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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: 2008-07-06
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D 80, AF-S VR Micro Nikkor 105mm w/ TC20EII, 62mm UV
Exposure: f/22, 1/200 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-07 9:05
Viewed: 402
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi All , today I have this common blue damselfly , which I found as it captured its meal , though I had to pursue it from perch to perch it soon settled in to eating its meal , and gave me the chance to get fairly close.

watching this scene , I could not help but to notice the size of its meal versus the size of its neck ,especially considering how quickly it munched this insect down.

in my past two years of photography ,using a point and shoot canon s3, viewing this through the lcd just did not compare to the thrill of seeing it through the nikon d80's optical viewfinder. between the magnification of the lens and the clarity of the pentaprism viewfinder it has opened up a whole new world of observing while photographing , though I still do need practice with the manual focus ;-)

not to take me the wrong way :-) the canon s3 is a great camera and has given me a lot of joy and some very nice pictures too. I still keep it handy ;-)

thanks for stopping in
regards
Art
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bonjour robert
bravo pour avoir reussi ce gros plan de cet insecte pourtant de petite taille avec autant de netteté et detail,en plus il y a la proie qui apporte de l'action a l'image.
laurent

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 524 W: 87 N: 693] (5739)
  • [2008-07-07 9:37]

hi ART
superbe moment capturé avec soin, les détails sont fins. Bonne composition horizontale, jolies couleurs.

gl

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 289 W: 3 N: 788] (2822)
  • [2008-07-07 10:48]

Hello Art,
Very good macro. I like this dragonfly and Your picture. Interesting note. Good job.
Regards,
Siggi

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-07-07 11:40]

Hello Art

A beautiful macro of this damselfly.
The colours are vibrant.
Very good focus and sharpness.
Good timing to capture the damselfly with it's prey.
Very good pov.
TFS

Rob

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2468 W: 168 N: 7464] (23588)
  • [2008-07-07 11:51]

Hello Art,
Very impressive macro showing this Bluet having its meal. Great focus on eyes and the nasty jaws! Lovely colour too. Best of luck with your new camera outfit!
TFS and cheers, Ulla

Hello Art, classy bit of camera work you showed great perseverance to get this shot, excellent timing. the colours are stunning. An excellent composition, compliments to you!!! regards h

Hello Art,
Also a beatiful catch of these Damselfly.
Very sharp and good of details.


Gert

Hi Art,

many shots of this species on TN but I think never will be enough- beautifull colours and interesting look. Your photo is very good because of POV, nice composition and sharp details.

cheers
Adrian

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1003 W: 6 N: 2707] (10057)
  • [2008-07-07 16:26]

Hi,just marking no time,excellent pic,be back tomorrow,Luciano

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  • efsus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 189 W: 15 N: 172] (1094)
  • [2008-07-08 1:02]

Merhaba Art,
Tüm detayları ortaya koyan harika bir makro yapmışsınız.
Renkler, keskinlik ve kompozisyon nefis olmuş.
Eline sağlık.
Hüseyin

Exceptional detail and DOF in your closeup Art, I like it.
Very good clarity, color, flashwork, and POV of the mealtime action.
Well done!
Howard

Hello Art,
Great macro in perfect sharpness and details. Excellent clear colours and POV. Good composition.
Regards,
Peter

Art,
superb moment captured...nature is marvelous, isn't it?
nice sharp shot from a very nice pov.

tfs
rgds
pushpinder

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1696 W: 242 N: 5596] (19883)
  • [2008-07-09 11:25]

Hi Art,
what a great macro of this Damselfly and its meal! :-)
Excellent detail and clarity.
Superb DOF.
I know what you mean about the viewfinder of a DSLR... it's stunning compared to the LCD of a compact. I agree about the Canon S3 too, great little camera! :-)

Very well done!

Joe

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