Wandering Percher

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Wandering Percher
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Copyright: Richard Cridland (rcrick) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 540 W: 39 N: 947] (3120)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-22
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 5D, Canon EF100-400 F4.5-5.6L IS USM, SanDisk Extr. IV 2Gb, Hoya 77mm Pro1 DMC UV LPF
Exposure: f/8, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Port of Brisbane Wetlands [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-04-22 1:12
Viewed: 408
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Wandering Percher - Diplacodes bipunctata

My wife and I went down to the Brisbane Port Wet Lands today hoping to catch the Brahminy or Whistling Kite; unfortunately it wasn’t to be although we did see them in the distance, just weren’t close enough for a decent picture, so I’ve settled for some Dragon Flies instead.

Wandering Percher are small in size. The mature male dragonfly has the red eyes, red face, red thorax and red abdomen. Its wings are clear. There are the black heart-shaped markings on each segment of the abdomen. This is one of the most common dragonflies in Brisbane.

There is another small red dragonfly common in Brisbane, the Scarlet Percher, that they do not have markings on abdomen.

Details, Shot Raw converted to Jpeg cropped and reduced in size, sharpened slightly for posting,

Camera Model Canon EOS 5D
Shooting Date/Time 22/04/2008 12:58:02 PM
Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/125
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 320
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 320.0 mm
Image Size 800x544
Image Quality Superfine
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Servo AF
Picture Style Neutral
Sharpness 5
Contrast 2
Saturation 2
Color tone 1
Color Space sRGB
Noise Reduction On
File Size 76 KB
Custom Function C.Fn:00-0
Drive Mode Continuous shooting
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A fine specimen caught perfectly from a lateral viewpoint Richard, you've got good definition in this macro, the colors well reproduced against a pleasantly OOF BG. Thanks for sharing this, my friend.
Cheers,
Mehmet

Nice DOF, not easy to have a decent BG for dragonfly, i think golden sunset or sun rise would make a perfect match, especially with the reflection of water giving some glare to surrounding.
TFS
Best regards,
Kean

Hello Richard,

Wonderful shot of this red Dragon.
Love the clarity and the color contrast between the bright red color of the body and eyes and the grey tones in the background.
Great sharpness, excellent composition and beautiful details.
Very well done. TFS!!!

Best regards, Harry

Hi Richard,the dragonflies are my prefered insect,excellent quality of your pic,perfect sharpness and details,my best compliment for your preciuos work,have a nice day,Luciano

Hello Richard,
Splendid macro shot of this beautiful butterfly!
Great deatails, wonderful DOF & POV!
TFS.
Cheers,

Bayram

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1175 W: 0 N: 4262] (12492)
  • [2008-04-23 3:24]

Hi Richard

Great macro - the choice od BG and isolation from it makes this shot excellent. Nice detail and colour throughout.

James

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  • JPlumb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 658 W: 171 N: 916] (2823)
  • [2008-04-23 21:02]

Hi Rick, very excellent detail seen on this Wandering Percher. Light on the dragonfly is good allowing good depth of field to view the whole insect in good sharp focus. Colours are very good and contrast well with that background.

Thanks, John

I'm a sucker for dragonflies, Richard, and this species being new for me gives me great delight.
I have seen and captured red-coloured dragonflies, especially Trithemis aurora and Scarlet Skimmer.
Your Wandering Percher is a handsome bloke with an impressibe red and black abdomen. I think it must be a male of the species.
The image is sharp and colourful.
TFS and take care.
Ram

Hi Richard,
Nice detail & color with good DOF, comp, POV, and contrast to BG..
Well done,
Howard

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2674 W: 67 N: 9151] (28608)
  • [2008-05-01 7:37]

Hello Rick

A very good POV for this classic dragonfly pose.
The colours are vibrant.
Good focus and DOF.
TFS


Rob

hi richard!
a sharp and fine macro with
nice pov and dof!
good work!

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