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Aeshna grandis

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted February 3, 2014294 views14 comments

Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis), IUCN red list species. The dragonfly captured for scientific study was released shortly after the photo.

CANON eos 5d mark II, 180mm macro lens + 1,4x, tripod.
1/30 sec., f/22, ISO 800.

Any comments is welcome.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 3, 2014 at 7:58 PM

Love the color combo with the gold & blue, great BG & light Roberto.
Quality looks excellent, well done

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on February 4, 2014 at 1:24 AM

Very nicely done, Roberto. Love the eyes and the fore limbs and the complimentary colors. Wonderful pof and comp. Cheers.

Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on February 4, 2014 at 6:57 AM

A beautiful image of a rare species ..very well done Roberto..

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on February 4, 2014 at 3:33 PM

Very cool portrait of this dragonfly! Nicely done!

Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on February 4, 2014 at 9:30 PM

Nice capture of the captive DF, Roberto. Excellent facial portrait, and a super nice bg.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 5, 2014 at 11:15 AM

Wonderful close up and interesting color contrast with the blue. I think a vertical crop would work well with this also, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 5, 2014 at 5:23 PM

What a colorful and interesting close-up of this dragonfly! That is quite the face to see this close.

Love the design and color shadings in those big eyes. Great photography, Roberto!

Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments

Comment posted by Roberto Facchini on February 7, 2014 at 6:20 AM

Thank you all for the comments.

Registered on November 15, 2012, 35 Posts, 202 Comments

Comment posted by Yun Gao on February 7, 2014 at 9:45 AM

Like the color combo here. Great background. Wonderful work!

Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 15, 2014 at 8:21 PM

love the colours and sharp face - congrats on the nice WP!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 17, 2014 at 10:37 PM

Those are impressive eyes, especially with the blue. The sharpness in the face is great. Is that blue color part of the eyes or a reflection? The colors in the df work wonderfully with the background. Congrats on the well deserved WP.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Roberto Facchini on February 18, 2014 at 5:24 AM

Very happy for the WP. For Mark: blue is a natural color of the eye of this species. Greetings to all.