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Photographer’s Note

Common and widespread. The flight period extends from mid May to the end of August. The Four-spotted Chaser is one of the commonest Irish dragonflies. It is particularly common on sheltered lowland lakes and ponds. It can also be found on acid bogs breeding in very small pools and on sheltered upland lakes. Adults are aggressive and very territorial.

This species may be confused with females and immature males of the Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa and the Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum, however in the latter two species there is no dark spot on the middle of the leading edge of the wings.

KEY IDENTIFICATION FEATURES

Small brown patch on the middle of the leading edge of each wing, this combined with the dark pterostigma is the origin of the name "Four-spotted Chaser".
Brown tapering abdomen, becoming black towards the posterior end.
Yellow markings on sides of abdomen.
Dark brown patch at the base of the wings.

During my fish day ofcourse I go also looking for composition. Well I found some. I hope you like them. This one I took on iso 100.
Regard Jaap

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velocista (881) 2008-08-29 8:23

ola,
very cool macro photo. i love the details of the head and wings of this dragon fly. congratulations
pedro

mattharvey1 (673) 2008-08-29 8:29

Hey Jaap,

Great capture and very sharp.

leo61 (44112) 2008-08-29 8:30

Hi Jaap!
What a wonderful cstle,,,,,,,,sorry dragonfly.Great sgarpness and a nice pose.The yellow insect contrasts very well with the nice blurred background.
Regards,Leo

zeynepe (9400) 2008-08-29 8:31

Hi Jaap,
You show us the beauty of nature...
An excellent and impressive macro ...
Thanks for sharing,
Best regards,
zeynep

TGULUMSER (12528) 2008-08-29 8:43

Hello Jaap,
This is a real beauty, wonder of the nature. Thanks a lot for sharing with us,
Best regards,
Tulay

feather (50560) 2008-08-29 8:49

Stunning macro Jaap with perfect DOF. I love the way the dragonfly is clinging onto the grass flower. You composed it well on a diagonal and the detail is impeccable.
Kath

claudeD (11564) 2008-08-29 9:07

Hello Jaap,

that is really a beauty represented in a beautiful macro shot.Very interesting and fine fotojob.Thank you for sharing.

With regarsd from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

rbassin (4329) 2008-08-29 9:08

Hello Jaap,
Impressionnante cette photo, la netteté est parfaite.L'harmonie des couleurs est superbe
Bon W.E
Roland

Cricri (44115) 2008-08-29 9:33

Hi Jaap,
Yes une vraie beauté cette image, quel merveilleux détails que le fond flouté fait resortir, trés trés jolie, félicitations
Un trés beau weekend et a dans 15 jours ( dimanche je part au Maroc)
cricri

gildasjan (24235) 2008-08-29 9:48

Bonsoir Jaap
La netteté est là pour un sujet pas toujours facile à photographier.
Une excellente macro toutes mes félictations.
Bonne soirée
Amicalement
Gilfdas

besnard (31348) 2008-08-29 9:52

Bonjour Jaap
Une superbe macro d'une grande netteté. C'est de l'excellent travail.
Merci pour le partage et bonne soirée.
Nicole

Photo65Net (43106) 2008-08-29 10:12

Hello Jaap,
Superb macro job !
I like a lot the result you caught here.
Great one,
Have a nice evening,
JB.

amaryllis (17998) 2008-08-29 10:26

bonjour,
une tres belle photo avec un cadrage parfait et des détails précis des ailes de cet animal, le flou, les couleurs, de toute beauté
bon week end
juliette

testmaniac (12342) 2008-08-29 11:07

Hi Jaap, nice macro and excellent colors! Very good photo job!

TFS and regards my friend!
Phil

jemaflor (39871) 2008-08-29 11:09

Hi Jaab,
Excellent close up with a perfect focus and bokeh, we can see the green colour through the wings, congratulation.

dareco (17104) 2008-08-29 11:09

An amazing macro!! Incredible detail and color and excellent lighting. I'm impressed!!! TFS and have a great day!

ifanik (20694) 2008-08-29 11:18

Wonderful macro photo my friend
Very beautiful details and colours
Best regards
Nick

mesutilgim (37583) 2008-08-29 11:36

Hi dear Jaap,
Wonderfull macro shot ! Amazing colors and perfect sharpness.
TFS and have a nice weekend
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

gneufeld (15289) 2008-08-29 13:46

Hi jaap,
A well defined macro closeup with appropriate shallow depth of field and wonderful golden hues and colors. Well done with exceptional detail. TFS. Gerald

