Blue-ringed Dancer

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• jmirah (3574)
• [2007-08-10 18:29]

Hi Ken,
An outstanding photo...Excellent capture of color and detail against a perfect BG...Really well done...

TFS
Jim

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• squirrel400 (323)
• [2007-08-10 18:35]
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• angybone (7198)
• [2007-08-10 19:02]

Graet shot - wonderful color. Love that blue. Perfect! Imagine that! ha ha

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• cecilia (4628)
• [2007-08-10 19:46]

A fine capture yet again, stunning!
Cecilia

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• jaycee (14871)
• [2007-08-10 19:52]

Hi Ken,

Another outstanding shot! Perfect colors, sharpness, background. I love the angle the dragonfly makes with the branch. Fantastic composition.

Jane

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• Pentaxfriend (5475)
• [2007-08-10 20:19]

Hi Ken,

Excellent shot
simple but beautiful compo
Perfect sharpness with fine details
Superb colours, POV and BG

TFS Thijs

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• pankajbajpai (14148)
• [2007-08-10 21:42]

hi ken,
nice shot, liked the pov and the composition very much, sharp image with good details, the monotonus bg makes the insect standout well,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• pvs (11521)
• [2007-08-10 23:34]

Hi Ken,

A nice capture with nice colors,the parallel POV is carefully chosen,the colors pop out against the clean BG,well done and tfs

Paul

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• GLEM (5739)
• [2007-08-11 0:06]
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hi Ken,
very nice macro shot with great details and a pure and grafic compo. I like natural colors.
Almost completed, because there is a halo around the beautiful, the neatness was too much pushed.

have a nice day my friend.
gl

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• dB_grafix (2951)
• [2007-08-11 0:16]

Now this is close for a tiny insect, and non macro.Not sure if you had a tripod, but it is certainly clear and focused.
The jpg artifact is quite present with your small file size though.
The compo is outstanding.

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• gracious (12196)
• [2007-08-11 0:32]

Hello Ken,
another perfect captured of your dragonfly series!
perfect sharpness with good pov
well composed and well seen
cheers
Tony

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• pablominto (15468)
• [2007-08-11 0:44]

Hello Ken,
An excellent macro shot, good for textbooks!
Great point of view and a well composed presentation, details are pin sharp and borderline oversharpened...
Attractive colour palette!
Greetings,
Pablo -

:-) OK-

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• ridvan (5140)
• [2007-08-11 0:52]

selam, excellent shot and very good composition nice pov and bg with splendid colours.good details presented
Well done !
Regards ridvan

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• pirate--s (880)
• [2007-08-11 1:01]

hi ken,

great colors and details!i think this is the same one that somebdy took last days from the front side with the mandibles wide open.excellent!
tfs
caroline

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• go2stones (1279)
• [2007-08-11 2:59]

Super shot! Great colorful image and very sharp. Pefect background. Well done.

TFS!
Reid

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• uleko (23432)
• [2007-08-11 7:39]

Hello Ken,
Wow, I love those dark blue eyes! What a beauty and very well captured. Excellent sharp details and fine colours. I like its pose and the background colour fits very nicely. Well done.

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• nglen (20880)
• [2007-08-11 9:16]

Hi Ken. Once again you have captured a very good shot of the Blue ringed dancer. very good detail and colours. you can see why its called a Blue. .. A nice POV/DOF. very well done TFS. very good notes too.
Nick..

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• Argus (23169)
• [2007-08-11 10:03]

Hello Ken,
You've really done a fine job here in the capture of a Blue-ringed Dancer. The sharpness and BBG are excellent and so it the composition on the stick that it is resting on.
Nice to view!
TFS and have a nice weekend!
Ivan

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• rousettus (8249)
• [2007-08-11 16:11]

Hi Ken,
very nice shot of this beautiful damselfly. great details and sharpness, nice POV and composition. TFS
have a nice weekend. Ahmet

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• SelenE (12120)
• [2007-08-12 0:53]

