent work,well done.
TFS

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• Runnerduck (1847)
• [2005-07-13 17:46]
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A perfect shot, superb reflection.
I'm speechless! Are you sure this is real?? ;-)
Tfs

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• cedryk (4949)
• [2005-07-13 20:20]

Caught perfectly in the right moment. Great light, sharpnes and composition. Reflection in the water also amazing.

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• cougrrr (70)
• [2005-07-13 21:38]

Incredible capture. Perfect focus and DOF. The warm tone of the lighting compliments the subject and brings out the color. Great note!

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• odin (1143)
• [2005-07-13 21:42]

Nice shoot Paul, Everything is perfect. just have to watch.

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• chouette (3000)
• [2005-07-13 22:37]

Superb capture Paul! Colors and reflection are fantastic. Sharpness is great. Beautiful composition too. TFS

Helene

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• chiliu (6414)
• [2005-07-13 22:59]

Superb shot, Paul!
The colour, lighting, reflection, BG, makes this photo a life.
TFS!

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• ellis49 (28673)
• [2005-07-13 23:56]

This a great close-up, Paul.
I love this one and I'm envious, tryed to get a shot like this but no success so far. The POV are great with the low angel and the reflections are beautiful. Good details and nice composition.
Excellent work, my friend.

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• Luc (14711)
• [2005-07-14 3:29]

Hello Paul!
Personal assessment of the photo: excellent. A very dramatic scene with this light. Very beautifull and unique PoV. Had you a snorkel and a mask or a submarine for this one? ;-)
Strong visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
Thank you very much for sharing.

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• cafecrem (9242)
• [2005-07-14 3:41]

Hello Paul!
What a wodnerful photo!!!! Great hot - looks like an artistic poster.
Just amazing POV!

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2005-07-14 5:48]

Hello Paul!
Wonderful capture.Reflection on water,lighting,clear details,POV and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)

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• sAner (4742)
• [2005-07-14 6:15]

Hi Paul,

Wonderful stuff! Good details and a wonderful reflection. I like the composition a lot. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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• marhowie (34439)
• [2005-07-14 7:52]
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Paul, Perfect POV, setting and light that has allowed this great angle and reflection..Nice job of using the long lens to pull this one in. Great colors and sharpness. Very well done!

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• wallhalla15 (13787)
• [2005-07-14 9:23]

Excellent details & sharpness, perfect composition and great colours. Fantastic work! Well done, Paul.

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• thistle (9152)
• [2005-07-14 9:31]

This is perfect!
Has great mood, light, colours ...
I love the shot, so it must go stright to my favs.

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• Comandante (1403)
• [2005-07-14 10:38]

Hello Paul!
Wonderful post.Colors,lighting,framing,reflection,POV and composition are perfect.Thanks for sharing.

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• carper (8208)
• [2005-07-14 12:32]

Yes Paul,
she is fantastic, great atmosphere you create here, the fantastic pov and the reflection, fantastic photo, my compliments for it,
gr. Jaap

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• honza (4047)
• [2005-07-14 16:07]

Great shot Paul. Excellent composition, sharpness and colors. I like this moment very much.

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• livios (16850)
• [2005-07-14 17:50]

Paul, I like the texture upon this shot a lot.

Great pov, sharpness and dof. I like colors too.

Congratulations.

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• liquidsunshine (11474)
• [2005-07-14 18:44]

This is an absolutely stunning shot Paul,
Well composed, good detail, colours and sharpness.
Nicely captured, Great POV and DOF. Great lighting and the reflection is perfection.
Thanks for posting

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• TAZ (10896)
• [2005-07-15 4:24]

Beautiful and interesting shot for this superb dragonfly on water ! Composition with reflection, details and sharpness are great ! In my opinion colors are a bit dark... Thanks for sharing Paul.

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• deud (2079)
• [2005-07-15 5:49]

hi, Paul,
that's really strong! amazing details. fantastic colours, absolutely fantastic reflection. very successful pov! you did a great job here. congratulations

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• correp01 (1312)
• [2005-07-17 15:42]

Great Capture.
Not easy I suppose.

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• wideload (3700)
• [2005-07-24 11:44]

Nice low perspective and good clarity of detail considering the use of the x2 connverter, well presented work as always Paul.

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• wishnugaruda (13860)
• [2005-10-03 4:57]

Hi Paul, I missed this one, what a pity, it is marvelous. This wonderful reflection in the water. I like the dark atmosphere, only the dragonfly is in the light with excellent sharpness. A perfect shot, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• cloverstar (0)
• [2006-01-20 8:20]

I was browsing some shots taken with a teleconverter, and I came across this one of yours. It's a very good close up and the reflection in the water is just lovely.
Does the converter attach to the camera first, and then the zoom lens? I have so much to learn Paul.