MarianneS (14686) 2008-08-29 13:51

Hello Jaap,
What a change!!! But I like it a lot.
It is still your favourite format, but the subject is more vivid than usually ;-)
I really like this! You show us this dragonfly with so much sharpness, we can enjoy all the details, starting with the beautiful lace of her wings.
Well done!!
Regards,
Marianne

izmirli (3347) 2008-08-29 14:30

merhaba dear jaap
excellent timing and macro.magnificent colours and good idea.wonderful composition.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

AROBN54 (10799) 2008-08-29 14:35

Oh, Jaap, now THAT is a macro!!
Just unbelievable. Wonderful color, awesome detail... You can even see the soft sort of fuzz on its body..... Perfectly composed and I love a square format. Fabulous shot!! Many thanks and warm regards,
Shelly

phwall (5817) 2008-08-29 14:49

Hi Jaap,
How can nature produce such intricate detail and beauty.
Superb image, so sharp with so much amazing detail.
Wonderful capture.
Cheers
Peter

tomszat (1135) 2008-08-29 15:22

Hello Jaap,
Beautiful dragonfly, superb details and colours, very nice composition and the square crop works very well here,
beauty it is,
TFS & regards,
Tomasz

ribeiroantonio (22058) 2008-08-29 19:14

This is an excellent macro photo with stunning sharpness and beautiful colours. I really love the “net” of the wings. Well done.
Antonio

barrufeto_77 (25957) 2008-08-29 19:15

Hi Jaap.

Excellent moment! The blurred background is also enjoyable!

Rgs, Oscar

ChrisJ (70521) 2008-08-29 21:31

Hi jaap

A marvellous macro of the dragonfly with perfect use of a shallow dof & good sharpness on the insect. The yellow body stands out well, against the neutral, oof, green bg. Tfs!

jjcordier (25468) 2008-08-29 22:37

Jaap
Voilà une superbe photo d'insecte, d'une qualité technique splendide, qui serait certainement très appréciée sur TN (y as-tu un compte?)
Amicalement
JJ

totoamoto (2302) 2008-08-29 22:57

Salut Jaap
En effet la netteté est incroyable.. sa place est sur TN..
La lumière, les couleurs tout est parfaits..
Bravo
Cyril

MarcT (21105) 2008-08-29 23:03

Hallo Jaap,
Prachtig macro beeld. Heel mooie kleuren en fijne nuances.
Groet
Marc

maltese (21539) 2008-08-29 23:33

Hello jaap
une superbe réalisation avec un timing parfait pour pouvoir détailler ses ailes, la composition est très bien vu!!
Une très belle photo
Amicalement
hervé

zeca (20026) 2008-08-29 23:40

Hello Jaap!
Amazing sharp details, well contrasted to the nice unfocused background. Colours are beautiful. I love this little creatures, and it is a pity they doesn´t have different names depending of their colours. Great capture!
Have a nice weekend!
Zeca

Graal (59126) 2008-08-30 0:10

Hi Jaap,
very good macro shot. It's Your favorite theme on TN. Good DOF and details. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

snunney (35840) 2008-08-30 0:49

Hello Jaap,
Superb this macro shot with every detail laid before us to contemplate and admire. Magnificent photo work.

Budapestman (43292) 2008-08-30 2:09

Dear Jaap,
Amazing macro shot with fantastic details. The POV is superb and the clarity is excellent too. Great work my friend,
Have a nice weekend
George

patdeph (18606) 2008-08-30 3:15

hello Jaap
superb macro where the sharpness is so excellent that we can see the smallest detail of the drogonfly!Perfectly framed,with a perfect DOF and wonderful colours!Magnificent!
Have a good day
Pascale

jafadabret (40651) 2008-08-30 3:40

Bonjour Jaap.
Cette demoiselle est parfaitement photographiée avec une netteté incroyable. J'aime la finesse des ales et les belles couleurs de l'insecte.

