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Copyright: jaap polak (carper) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-05-07
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon 350D, Tamron 90mm macro
Exposure: f/20.0, 1/80 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2006-05-07 14:22
Viewed: 1046
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Brachytron pratense.
Widespread and locally common. The first of the large dragonflies to emerge each year. Adults can be seen from early May to mid July. The Hairy Dragonfly can be found at sheltered lowland lakes, fens and cutover bogs. It is locally common in parts of the midlands, north and west. This is the earliest dragonfly to emerge each year. Adults have been seen regularly in early May and may even emerge earlier in favoured years.
Yes the warm weather have awake them now and I like that very much.
Yesterday I had send my first one of the year in with the canon 350. My thing is to made better shots with the 350 then with the finepix 7000 and with tips I needed it must be done.
yes it's a favourite dragonfly from me. It's also a tribute to Adrian who's tips are realy useful for me today. And with the canon 420 ex speedlight and a onepod.

I took this shot on 400 asa and with F20 and the setting was on TV, on 1/80 and I used the oneleg pod for the stability. And looks here it works. I hope you like it to this fantastic dragon with his golden wings.
gr. jaap

red45, wallhalla15, phlr, SkyF, jeanpaul, dew77, pitai, scottevers7, microversed, jhm, marhowie, hansh, ramthakur, Janice, ellis49, loot, Luc has marked this note useful
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  • cosmln Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 201 W: 12 N: 493] (1952)
  • [2006-05-07 14:27]
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hi Jaap.

this is not aeshna mixta, she is one of the late flying species.
what you have there is a femnale of Brachytron pratense... a very nice pose.
TFS
cosmln

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2006-05-07 14:40]
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Hello Jaap!

Beautifull catch! Common at your place, but rare at mine. Great pose, colours and details. Brown BG is very good for this kind of flying gem. Really good job my friend!

Great macro Jaap. Excellent composition with very good sharpness and very good details. Great colours and great note too. Very good job. Well done. Thank you for posting.
Gr.
Heinz

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-05-07 15:03]
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Hello Jaap,
excellent macro. The sharpness and details are wonderful. POV, colors and composition are lovely.
TFS..Sky

Bonjour Jaap
Tres beau specimen de cette Libellule ou les détails sont superbes ainsi que le couleurs. Les teintes du fond permette un bon détachement du sujet
Merci et au revoir....JP

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-05-07 15:37]
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Hello Jaap!
Excellent close up.Details are crisp clear and razorsharp.I liked POV,colors and composition also a
lot.TFS...:-)

Hi nice to see one from you Jaap, it's hard work converting from a compact to an SLR I know mine has been driving me nuts.
This is a very freshly emerged Hairy dragonfly they do not stay like this for long the golden look will clear over the next couple of days as it matures.
TFS this great capture very nice and clear, yours Robert

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  • sily Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 238 W: 6 N: 391] (1893)
  • [2006-05-07 20:10]
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Great photo Jaap it's almost perfect,nice close up shot, keep up!

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  • pitai Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 203 W: 15 N: 155] (1197)
  • [2006-05-07 22:07]
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Hello Jaap, another perfect work. Superb colors and definition. I like the neon colors of this dragonfly. TFs, Gabriel

Hi Jaap,
This looks very good. Your fill flash exposure is spot on here. Nice saturated colors. Detail is very sharp. DOF looks perfect. well done1
Scott

Hello japp. Great marsh capture. A beauty of a dragonfly in its habitat. TFS!
-Derek

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 649 W: 0 N: 178] (628)
  • [2006-05-08 1:50]
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Goegenmorgen Jaap,
Na een lange stilte nu in eens twee na elkaar, maar ook deze mag er zijn, ik zou best tevreden zijn mocht ik ooit eens zoiets kunnen maken, want hier is uw domein waar veleniets kunnen van leren, de kleuren en de zit houding geven een prachtig plaatje om naar te kijken. Mooi werk opnieuw!
Groeten,
John.

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1241 W: 129 N: 881] (2814)
  • [2006-05-08 3:30]
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Wow Jaap!
Just stunning!
Amaising on details and sharpness!
Excellent DOF!
Excellent POV!
I never saw one with wings on that position.
5* and TFS!

Hi Jaap,
Great job with this. It looks like you are getting familar with that 350D :)
Excellent DOF, light, detail, and color.
Very good technique with this also..
Well done and TFS!

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  • hansh Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 209 W: 1 N: 123] (526)
  • [2006-05-08 8:36]
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Dag Jaap. Je hebt hier het vrouwtje van de glassnijder te pakken. Staat er goed op, voldoende scherp en een mooie POV.
Het kan aan mijn scherm liggen maar de kleuren komen bij mij wat flets over.
Gr. Hans

Very charming dragonfly, Jaap.
Very good DOF and sharpness. TFS.

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 856 W: 2 N: 617] (2142)
  • [2006-05-08 13:13]
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Hoi Jaap , Een Hele mooie foto van de libelle ,good colours details, scherp de pov en de bg ,tfs ,Groeten Teunie .

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-05-08 18:05]
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Hi Jaap
Great sharpnes and colours. Good details, DOF and POV.
Well done

osse

Hoi Jaap,
Super foto met prachtige kleuren en scherpte. Het licht in deze foto is erg mooi. Scherpte diepte in deze photo is gewoonweg bijzonder.
Dank je.
Niek

:-) morgen

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2006-05-09 20:50]
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Hi Jaap, he is a good one this dragonfly, very sharp and colourful. I don't see many like this here, and the ones I have seen are toooooo fast for me! Thank you,
Janice

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  • ellis49 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3387 W: 343 N: 9480] (30807)
  • [2006-05-09 23:37]
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Hi Jaap,
I see that you have playing wiht you new camera when I was away. It's not easy to from a Compact Digi to a DSRL.
But you did a very good job with this beautiful dragonfly.
Well composed, good POV and very nice colours.
Maye you could add a bit more sharpen, Howard did a nice WS.
Great work, my friend.

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5451 W: 594 N: 3649] (10029)
  • [2006-05-10 22:15]
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Hi Jaap
Another excellent capture with the new camera. You are doing just great and your aim to improve upon your previous good record with the Finepix will definitively produce mega results in time to come. I (for one) will eagerly monitor your progress.
This is a great shot showing amazing details, excellent colours, perfect DOF, and stunning lighting/exposure control especially using the Speedlite as fill-in flash.
Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2006-05-14 8:09]

Very good photo.
Thank you mf Jaap.

hi
une tres belle galerie de libellules toutes aussi belles et bien mises en valeurs.
bravo et merci.
laurent

A great macro, perfect DOF, helped by the F/20 aperture. Lots of detail.
This reminds me of a shot of a hoverfly I will post very soon.

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