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Snaketail


Snaketail
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Copyright: Art Roberts (Art_R) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 199 W: 16 N: 478] (1975)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-03
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D 80, AF-S VR Micro Nikkor 105mm w/ TC20EII, 62mm UV
Exposure: f/16, 1/200 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-04 5:25
Viewed: 324
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi Folks , today I have this dragonfly , I believe it is called a pale snaketail . this one was being very co-operative to , on the occasions it did fly off it only made little jumps well within reach , at one point it even jumped up grabbed a fly and munched it down , I was surprised how quick it did it too unfortunately it did not land in a favorable spot while it ate, landing very hidden behind a leaf :-( , sure was neat to see though.

it seemed to me as a chased this one around , that it tended towards landing on perches rather close to the ground , it moved around 6 times and each time could have easily flown higher and out of reach but did not , it was not to hard to get a picture , but the perches it selected tended to make for rather busy backgrounds.

hope that you like it , thanks for stopping in
regards
Art

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Hello Art,

No time, only marking.
Mariki

  • Great 
  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2830 W: 75 N: 8025] (26863)
  • [2008-07-04 11:45]

Hello Art!

Really good shot of this interesting Dragonfly. Razor sharp and very detailed, with good horizonal composition. Pity that BG isn't more blurred.

Hi Art, this is stunning, as perfect as you are likely to see.... amazing colours and details..carry on with quality like this and you will have a heck of a collection... regards h

Hi Art,
Very good macro of this dragonfly, great colors and focus/DOF
good pose and POV
really well done
TFS and regards
Jean-Michel

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3043 W: 148 N: 4547] (14679)
  • [2008-07-06 3:18]

Hi Art.
I like cold a bit impressive colour palette of the shot and amazing captured scene at whole. Perfect use excellent lenses, great DOF and details of the entire insect. I also like well detailed impressive BG created by a bit blurred leaves. Well done and TFS.
Alexei.

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