Waiting to be photographed ! by fractalbeke ()
Photography • Insects • posted on Jun 23, 2010
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Description
Dragonfly ANAX IMPERATOR.(for better view, please zoom in.)
Photo taken 2010 06 23
Description
Length: 78mm
Its bright colours and active habit make it very obvious when hunting over medium to large water bodies. It rarely settles, even eating its prey in flight. Both sexes have a bright, apple-green thorax and green or blue eyes. The costa is bright yellow. They often fly with the rear of the abdomen bent slightly downwards.
The male has a sky blue abdomen with a central dark line.
The female has a green abdomen, similarly marked, which may become blue in warm weather.
Habitat
Mostly associated with large, well vegetated ponds and lakes, but may be found over canals and slow moving rivers. The female lays her eggs, alone, in floating pondweed.
Source: http://www.dragonflysoc.org.uk/animp.html
Thanks for the click and for all the kind comments on my previous posts.
Image Comments (23)
DAVER2112 () 7:57AM | Wed, 23 June 2010
Exceptional capture!! Very nice postwork. :)
claude19 () 8:17AM | Wed, 23 June 2010
ASTOUNDING ! SPLENDID ! FANTASTIC shot!!!
Juliette.Gribnau () 8:55AM | Wed, 23 June 2010
supergoed gelukt !
farmerC () 8:59AM | Wed, 23 June 2010
Exellente Creatie. een Juweeltje.
tennesseecowgirl () 9:22AM | Wed, 23 June 2010
beautiful job!
Sea_Dog () 9:47AM | Wed, 23 June 2010
Spectacular image! Well done.
annie5 () 10:12AM | Wed, 23 June 2010
Magnifique, Bertrand! Un travail de Pro :)
dbrv6 () 10:16AM | Wed, 23 June 2010
Excellent macro! Great framing too.
wannes () 11:23AM | Wed, 23 June 2010
Spectaculaire kleuren, schitterende foto en dito afwerking! Knap werk, Bertrand!
jmb007 () 12:49PM | Wed, 23 June 2010
superbe image!
kleinhoon () 12:51PM | Wed, 23 June 2010
Een smaakvol geheel zo met deze bewerking..!!
carlx () 1:36PM | Wed, 23 June 2010
Wonderful macro and design, Bertrand!!!
Dreamingbee () 1:47PM | Wed, 23 June 2010
wow Bertrand ! this is stunning photo
VDH () 3:35PM | Wed, 23 June 2010
Prachtige foto, inzoomen is een must om echt te kunnen waarderen! Bravo!!
SIGMAWORLD () 5:01PM | Wed, 23 June 2010
Excellent macro!
amota99517 () 9:40PM | Thu, 24 June 2010
This is excellent!!!
melevos () 11:41PM | Fri, 25 June 2010
Schitterend!!
dochtersions () 11:47AM | Wed, 30 June 2010
Never seen such fabulous photo with a dragonfly. Fantastische kunst, deze foto, Bertrand***
renderix () 7:03PM | Wed, 30 June 2010
maximum speed ca 30km/h;-) cool shot!
M2A () 4:50PM | Tue, 06 July 2010
Excellent photo et close-up.
iceberg5 () 4:38PM | Thu, 08 July 2010
A superb picture of this colourful dragonfly and a clever presentation as well !
LindaMcC () 1:04PM | Fri, 09 July 2010
What an excellent capture and so artistically presented. Very nice.
clbsmiley () 1:44AM | Sun, 22 August 2010
I would say so!! Superb!! :)
