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Migrant Hawker

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Posted by Des Ong on August 26, 2010 at 8:41 AM
We get one every summer :biggrin:, well, that's how many I've seen anyway! Last year it settled on the Russian Vine but it was a very sunny day, so left it. This one however, had been rained on shortly after settling down, so was very obliging. I don't normally go for real close-ups but this fellow looked so striking that I had to.

Thanks for looking.

Des

D700, 150mm, f22, ISO 800, 1/13th.
Posted by Justin on August 26, 2010 at 9:02 AM
A superb quality image :toast: :toast:
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on August 26, 2010 at 10:12 AM
I'll second that, the detail is amazing :smile:
Well done Des.

Geoff.
Posted by Andy Snape on August 26, 2010 at 10:13 AM
Very different Des, big version has to be seen, like it a lot :smile:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on August 26, 2010 at 10:26 AM

Superb Des, BG sets it off nicely :toast:

Andy...
Posted by John Robinson on August 26, 2010 at 10:34 AM
Great stuff !! Biggie looks good.
Is this called the migrant hawker as well?
JohnR
Posted by Shaun Simpson on August 26, 2010 at 11:25 AM
Lovely lovely image, well done :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on August 26, 2010 at 11:40 AM
Hi a very nice image Des but I think it's a( Aeshna mixta ) Migrant hawker and not the( Aeshna affinis ) Southern Hawker.

Phil.

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Posted by Ian Macdermott on August 26, 2010 at 11:55 AM
Nice close up Des :toast: :toast:


I will go for Migrant hawker as well

:wink:
Posted by Des Ong on August 26, 2010 at 12:01 PM
Phil, John, Ian - thank you, have now changed title accordingly.

Des
Posted by Barrie Harwood on August 26, 2010 at 12:04 PM
Stunning.

The sharpness is perfect and the background superb. I love the composition which is perfect for this type of extreme close - up

Excellent

Barrie :smile:
Posted by Marcel van Duinhov on August 26, 2010 at 4:41 PM
Wow, amazing detail en colors. :toast: :toast: :toast:

greetings

Marcel
Posted by John Varley on August 26, 2010 at 4:43 PM
Splendid image Des. The composition works really well. :toast: :toast:

John
Posted by David Kjaer on August 26, 2010 at 5:46 PM
Quality close-up.

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Matt Cole on August 27, 2010 at 3:06 AM
a lovely vibrant shot Des, well taken.

Matt :toast: