Thursday, April 13, 2006

Macro Photography

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
Species: O. cancellatum
Orthetrum cancellatum

This is a dragon fly that i captured in my garden. He is a
Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum). This species was first spotted in Europe and later spread its wings across western Asia and finally, to the subcontinent as well. The male has a blue-black abdomen with a black tip and transparent wings, and the female has a yellowish brown body with black zigzag marks along the abdomen and the transparent wings.

This particular guy seemed completely oblivious to my presence and was basking in the morning sun. I particularly like his compound eyes.....They are simply magnificent.

The composition of the picture could have been a lot better. However he started to get a little suspicious and flew away before i could manoeuver for another shot.

Exif : Canon S2IS, focal length 72 mm, f/3.5 at 1/60s


9 comments:

  1. wow!!! i like the way u have taken this pic... man... u are improving by the day... a kewl pro...!!! ;)
    -brk

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  2. This is an amazing picutre! I like the vague background color that makes the dragaon fly stand out!

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  4. Wow, nice catch! I love dragonflies, they are amazing-looking insects.

    (And thanks for stopping by and commenting on my Old Red Door...I post fresh things just about daily, so do come back!)

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  5. dragonflies, unlike other insects, come back to the same spot again and again. and they dont get easily disturbed, comparitively. cheers,,

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  6. @rocksea:
    i didnt know that..have to check out if this guy visits my garden often...i want a close up of his beautiful compound eyes.

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  7. hey, like I already said really cool pics.. well.. I have a suggestion to make.. I think the pics will appear much brighter and nicer (on d site) if u proly changed d background of ur blog.. this one looks cool but makes d pics look darker than they proly are.. hope u dont mind.. :P

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  8. @aparna
    Hey thanks for the nice comments...nice to have a critic... i agree that black kinda casts a shadow on the pics.. will change my template soon.. but hey keep the criticism coming!

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  9. those wings r cool.
    but eyes cud hav come a bit better, nay ?

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