Damsel on the Rocks

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• batu (10662)
• [2007-02-11 9:26]

Hello Ivan,
I like the spare but distinctive colours here. Nice to see the dragonfly and its shadow: wings and wing shadows on the rock surprisingly have identical colours. The bright sunlight (?) is well managed.
Best wishes, Peter

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• volkan (5824)
• [2007-02-11 9:27]

Hi Ivan,
Beautiful colors of this damselfly you've captured.I like the shadow reflection a lot.
Well done.
TFS

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• Necipp (100)
• [2007-02-11 9:42]

Nice shot Ivan the details look sharp and the sandstone colour is great as a background contrasting nicely with the blue good composition TFS rgds Necip.

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• Bufo (4233)
• [2007-02-11 9:44]

Hi Ivan,
amazing species. I am totaly unknown to the Australian nature, but this seems like a large damselfly.
Well displayes. Mayby the rock could be burned a little to focus on the damselfly.
Regards, Jacob

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• jcoowanitwong (11461)
• [2007-02-11 9:58]

Hello Ivan,
Nice shot with shadow that I almost mistaken as a double. Well light control with so sign of overexposure. Vivid color and great sharpness. Very well done and tfs this fine picture.
JC

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• Adanac (13346)
• [2007-02-11 9:58]

Hi Ivan,
Great capture, with nice colors, harsh lighting was handled well to end up with the great shadows which are almost confussing. Thanks for sharing Ivan.
rick

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• star74 (2466)
• [2007-02-11 10:55]

Hi Ivan,
This is a nice close up shot of the damselfly.
Colors,details and point of view are superb.
Well done.

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• ramthakur (24045)
• [2007-02-11 11:40]

I am intrigued by the shadows the insect and particularly its wings cast on the rock, Ivan. This is an interesting phenomenon you have seen and captured well here.
TFS.
Ram

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• wkshelton (5492)
• [2007-02-11 11:42]

Hello Ivan,

excllent shot perfect detail svery crisp nicly composed and capture photo excllent job

TFs Kyle

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• Alex99 (14369)
• [2007-02-11 13:44]

Hi Ivan.
Very well done close-up. I an impressed with wonderful rich colours, excellent lighting, perfect details and nice composition of your picture. I like its exact DOF and perfect detailed BG. My compliments and TFS.
Alexei.

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• dkaved (1938)
• [2007-02-11 14:12]

Hi Ivan,
The combination of the damsel fly and its shadows below is very attractive.An illusion has been created and it is difficult to tell what is real and what is a shadow.Lovely natural blue of its body caught in the strong light and excellent detail and clarity.Good stuff....TFS.
Regards, David

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• horia (12150)
• [2007-02-11 15:17]

Hi Ivan

Another exotic beauty from you!
This is really a superb damselfly!
I also saw this species (i think) at some of Chris Chafer's posts, but this one sure looks great!
The details, colors and contrast are all splendid!
I like the shadow on the rock, too.
Very good exposure and interesting composition.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-02-11 18:00]

Hello Ivan

A very nicely composed shot of this damselfly.The colours are well saturated and the contrast looks good.Well chosen POV do show this insect and very good DOF.The details are sharp .TFS

Rob

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• cicindela (6540)
• [2007-02-11 18:09]
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Hello Ivan!
Very interesting species, I have never seen it before. By the way, does it belong to family Calopterygidae???
According to the technical aspects I think that better DOF would be nice :)
Best greetings,
Radomir

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• marhowie (34439)
• [2007-02-11 21:15]
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Excellent shot Ivan,
"Damsel on the Rocks"..Very fitting title considering its common name is "Rockmaster".
Nice sharp detail and well exposed with good color.
Lets see..So this damselfly is on the "rocks" and is called a "Rockmaster", and was shot at "Granite Gorge". Now that's a rocky road..and I don't mean ice cream ;-}}
Nice work mf.

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• fiyo (8248)
• [2007-02-12 6:17]

Hello Ivan,
wonderful colours and a lot of nice details.I like it ! Very well done

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• RAP (7405)
• [2007-02-12 9:30]

Very beautiful specimen very well depicted Ivan.

Composition: ****
Sharpness: *****
Color: *****
Lighting: ****
Background: ***
Bokeh: **
Framing: *****
DOF: *****
Focus: *****
POV: *****
Frame: ***
Note: **

The bottom where it poses the insect it is not the ideal, but the sharpness and clarity of the image deserve their publication.
Thank you and greetings... Ricardo

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• sandpiper2 (11171)
• [2007-02-13 6:16]

Good shot of this Tropical Rockmaster Ivan. You did quite well the adults I saw in Mossman Gorge were really hard to get near.

Good composition and sharpness.
Chris

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• cedryk (4949)
• [2007-02-13 21:05]

Hello Ivan,
Very interesting damselfly! Whole different that the European species. I like very much the shadow it created on the rock!
Best greetings and TFS!
Michal

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• undoredo (2734)
• [2007-02-16 19:48]

Hi Ivan,
Good to see you again. How are you? :-)
Lovely damselfly you've captured!! I love this species of Diphlebia sp.
Excellent details, wonderful colours and POV, well done!
Regards and TFS,
Kevin

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• Roynsam (437)
• [2008-02-08 11:05]

Hello Ivan

What a beautiful photo. Even the shadow is needle sharp. Excellent pose and a great result.
Thanks for your kind words about my tiger photos. You have given me a great boost of encouragement.

Regards

Roy