The Living Forest (8) : Banded demoiselle
Last weeks I was exploring several forests in the Belgian Ardennes.
This is the 8th. picture of a series illustrating the living forest.
Insects play an important role in the living forest (pollinate process, natural housekeeping, food for songbirds,…)
Most of them can be found in the open spaces, like this Banded demoiselle (female), an exceedingly dexterous flyer.
Dutch name : Weidebeekjuffer
German name : Gebänderte Prachtlibelle
Latin name : Calopteryx splendens
adriano j faria 27. August 2008, 0:09
Oooo!! it seems he kiss the flower...great compositon Mark.very good detail,and beautiful ligth.
best wishes....Adri.
Gaby Falkenberg 25. August 2008, 21:59
Brillant und hinreißend schön,Schärfe ,Licht und Farben einfach wundervoll.
LG.Gaby
Andreas Lem 24. August 2008, 22:00
Excellent sharpness, perfectly light - well done!It´s a beautiful picture, nothing to criticise.
:-)
Best regards
Andreas
Christiane Wüllner 24. August 2008, 20:29
Great macro with beautiful colours!:-)) Christiane
Ryszard Basta 24. August 2008, 19:46
meisterhaft dargestelltCees Kuijs 24. August 2008, 19:12
Excellent close-up !! Perfectly composed and cropped !!Great colors.
Greetings, Cees
busleten 24. August 2008, 18:38
Sehr schönes Licht, tolles MakroLG JohAnna
Pozer Katalin 24. August 2008, 16:48
Dear Mark,It is a marvellous close up. Perfect sharpness, lively colors and lights.Yes, forest is living on your photos!
I hope you still have some pics from this series...
Best wishes,
Katalin
Pe-Sto 24. August 2008, 12:04
Das ist ja eine wahre Schönheit ... ich finde Libellen einfach faszinierend. Eine herrliche Macroaufnahme, Mark ... wunderbar sieht die Libelle aus in dem tollen Licht!!!glg Peggy
Gruber Fred 24. August 2008, 11:23
Ein tolles Makro,die Libelle ist getarnt und du hast sie gesehen.Gute ArbeitLG Fred
† Ushie Farkas 24. August 2008, 10:43
Excellentes Macro! Ich bin begeistert! Geuß UshieDeryck 24. August 2008, 10:28
Wonderful shot Mark. The sharpness is fantastic and the compo is great.Deryck
Anca Silvia B. 24. August 2008, 10:12
Toll fotografiert...Kompliment,Ancaarchiek 24. August 2008, 8:53
Very nicely done in a natural setting. -archieJosef Kainz 24. August 2008, 8:29
Ein super Makro gefällt mirlg. josef