Sam-the-Eagle

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Sam-the-Eagle
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Copyright: Dietrich Meyer (meyerd) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 336 W: 63 N: 944] (2911)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-16
Categories: Insects
Camera: Konika Minolta Dynax 7D, Minolta AF 100 Macro
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/125 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Bayram's Favorites-1, Blue Things II [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-05-20 3:23
Viewed: 319
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Animals at the backyard pond:

This is the well known Azure damselfly male (Odonata; Coenagrionidae; Coenagrion puella; Hufeisen-Azurjungfer; L'Agrion jouvencelle), sitting on a Sedge. It looks at me "Sam-the-Eagle" like. The slender animal has 33 mm length, the head is 3 mm wide. The species is widely distributed in Eurasia and occurs in great numbers. It occasionally wanders about quite far from open water.

I had no chance to picture this dragonfly head-on when the sun was shining, I choose a rainy cold day to do so. In addition to that I captured the animal and kept it in the fridge for 20 minutes before setting it back at the pond for photography.

Technical stuff: I use a macro lens and dual macro flash. I tried to improve the sharpness of the picture by applying a bigger aperture, f/10 for once (usually I work with f/20). Tell me what you think about it.
boreocypriensis, aes_thor, anel, Tamrock, Alex99, marhowie, eqshannon has marked this note useful
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To dtalperen: Thanks to Alperenmeyerd 1 06-09 12:50
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Hi!
Great macro, great focus on head, excellent details.
cheers!
Adrian

Hi Dietrich,
Another superb macro shot of your excellent photography my friend! Spendid!
Cheers,

Bayram

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1517 W: 242 N: 4942] (17343)
  • [2008-05-20 6:25]

Hi Neighbor!
We've also posted the same kind of shot: close-ups of the head of species from the Odonata order :-)
Exceptional DOF for f/10 and great focusing too.
Sharp with excellent detail.
Very well composed too.
Perfect lighting from the flash.

Exceptionally well done!

Joe

Bonjour,
Voilà une demoiselle que le photographe n'a pas l'air d'impressionner.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

Dietrich awesome photo - world class stuff - well done.

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1075 W: 0 N: 1622] (7056)
  • [2008-05-21 5:12]
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hallo Dieter,
Farblich sehr eindrücklich dein Libellenportait. Ich bin keine Liebhaberin von so Nahaufnahmen von Libellenaugen, was mir aber hier sehr gut gefällt ist die prägnante Blaufärbung der Azurjungfer im Kontrast zun grünen Hintergrund.
herzliche Grüsse
Anne

hi Dietrich!
thats a real sharp macro!
good composition and fine exposure
well done!

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2900 W: 145 N: 4201] (13581)
  • [2008-05-22 22:35]

Hi Dietrich.
Very impressive portrait work of the charming damselfly. I welcome use rather open aperture for getting such level of details and sharpness. It is simply great. Colour palette is wonderful too and so pleasant for look as well as the diagonal composition and perfect framing/composition of the shot. Bravo once more.
Alexei.

Hi Dietrich,
I think that F/10 was the perfect choice for this shot.
You've pulled in most of the front legs & all of the face/eyes.
That's all we need to see here in this most excellent closeup view :)
Howard

Might be well known to you Dietrich! But so far this is the only one of its kind which I can find space for in blue things....although I do believe I have seen some similar..your ramshackle garden gives the clues to something much more like James Bond!
Bob

Hi,
very fantastic eyes.Great depth of field.Amazing macro.This is power of the minolta.:)I USE SONY....

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