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Anax parthenope - Kucuk Kral Yusufcuk


Anax parthenope - Kucuk Kral Yusufcuk
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Copyright: Ahmet Karatash (rousettus) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1831 W: 82 N: 4005] (12789)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-14
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 400D Digital Rebel XTi, Canon 100-400L 4.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-10-30 13:47
Viewed: 958
Points: 58
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Anax parthenope parthenope (Sélys, 1839) - Lesser Emperor [EN] is one of large dragonflies, with 70-71 mm in lenght, an abdomen of 46-53 mm, a fore wingspan of 100 mm. But it is slightly smaller than A. imperator. Eyes are green and thorax is brown and lacks black markings on the thorax, common to most of species of the family AESHNIDAE (ODONATA: ANISOPTERA). Abdomen is greenish-brown and with a blue band at the top of abdomen and extends down both side of this part.
It widely ranges in Southern Europe. However, its distribution arrives from North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe throughout Turkiye to Turkestan [Central Asia]. In Turkiye, it occurs mainly in southern parts and also less in other regions of the country.
It is active from late March to early December and it prefers standing, often larger water. Adult males have a territorium.

The shot was taken by my old camera Canon Rebel XTi (EOS 400D) in hand and in Akkaya Damlake which is one of ordinary bird paradiseas in Turkiye. And upto now, I have reported more than 20 species of Odonata addition to 159 bird and 25 mammal species and others. So, I prepared a chechlist for Turkish dragonflies and damselflies and you can see it, clicking the link. I know that focus not good for me, but I prefer to indroduce this species in second time on TN (after Peter Hoppenbrouwers (upupa67)'s). Another shot of this species from same place can be seen in Workshop.

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Anax parthenope parthenope (Sélys, 1839) – Küçük Kral Yusufçuk [TR], 70-72 mm'lik boyu, 46-53 mm'lik abdomen ve 100 mm kadar olan ön kanat açıklığı ile iri yusufçuklardandır. Ancak A. imperator'dan az daha küçüktür. Gözleri yeşil, toraks kahverengimsidir. Toraksta AESHNIDAE (ODONATA: ANISOPTERA) familyasının diğer türlerinde yaygın olan siyah lekeler bulunmaz. Abdomen, yeşilimsi-kahverengi ve arka ucunda yanlara doğru devam eden mavi bir bant yer alır.
Avrupa’da özellikle güneyinde geniş dağılım gösterir. Dağılımı Kuzey Africa, Orte ve Doğu Avrupa'dan ve Türkiye üzerinden Orta Asya’ya kadar uzanır. Güney kesimleri başta olmak üzere yurdumuzun pek çok yerinden bilinen bir türdür. Mart sonundan Aralık başlarına kadar görülür. Durgun sularda bulunur. Ergin erkekler alanını (territoryum) savunur.
Fotoğraf, önceki kameram olan Canon Rebel XTi (EOS 400D) ile sehpasız olarak ve Türkiye'deki sıradan kuş cennetlerinden biri olan Akkaya Baraj Göleti'nde çekilmiştir. Yaptığım çalışmalar sonucunda, 20'den fazla Odonata (Tayyare Böcekleri) türüne ilaveten 159 kuş, 25 memeli ve diğer gruplardan çok sayıda tür tespit edilmiştir. Tarafımdan hazırlanan Turkiye Yusufçuk ve Kızböcekleri'nin kontrol listesine ise verilen bağlantıya tıklayarak ulaşabilirsiniz. Netliğin yeterince iyi olmadığını biliyorum. Ancak TN'de Peter Hoppenbrouwers (upupa67)'ninkinden sonra ikinci kez gördüğünüz bu türü tanıtmak için bunu ve Workshoptaki diğer fotoğrafı ekliyorum.


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REFERENCES:
1. Dijkstra K.-D.B. (Ed.), 2006, Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe including Western Turkey and noth-Western Africa, British Wildlife Publishing, Dorset, UK, 320 pp.
2. Karataş, A., 2008, Yusufçuklar ve Kızböcekleri [Odonata], s. 84-99, in: Karataş, A., Karataş, A. & Sözen, M. (Eds.), Aladağlar'dan Bolkarlar'a "Niğde’nin Biyolojik Çeşitliliği" [Biodiversity of Niğde -from the Aladağ Mts to the Bolkar Mts-], Niğde, xi+345 pp.
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Merhaba Ahmet Bey,yine şanslıyım sanırım :)Ne kadar güzel bir fotoğraf olmuş,Uçarken çok iyi bir zamanlama ile nefis bir kare sundunuz bize.Diğer karede müthiş.Ellerinize sağlık,iyi geceler :)

Hi Ahmet,
Excellent in-flight capture of this Lesser Emperor with good POV and composition, sharp details, real feeling of action/movement, nice colours.
TFS
Pekka

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  • efsus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 435 W: 10 N: 729] (3178)
  • [2008-10-30 15:07]
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Sevgili dostum,
Yerdekileri çeke çeke bitirirsen işte böyle uçarlara kalırsın. Gerçekten çok başarılı bir uçar kare olmuş. Yeterince net, hiç kuşkun olmasın. Detaylar enfes. Eline sağlık.

