Red dragonfly, a photo from Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv

Photographer's Note

Dragonflies in different colors are local insects that can be found around the pond and spotted at its edge.
The pond located at 32.031, 34.8205 on the map, in the Ariel Sharon park , the former garbage-dump mound, which is now evolved to a green environmental-park.

Will add 3 WS's, one shows a blue dragonfly swiftly passing through the reed (it never stop flying), and other's show mating in action.

Converted from RAW, main photo is F5.6, 1/1250, ISO100, cropped sides.

Ike

papagolf21, pajaran, Fis2, sacimar, pierrefonds, jhm, alvaraalto, PiotrF, mcmtanyel, worldcitizen, adramad, clic, ChrisJ has marked this note useful

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papagolf21 (145112) 2019-11-21 23:08

Bonjour, cher Ike,
Cette petite demoiselle s'est posée avec élégance sur des éléments de construction (échafaudage).
Une mise au point parfaite et la couleur est de toute beauté.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jemaflor (125739) 2019-11-21 23:19

Hi Ike,
Good close-up to present this dragonfly, nice light and original and interesting with these diagonal lines, tfs.

pajaran (92178) 2019-11-21 23:21

Pozdrav.
Interesantan pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lep Red dragonfly.
Dobar rad sa fotografijama u radionici, lepo pokazano, dobro uhvacen trenutak.
Ribnjak privlaci Dragonflies.
Zelim vam lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Greeting.
An interesting view and a moment, good text ...
Nice Red dragonfly.
Good work with photos in the workshop, beautifully demonstrated, well captured moment.
The pond attracts Dragonflies.
I wish you a nice and successful day, all the best.

Tue (71910) 2019-11-21 23:42

Hello Ike,
An excellent close-up of this dragonfly. It has got such a remarkable colour and the backdrop helped to make it stand out very well. Also the sunshine was pleasant. Very well done.
Lars

holmertz (83352) 2019-11-22 0:14

Hello Ike,
This dragonfly has a beautiful red tone like a fine wine. The blurred green vegetation provides a perfect background. The composition is also very attractive thanks to the metal pipes and stone foundation and the diagonals they create. Both WS photos are interesting too, and I imagine you had to work hard to capture them.
Best regards,
Gert

lousat (121037) 2019-11-22 0:54

Hi Ike,a brave attempt but the results are not exceptional with regard to photographic quality, but it was quite difficult to do better without the macro lens. The main photo has the DOF in the background, which actually has excellent details, while the red dragonfly is out of focus. Good ws with the couple in love, while the attempt to capture in flight is very reminiscent of what I do usually with in flight butterflies... hehehe ... have a nice weekend!Luciano.

Fis2 (142685) 2019-11-22 0:59

Witaj Ike!
Excellent shot, red dragonfly makes impression.
Good framing, colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Nice day.
Krzysztof

Silvio1953 (191261) 2019-11-22 3:51

Ciao Ike, great capture of beautiful dragonly with fantastic wings, fine details, splendid sharpness and wonderful natural colors, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

sacimar (36905) 2019-11-22 4:23

Hello Ike,

I had never seen a red dragonfly before, it has beautiful colors, good image with great details, I also like the other photos of dragonflies, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

pierrefonds (93579) 2019-11-22 4:38

Hi Ike,

The insect is well placed in the frame. The point of view is showing the details of the Red Dragonfly. The light is enhancing the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jhm (191377) 2019-11-22 6:13

Hello Ike,

This type dragonfly see we not here in Flemish Belgium.
But a nice snapshot.
Composition and presentation are pleasant to look at.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

Sergiom (115636) 2019-11-22 7:21

Bonjour Ike,

Tu as su très bien capter ce Dragon Fly même si l'environnement n'est pas nécessairement beau pour bien le mettre en valeur. Très belle netteté et jolies couleurs.

Amicalement

Serge

Miguel82 (35896) 2019-11-22 12:47

Ike, that red/purple dragonfly symbolizes the dumping ground revival. The area was revitalized and turned into a green park. Nature takes back its rights. Excellent close up. Fine colors, good image quality, informative photo note, regards.

alvaraalto (38660) 2019-11-22 14:29

Hello Ike
Dragonflies and dragonflies are common in the area, but I have never seen such a beautiful bright red specimen before.
It is always a challenge to photograph one. You have succeeded perfectly with these photos.
Excellent presentation
Have a good weekend, groet Rob

PiotrF (42716) 2019-11-22 16:38

Hello Ike,
An interesting close-up of this dragonfly.
I like nice colors and good quality.
Thank you for the information notes.
Good presentation.
Regards
Piotr

mcmtanyel (54589) 2019-11-22 21:59

Hello Ike,
I've not seen a red dragonfly in real life. Thanks for showing it so clearly and so up-close. 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT

Nicou (188486) 2019-11-22 22:47

Hello

Géniale compo et captage quelle libellule tout en rouge sur ces tube quel effet superbe et ce gaphisme et forme de tubulures très originale comme présentation très bien vu superbe
Bravo etbelle journée
Nicou

worldcitizen (12760) 2019-11-23 16:21

Hello Ike,
I like dragonflies, but have never tried photographing one. I've also never seen a red one in person before. This dragonfly is beautiful, and you captured it very well. The color of the wings and head really stand out against the soft, green background.

mkamionka (53796) 2019-11-23 23:37

Hi Ike,
lovely series of photos well illustrating the colorful world of dragonflies. It seems they are not racists. They don't discriminate because of the color. I wonder what color will come out from red and blue mating insects? Will it be purple?
Charming reportage,
M

Royaldevon (64334) 2019-11-24 4:25

Hello Ike,

I don't think I have ever seen a dragonfly this colour!
It is beautiful!
I like how you have used the features in your photograph, to create a lovely diagonal composition.
The w/s add a little romance too, as well as being sharply captured.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

macjake (92631) 2019-11-24 12:19

Hi Ike
very cool WS photos, they could easily be main posts on their own. but maybe you chose not to because they are mating haha
strange color, but I like it, like a purple or grape colour.
cheers
Craig

gervaso (27395) 2019-11-27 4:08

Hello, Ike!

I think I've never seen a dragonfly with such colors, and it's beautiful for the photo, it must stand out everywhere it lands! You captured that with perfect light and sharpness! Very nice job!

adramad (62704) 2019-11-27 11:43

Hi Ike
Sensational how well you have been able to capture these dragonflies and the one that leaves me amazed is the red one, which I never saw or knew existed in that color, the two of the fantastic WS.
Good management of brightness and sharpness.
Very well done. I love.
Have a great day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

clic (22826) 2019-11-27 13:02

Hello Ike
First time in my life I see a red dragonfly that tries to play low profile over a dark environment! It is a very interesting and rare piece of entomology that I will keep in mind. Thanks for showing. Shalom

ChrisJ (152428) 2019-12-01 5:08

Bonjour Ike,

Missed this one too! The tilt adds dynamism and the red dragonfly has been well captured. Those things move incredibly fast! Good sharpness and colour. Tfs!