jlbrthnn (39501) 2008-08-30 3:51

Hello Jaap,
A beautiful image, that you had the chance to be able to catch, almost in flying. It is a splendid macro. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

belido (17185) 2008-08-30 4:17

Hi Jaap,

after a pleasant view of the cannal, this superb macro shot. Incredible details, really beautiful! Thank you for the inspiration. Well done!
Have a great weekend,
Carlos

josepmarin (34269) 2008-08-30 4:41

Hi Jaap,
This one is a slightly habitual capture in your photographic work. This macro is perfectly executed, with a great quality of image and a nice effect of a blurred background.
You have done a great photo here, congratulations.
Best regards,
Josep

delkoo (35024) 2008-08-30 6:14

hi jaap,
I am bewildered by the quality of your images, composition is excellent, the colours of an exalting sweetness, everything is in place for a magnificent macro photo .
In any case a nice piece of work!

didier

Nicou (46211) 2008-08-30 7:25

Hello Jaap,

Une macr. génial et une libellelule, elle est merveilleus, son corps jaune et noir ces ailes édlicates e transparentes, fantastique.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

Philippe (11791) 2008-08-30 7:33

Dag, Jaap. Een perfecte scherpte in deze foto. De details zijn heel goed te zien. De compositie is ook erg goed met het grassprietje die een diagonale lijn vormt waarop de libel komt rusten. Zeer goede kleuren.
Ik wens je een prettig weekend,
Philippe

xavshot (63345) 2008-08-30 9:47

Bonsoir Jaap
quand je vois ce genre de photo je me dis qu'il me faut absolument un objectif macro. C'est très beau et je suis impressionné par la qualité de la photo. Superbe netteté.
Xavier

RGatward (19751) 2008-08-30 20:57

Interesting departure (have you been into macro much before) and very expert result.

AiresSantos (43270) 2008-08-31 0:41

Superb macro with great details, dear Jaap
I like the contrast the insect and the blurred background. Excellent sharpness and colours
Thanks for sharing and have a nice Sunday
Aires

jhm (83786) 2008-08-31 2:35

Dag Jaap,

Hier bent u een groot specialist in, macro's met libellen als onderwerp.
En welk een, op het moment dat de beide vleugels open zijn, en gelijk mooi scherp, en passend van kleur, dit is top klasse mijn vriend. Bedankt

Groeten,
John.

COSTANTINO (23477) 2008-08-31 4:12

Hello my friend,
Your photo is delicate,full of beauty,colours
warm and pretty..thanks a lot as always..
Bravo,you are the master of the photo..
thanks for sharing with us
Costantino

bertolucci (12022) 2008-08-31 4:39

Zo Jaap, da's lang geleden dat ik een makro van u zag ! De plaatsing van de focus is goed gekozen en het door groene en gele tinten gedomineerde kleurenpalet is aansprekend. Heel mooi en goed gecomponeerd werk!
Fijne zondag !
Bert

Silvio1953 (43412) 2008-08-31 9:14

Ciao Jaap, splendid macro of beautiful dragonfly, wonderful details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

sothy81 (8540) 2008-08-31 10:44

Ahh.. this is a very beautiful dragon fly picture. Very good exposure. See it so clear. Background green indicates natural view. Well done. Sothy

lasscor (7637) 2008-08-31 11:17

Hi Jaap,
Wonderful macro composition.
Beautiful dragonfly.
Great pov, colours, light and sharpness.
TFS,
Corinne

TopGeo (22495) 2008-08-31 14:54

Hi Jaap!Superb macro photo !
I like a lot the result you caught here the details of the head and wings of this dragon fly! magnificent BG green and good idea A beautiful image
Compliments
Thanks
Geo

John_F_Kennedy (32340) 2008-08-31 23:20

Great shot with such lovely colours and patterns on its huge wings. Perfect sharpness, and very details indeed. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

pablominto (41690) 2008-09-01 0:27

Hello Jaap,

This is a wonderful macro showing the action of the insect so well!
The details are impressive, so sharp and clear and with wonderful golden colours...
The composition is well balanced with a fine 3-D effect!

