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Copyright: inanc sevim (litoriachloris) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 23 W: 0 N: 67] (965)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06-01
Categories: Insects
Camera: Pretec DC3A30
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-06-03 8:43
Viewed: 935
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
libelloides macaronius

The neuropteran owlfly Libelloides (=Ascalaphus) macaronius (Insecta: Plannipenia) was described in 1763 by the correspondant of Carolus Linnaeus, Johannes Antonius Scopoli, while he was a physician in Slovenian mining town Idria.
Ascalaphus is a daytime predator inhabitating warm, dry, uncultivated meadows from Slovenia to Caucasus, and is famous due to the unique spectral sensitivity of its dorsofrontal eye that ranges only over the ultra-violet part of the solar spectrum. Ascalaphus lives as an adult imago only for approximately two months in the summer; even then, it is actively hunting only under unobscured skies.

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1062 W: 290 N: 3965] (13398)
  • [2006-06-03 9:12]

Hallo Inanc, another excellent picture of L. macaronius from your gallery with the 'whole' insect in focus.
Peter

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1740 W: 95 N: 2273] (8411)
  • [2006-06-03 9:36]

Hi Inanc,
You have catch the libelloides with open wings! It looks beautiful. PERFECT SHOT! I like it a lot.
José M.
PS. This morning I try to catch one with open wings, but today they where extremely active and I can even approach to one.

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  • DOBIS Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 126 W: 16 N: 170] (632)
  • [2006-06-03 10:36]

Wow, great detail and colours!
Perfect point of view to catch sun reflections on the fly! It looks wonderfull!
Thank you
Tomas

Hi Inanc

Great shot. Good compo with nice light. Crisp, clear and sharp. Well done. TFS.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2006-06-04 3:40]

What a wonderful and interesting insect that you have very well captured ! Composition in diagonal, colors, exposure, DOF and sharpness are very good ! I also appreciate the complementary note...
Congratulations Inanc and thanks for sharing.

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1241 W: 129 N: 881] (2814)
  • [2006-06-05 4:22]

Amaising photo!
Stunning colours!
Deserves more the 2 points!
Perfect DOF and details!
Excellent POV!
Keep on going and tFS!

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2174 W: 220 N: 4385] (14908)
  • [2006-08-12 6:17]

Magnificent! How on earth did i miss this?!?!?!

What a superb insect you managed to capture here, Inanc!
Perfect POV with the wings opened, great lovely colors, very nice sharp details, good lighting, excellent BG, very well framed an composed. I'm reallt having problems finding word to descibe such a beauty!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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