Loner's Photoblog
Calopteryx splendens
Posted by Loner (Wörgl, Austria) on 18 September 2009 in Animal & Insect.
Gebänderte Prachtlibelle (Männchen)
All my photos are digiscopes. I have taken all photos by a telescope(Swarovsky 80 HD) 30 x - with a digitalcamera - Nikon P5100.
Nice to meet everybody here in aminus3 and thank you for your comments all along. Good luck! Cheers Sonja
Anina from Auckland, New Zealand
WOW!!! This is amazing. The detail and colours are beautiful. Well done
18 Sep 2009 10:42am
mseguid from Es Castell-Menorca-I Balears, Spain
It´nice. Good shot, very sharp. congratulations
18 Sep 2009 11:00am
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
Oh, this is so beautiful ... what a wonderful colors this delicate creature has! Wonderful capture!
18 Sep 2009 11:37am
Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom
Stunning crystal clear macro shot - well done.
18 Sep 2009 11:48am
B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States
This shot is amazing! The colors just shine.
18 Sep 2009 2:19pm
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Fantastic shot... that's an astonishing color too...
18 Sep 2009 4:57pm
Vincent from Paris, France
What a nice insect, and so delicate. Very beautiful shot.
18 Sep 2009 5:42pm
Christel from Köln, Germany
Guten Abend Sonja,
diese Libelle sieht sehr majestätisch aus mit ihren brillianten Farben. Ich freue mich immer wieder darüber solche schönen Aufnahmen zu sehen. Ich wünsche Ihnen sehr viel Glück für weitere Aufnahmen.
Liebe Grüße Christel
18 Sep 2009 9:03pm
Lee from Fort Frances Ontario, Canada
A very sharp and clear shot of this damsel fly. 5 stars for you my dear. HAve a great weekend.
19 Sep 2009 3:56am
mascha from kootstertille, Netherlands
Hello Sonja,
Beautiful composition en splendid colours!!
Well done, Bye Mascha
19 Sep 2009 10:05am
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
A marvelous scene, like a tightrope walker on his rope. Love the metallic blue.
19 Sep 2009 10:40am
Xerophytes from London, United Kingdom
wow. nice macro shot. I can even see the hair.
19 Sep 2009 11:27am
mats from Texas, United States
this is marvellous! htere's playfulness captured here.
21 Sep 2009 1:03am
magneta from Russian Federation
Wow! She's a real beauty! Great clarity and colours!
21 Sep 2009 11:29am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Perfection. Colors, details, framing absolutely perfect.
5 stars indeed.
21 Sep 2009 11:50am
Ajay from Pune, India
Amazing work on close up. The DoF is appeared so well in this shot.
22 Sep 2009 6:46pm
BlueMoon from Strasbourg, France
What a luck for us that you take pictures like this ! I love it !!
22 Sep 2009 8:08pm
Robert Smith from Phillipsburg, United States
Excellent. I love it. Beautiful dof,color and detail.
23 Sep 2009 1:23am
clear01 from Washington DC, United States
Fantastic image. Beautiful colors and composition. Wow.
23 Sep 2009 2:00am
Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom
I love these creatures. Beautifully photographed.
23 Sep 2009 6:37am
Pied Crow from Nairobi, Kenya
Terrific, these are such beautiful insects and you have done a wonderful job. This digiscope concept sounds terrific.
23 Sep 2009 12:15pm
daniela scharnowski from Berlin, Germany
Sagenhaft, - jetzt muß ich doch mal fragen, aus welchem Abstand du mit deinem Gerät arbeitest!
25 Sep 2009 4:56pm
@daniela scharnowski: Hallo, Daniela ! Der Abstand zu dieser Libelle war zwischen 4,5 und 5 Metern. Herzliche Grüße, Sonja !
Frances Berry from Athens, GA, United States
I agree with @BlueMoon. How lucky we are that we are able to see your beautiful photos. Thank you so much for sharing!
14 Nov 2009 8:33pm
Nikon COOLPIX P5100
1/76 second
F/2.7
ISO 100
35 mm (35mm equiv.)