Hi Ken,
Very nice capture. Focus, sharpness, colors, lighting, composition and POV are very good. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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• Mana (16346)
• [2007-08-12 6:53]
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Hi Ken,
This is an outstandinh shot of the Blue-ringed Damselfly with immaculate sharpness and lovely colours. It stands out well against the smooth BG and looks fabulous. Excellent POV and DOF here. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• hester (10944)
• [2007-08-12 11:12]

Hi Ken

Beautifully done. The DOF is perfect. Nicely sharp, well composed and great light. It is a beautiful and technically great shot

TFS

Karan

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• Debz (3283)
• [2007-08-14 3:59]

Hi Ken, this is a beautiful rendition of this very handsome Damsel Fly. So sharp with amazing detail. The colours are wonderful and the blue irredecent works well with the light and perfect exposure. Nicely composed with the branch. Perfect dof.
tfs
debz

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• RP1 (1966)
• [2007-08-14 17:22]

Bonjour Ken,
Belle photo avec beaucoup de détaille et de belles couleurs.
Roger

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• grimmel (415)
• [2007-08-16 12:15]

hi ken,
fantastic straight pose of the dancer.
outstanding sharpness with interesting details.
i love these blue colours and the easy yet very excellent composition.
tfs - carole

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• snowfalken (1780)
• [2007-08-17 4:51]
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Hello Ken,

Another great picture of a metallic dancer. It looks like a nano-robot to me (chuckle). Small and sophisticated.

Composition:

This is an astonishing composition! Clean simple and efficient! I like the way the lines of the branch and subject's body lead the eye to the hotspot where the face of the dancer is. It's also interesting to see how level the insect holds its body, perfectly horizontal. The plain background isolates the Blue-ringed Dancer perfectly. Well done!

Colors:

This time the color tones are as cold as steel. They go well with the metallic glow of the insect's body. The background does not add warmth as it is neutral. I find this combination appropriate for this kind of shots.

Contrast:

Excellent contrast! Well adjusted to emphasize the sophisticated details!

Exposure:

Exposure was well handled and preserved the details throughout the picture. Great idea to stop down to f/8 in order to maximize DOF. The ISO 400 noise level is not visible to me.

Focus:

The accurate focus on the subject created sharp details and isolated it from the background via a great control of DOF.

As I said, this is a great picture from you with well written notes. Thank you!

With Friendly Regards,
Eddie

PS: I've done the promised workshop on your previous post "Black & Yellow Argiope". I hope you find it useful!

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• mlines (2548)
• [2007-08-18 21:50]

Hi Ken. A very clear photo. The POV and colours are excellent. Interesting to see the sharpness you achieved. TFS. Murray.

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• marieproue (3660)
• [2007-08-26 7:58]

Hi ken,

I am back.

Quels détails, quelle précision, les couleurs sont magnifiques.
Bravo
Marie

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• Alex99 (14595)
• [2007-08-29 4:16]

Hi Ken.
Terrific shot. It is simply blameless. Amazing pictured scene and tremendous quality of the shot. Outstanding composition, sharpness of the image and wonderful rich colours. Bravo. Great job. My congratulations.
Alexei.

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• earthtraveler (3519)
• [2007-08-30 6:12]

Hi Ken,
Incredible detail seen on this Dragonfly.
Great POV, DOF, color, focus. All excellent.
TFS
Richard

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• Tamrock (3649)
• [2007-09-21 9:51]

hi ken!
very good macro with great sharpness
and nice pov and dof!
very good!

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• alguazul (713)
• [2007-10-04 4:46]

Beautiful colour and background. The composition is also very good.

Me gusta la elegancia y armonía de colores azules, negros y fondo gris de ligero tinte azulado, bonitos brillos sobre el cuerpo y una composición interesante con el cuerpo en horizontal sobre una rama en diagonal.

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• julian (585)
• [2008-03-11 9:20]

Nice shot Ken. Good off focus background.
Julian

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• jusninasirun (5128)
• [2008-04-27 9:00]

Hello Ken. Super shot at this damsel. I like the Olympic style perch in stunning sharpness and clarity. The background is completely silenced and very pleasant indeed. Best regards. Jusni