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Spotted Skimmer


Spotted Skimmer
Photo Information
Copyright: Helene Provencher (chouette) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 302 W: 0 N: 843] (3000)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-30
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Canon EF300mm 4/L IS
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/1000 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-08-11 9:02
Viewed: 1316
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 52
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
TWELVE-SPOTTED SKIMMER (Libellula pulchella)

Size:
Typically 48-53 mm.

Identification:
Conspicuous, large, black, gray, and white dragonflies. Twelve-spotted Male: Thorax brown, with two yellowish side stripes (becoming obscure with age). Abdomen chalky white. Wings each have three black patches, at base, midpoint, and tip; white patches develop between dark patches when mature. Eyes brown. Twelve-spotted Female and Immature Male: Thorax brown, with yellowish side stripes. Abdomen brown, with yellow stripes. Wings similar to male's but lack white patches.

Behavior:
Perchers. Perch horizontally or obliquely on shoreline or emergent vegetation. Often encountered at upland fields and clearings. Males are territorial; they make patrolling flights over the water and perform vertical loops with competing males. Females lay their eggs in flight by tapping water's surface with tip of abdomen, occasionally guarded by male. Occasionally small numbers of Twelve-spotted Skimmers are seen in migratory movements of other dragonflies along Atlantic Coast.

Habitat:
A variety of ponds, lakes, and sluggish back-waters; occasionally bogs.

Food:
Small flying insects.

Range:
Widespread throughout North America


Hope you like it! Thanks for viewing and comments.

Speed: 1/1000
F-Stop: f/4.5
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 300mm
Exposure compensation: -1/3

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  • ptMan Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 13 W: 7 N: 15] (88)
  • [2006-08-11 9:03]

Beautiful detail and clarity. Nice capture!

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-08-11 9:14]

Bella imagen Helene con una composición artística incluida.
Los detalles y la nitidez del insecto son excelentes, así como su entorno, con un fondo limpio que permite resaltar aun más la silueta del insecto y su percha.
Adecuado DOF, POV y elección del recorte.
Gracias por compartirla con nosotros.
Cordiales saludos... Ricardo

Beautiful image Helene with an artistic composition included.
The details and the clarity of the insect are excellent, this way as their environment, with a clean bottom that allows to stand out even more the silhouette of the insect and their hanger.
Adapted DOF, POV and election of the cutting.
Thank you sharing with us.
Regards... Ricardo

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  • taba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 461 W: 126 N: 266] (1496)
  • [2006-08-11 9:19]

Hi Helene
Good macro with the composition and POV at the best.
I liked the blur backgronud too.
good work.
Taba

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  • hansh Gold Star Critiquer [C: 184 W: 1 N: 393] (2011)
  • [2006-08-11 9:20]

Hello Helene.
A beautiful dragonfly you captured. Ik like the POV you choose very much. Nice DOF and the sharpness is ok. Very well done and thanks.
Gr. Hans

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 880 W: 23 N: 926] (4989)
  • [2006-08-11 9:25]

Bonjour Helene, bien belle photo de Libellule avec ses taches noires sur les ailes. Bonne mise au point sur l'abdomen, un peu mois bon sur les nervures des ailes. Belle lumiére et couleurs agreables. Félicitations, Didier.

Hi Helene,

This is such a nice close-up shot. The whole dragonfly is perfectly in focus. Very well done.

Jan-Hendrik

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1836 W: 94 N: 2338] (8400)
  • [2006-08-11 10:17]

Hi Helene,
Beautiful dragonfly captured with great details, very good pov and a lovely blurred background.
TFS, José M.

Hi Helene,
you have captured this beauty very good. Well done with the exposure and sharpness. Tge POV and DOF is very good.
The shallow DOF blur the BG nicely.
Very well done.

