LlNKEDIN POST NO. 7.
4 Dec 2021.
ADVICE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. How to take a sharp image
of The Common Parasol in the Yio Chu Kang Cres forest? WAKE UP EARLY.
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow).
(From Digital Photography of Willdlife - Dragonflies and Butterflies by Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow).
EXPERIENCE IS ACQUIRED BY PRACTISING AND PRACTISING.
I took only 6 images of the red dragonfly asleep on a blade of grass.
This image (above) shows dew drops on a sleeping Common Parasol
dragonfly perched on a grass blade with dew drops. I was present at around
8 am before the sunlight evaporated the dew drops on the red dragonfly.
I used Canon DSLR camera EOS 80D, 18-55mm lens and the settings of P Mode,
Single-point focus, Auto focus.
This photo was accepted as stock photo by
www.shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets.
LESSON LEARNT: One may get great photos of wildlife
like dragonflies and butterflies if one wakes up early. These insects may still
be sleeping at around 8 am and therefore can be easier to photograph.
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Neurothemis fluctuans (Fabricius, 1793)
| Libellulidae |
| Invertebrates (Dragonfly and Damselfly) |
| Common Parasol |
DESCRIPTION
| Description | Although very common, its also one of the most striking species due to its reddish colouration. Males have brownish-red thorax and abdomen. Wings are almost entirely brownish-red except the tips and a thin tapering clear band around the hind margin from about its midpoint. Females are duller in colour and has clear wings. Juvenile males look like females except for the wings markings. |
ECOLOGY, HABITAT & LOCATION
| Habitats | Parks & Gardens, Freshwater, Urban |
| Distribution | The most common dragonfly species in Singapore. Found at ponds in public parks like Bishan Park 2 and Toa Payoh Town Park. Widespread in tropical Asia. |
| Nature Reserves | Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Labrador Nature Reserve, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve |
STATUS
| Species Status | Native |
| Conservation Status | Common |
REFERENCES
| References | Tang, H.B., Wang, L.K. & Hämäläinen, M. 2010. A photographic guide to the dragonflies of Singapore. Singapore: Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research. 222pp. |
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