Hüseyin

hi Ahmet,
a great capture in flight of this species
of Anax imperator with good focus

best sERGIO

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  • elif Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 169 W: 0 N: 98] (458)
  • [2008-10-30 15:33]

Sayın Hocam,çok güzel bir kare ve de dediğiniz gibi netlik sorununun da olduğunu düşünmüyorum. Çok hızlı hareket eden yusufçukları da uçarken çekmek zor bir iş ve bu arada her zamanki gibi notlarınız da emek ve bilgi dolu.Elinize sağlık
iyi geceler.

Very well seen and captured, my dearest brother Ahmet!
I'm sorry for being so irregular!
Cheers!
Goldy

Hello Ahmet

A very good in flight capture of this large dragonfly.
The lighting and colours are very good.
Excellent POV and DOF.
TFS

Wolf

Wow, this is a truly wonderful capture of a dragonfly in flight, Ahmet.
You nailed the fellow in sharp focus at 1/500 and also got the natural colour tones right.
Well done and TFS.

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16522)
  • [2008-10-30 23:40]

Hi Ahmet

Great action shot - the balance between blur and sharp is spot-on and the colours superb.

James

Ahmet hocam,
harika yakalamışsın bu güzelliği havada..
ben birkaç kez denemiştim fakat çok zor..
renkler ve zamanlama mükemmel..

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1370 W: 56 N: 4704] (16174)
  • [2008-10-31 1:31]

Hello Ahmet!
Wonderful in flight macro.It's very difficult shot and results are magnificent.Sharpness,colors,DOF,details and composition are excellent.TFS.
Siggi

Hi Ahmet,
I like your flying dragon fly. We can see that the fore- and hind wings beat in alternance. This fact was considered by my teacher forty years ago as a primitive trait in contrast to the coupled fore- and hind wing arrangement in, say, lepidopterans or hymenopterans. But when one watches and shoots dragon flies, it becomes clear what great acrobats they are. The trait might be geologically old but certainly it is well adapted to the lifestile of the dragon flies. I particularly want to thank you for the detailed and scientific note, so useful and entertaining. Your idea of picturing the species that inhabit Turkey is also excellent.
My best regards to you
Dietrich

Hello Ahmet,

Very nice in-flight capture of this dragonfly. Very good focus. Beautiful detail. Very good natural colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

Maybe not perfect, but still a very good and difficult to get in-flight capture of a d.fly Ahmet, in fine focus and accurate colour rendering. TFS this beautiful image my friend.
Mehmet
P.s.: just noticed the WS and made a WS on it! Hope you like it...

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2261 W: 10 N: 2629] (15559)
  • [2008-10-31 9:00]

brillante trabajo amigo...
espléndida captura y buen pov,
saludos Ahmet

Çekmesi çok zor bir enstantane , başarılı bir foto tebrikler Ahmet .

Dr merhaba,
Tele ile bu böcekleri sabitken bile çekmek zordur. Sen uçarken nefis çekmişsin. Eline sağlık. Selamlar
Mustafa

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2384 W: 94 N: 5493] (17500)
  • [2008-10-31 12:12]

Hello Ahmet,
Great photo of this Lesser Emperor in flight. Excellent sharpness and natural colours. Good POV and composition.
Regards,
Peter

A great inflight capture Ahmet.
I still can't do this kind of shot.
Mind you,I don't see many flying insects,especially not when it rains 6 days a week!
Hope our summer comes soom.
Cheers
Steve

Merhaba Ahmet,
bella cattura in volo di libellula Anax, ottimi POV e composizione, buoni i dettagli, bello l'effetto dinamico del movimento delle ali.
TFS.
Maurizio

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 1399 W: 3 N: 30] (504)
  • [2008-11-01 12:13]

merhaba hocam
nadir bir tür hem de uçar ve de oldukça kaliteli
ışık, renkler, netlik ve not başarılı olmuş
eline sağlık
selamlar
izler

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2008-11-01 14:50]

An awesome in-flight shot, Ahmet!!!
The pose is superb.
Very nice lighting.
Great sharpness especially seeing as you photographed this flying dragonfly at 1/500 sec shutter speed.
Well composed.

Excellent work!

Cheers,
Joe

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2008-11-03 5:26]

Merhaba Ahmet Bey,
Guzel yakalamissiniz. Tebrikler
Selamlar

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1130 W: 32 N: 1137] (3508)
  • [2008-11-03 8:51]

Merhaba Ahmet Bey,
Zorluk derecesi çok yüksek olan bir fotograf.Kanatlardaki hareket efekti de çok hoş.
Selamlar,ellerinize sağlık!

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3584 W: 143 N: 5669] (18531)
  • [2008-11-04 9:07]

Hi Ahmet.
This is a dream of every photographer and you have realized it perfectly. Superb in-flight picture of a wonderful dragonfly. Timing, DOF, details and colours are great as well as the composition of the shot. WS are so attractive as original picture. My compliments and best regards.
Alexei.

Merhaba Ahmet, splendid dragonfly in fantastic flying action, beautiful colors, great focus with lovely blurry BG, fine details and superb sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Salam Ahmet. The capture of this d-fly in flight is amazing enough as I found it difficult to get it framed. The sharpness of the body and head is flawless with good flipping of the wings. Incredible macro and thanks so much for sharing. Regards. Jusni

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2989 W: 162 N: 941] (2769)
  • [2008-11-05 3:28]

Hello Ahmet,
Excellent capture of this rarely seen Lesser Emperor in flight, a beauty that we don't have here. Fine details and colours. This lake really sounds like a paradise!!
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

Great action capture Ahmet, very hard to do.
I like the color, exposure, and level of sharpness I see.
Good work,
Howard

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