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  • Aramok Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 923 W: 99 N: 1396] (4795)
  • [2006-08-11 10:30]

this is a great photo with so much detail and sharpness in it and the colours are excellent. You even have all of the wings in focus at F/4.5 which had me surprised.

TFS
Emma

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2381 W: 164 N: 7153] (22602)
  • [2006-08-11 11:11]

Absolutely terrific, Id' love to see this one.
Fabulous colours and composition. I like the yellow spots behind the eyes!

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3069 W: 231 N: 5841] (19634)
  • [2006-08-11 11:34]

Lovely composition, Helene. : )
The details on the transparent wings are very well brought out against the blurred BG. Excellent focus and exposure and DOF.
Pretty colors.
TFS. : )

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  • Zeno Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 477 W: 0 N: 926] (7969)
  • [2006-08-11 11:50]

Hi Helene,

You captured a nice dragonfly. Very sharp and spendid colours. Also the background is wonderful. TFS.

regards,
Zeno.

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2167 W: 124 N: 2567] (8208)
  • [2006-08-11 12:08]

marvelous shot Helene,
a fantastic photo, well taken and in a nice point of view, good details and a very good dof, congratiolation with the good job.
gr. jaap

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2395 W: 50 N: 3190] (10896)
  • [2006-08-11 13:19]

Waouh ! Je n'aavais jamais vu cette belle espèce. En plus elle est superbement mise en valeur dans ce cliché impeccable. Intérêt, qualité et beauté sont là. Bravo Hélène.

Hi Helene,
This really is a very beautiful shot.
The details are nice, clear and sharp.
Good colours, lighting and exposure are superb. DOF is spot on and the POV is good. It looks like you used a flash and it has highlighted the skimmer exceptionally well.
Well composed and good framing.
Thanks for posting, have a great weekend.

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 32 N: 790] (3052)
  • [2006-08-11 17:12]

Hi helene, excellent close-up, the details are amzingly sharp and clear. The colours are beautiful and the shot well composed. Great work, TFS.
Dean.

Beautiful!You have a great photo here,with excellent DOF,colors and framing.
TFS!

Hi Helene

Wow... you nailed this pretty wee guy. Awesome camera work. Well done. Excellent quality shot. :-)

Excellente macro, Helene! Lumière, composition, couleurs...parfait et superbe netteté. très belle libellule.
Amicalement
JJ

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2048 W: 212 N: 3667] (12200)
  • [2006-08-12 6:25]

Hi Helene

What a beautiful capture! Indeed a splendid dragonfly species!
Very good sharp details, lovely colors, the pale BG works very well, making the subject stand out, very good DOF and excellent pose from the dragonfly, with the perfect posture of the wings. I would have probably tried to modify only one thing: the POV, so that the tail wouldn't overlapthe flower.
Even so, it's a remarcable photo!
Very well done!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

  • Great 
  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-08-12 21:56]

Bonjour Helene

Tres Belle. Very beautiful capture.The DOF and POV are excellent.The colours are outstanding.The blurred BG is an excellent backdrop to this shot.Nice colour from the loosestrife against the wings of the dragonfly.TFS

Rob

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  • hibou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 194 W: 1 N: 345] (1509)
  • [2006-08-14 12:07]

Bonjour Hélène,

Superbe cette photo. Pour avoir essayé moi-même de photographier cette libellule sans succès. Tout est parfait ... Merci de la partager. Donald

Hi, Helene.
Beautiful skimmer. Very good exposure, details and sharpness. Well composed and nice BG.

Hi Helene
This is a W O N D E R F U L shot.
Congratulations
TFS.JOrge

  • Great 
  • LBO Silver Star Critiquer [C: 18 W: 0 N: 2] (129)
  • [2006-10-23 15:27]

Très jolie cette libellule, très nette. J'aime beaucoup.

Jean

Superb shot interesting vareity good pov showing the wings and back nice dof rgds Necip.

A good sharp image.
Good background.
Wonderful Skimmer
TFS Helene.
Annick

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