Greetings,
Pablo -

:-) OK-

UnTrained (0) 2008-09-01 6:19

Hallo Jaap,
a wonderful macro capture, well placed in the frame and excellent local sharpness. Excellent presentation.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

marietom (32284) 2008-09-01 9:44

hello Jaap,

Quelle précision dans les détails, sur cette libellule. Superbe travail.
Bonne soirée
marie

cherryripe (19237) 2008-09-01 10:55

Hi Jaap
Lovely Treknaturian image. The dragonfly is so sharp and stands out well thanks to the green bokeh. It's nicely placed within the frame too.
Regards
Nikki

gracious (20017) 2008-09-01 10:57

Hello my Dutch friend Jaap,
Thank you so much for this outstanding macro shot of the dfly!
I loved the pose of it in amazing sharpness, wonderful colour and superb details in every single details
thanks for the notes as well
take care and good morning from NZ
Tony

dip (13006) 2008-09-01 21:48

Hi Jaap,
wonderful macro shot,the sharpness and claroty are superb,
very well captured and composed,
Dimitris.

rigoletto (27082) 2008-09-03 0:34

Woww!
Your macros are as great as your "paintings", Jaap! Great focus on the insect, and a marvellous green bokeh... Congrats!
Deniz

devimeuxbe (56532) 2008-09-04 3:43

Hi jaap
Incredible sharpness here.
Excellent capture of this beauty
very impressive
Bertrand

maximage (13720) 2008-09-04 13:34

Bonsoir Jaap,
Superbe macro! Détails de l'insecte précis, nettes et magiques! Un vrai travail d'artiste.
Amitiés.
max

Angshu (34243) 2008-09-04 22:27

Dag Jaap
These guys are so fast! Superb sharp capture against the blurred BG. The use of DOF, the clarity of the picture is outstanding. Excellent work Jaap!
Best Regards
Angshu

mortijo (12524) 2008-09-06 4:55

Een prachtige macr Jaap. Heel scherp en tot in de details nauwkeurig. Hoe krijg je de vleugels zo scherp terwijl je op 1/40 sec. afdrukt?
Gefeliciteerd
John

JCG (25875) 2008-09-06 8:39

Hi Jaap,

Splendid macro of this dragonfly. We can admire much details of the insect taking into account the good clearness of the image. Not easy this kind of photograph. Before finishing my holidays I succeeded in photographing a butterfly and a kind of fly, I am not dissatisfied with me. I will certainly publish them… Beautiful work Jaap and thank you for the note.

With all my friendships and a very good WE,

Jean-Charles

ALIRIZA (16197) 2008-09-06 11:10

Hi Jaap,
Really beautiful macro with good light, deatils, great sgarpness and a nice pose. Well done my dear friend...
Have a nice Sunday...
Ali Rıza

barni (14569) 2008-09-10 7:19

Hello Jaap
Impressionnant la netteté et la profondeur.
Bravo
Have a nice day
Christophe

salvator (18995) 2008-09-13 2:22

Hi Jaap,
Wooow. We are not really used to see such close up photos from you and it is nice to see that you have mastered it as well. Superb sharpness and details.
Best regards. Salvator.

riclopes (33143) 2008-09-16 11:56

Wow, most impressive macro shot, Jaap. We can apreciate every tiny detail with splendid sharpness. And your informative notes are always so good. Congratulations.
Have a nice evening,
ric
p.s.- it's been hard to get access to TE. It's quite frustrating :(

danos (33730) 2008-09-16 12:44

Hello Jaap,
what a nice macro shot of this Libeloula.Excellent the details and the sharpness under these exposure data.I like the clearness of this master piece of art.Well done.

Regards,Danos

Bluejeans (33423) 2008-09-19 11:16

Ola Jaap ,
Que macro fantástica sobre esta libélula os detalhes estão com grande definição e umas cores fabulosas, as asas são espantosas, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Silversnow (2121) 2008-10-06 12:46

Superb macro you had there, the focus is spot on the eyes & body, and the f/2.8 gives a narrow DOF that shows the tridimensional aspect of the wings.
That is a very neat lens you've got there for Macro, I'm considering getting a prime lens with a wide apperture for low-light conditions, but this one seems particularly good for macro.
How far to the Dragonfly were you?

gunbud (28295) 2008-11-30 6:20

Hi Jaap,
Wonderful macro of this stunning bit of nature.
Exceptional sharpness and details to go along with with clear ture colors.
Regards, Tom

azaf1 (15615) 2009-04-22 11:39

Hi Jaap

Indeed a great beauty!. Excellent sharp details and perfect framing. Compliments, my friend

Argiris