My best picture this week (captured from Dec 24 - Dec 30, 2011)

Challenge #21 in the variable subjects II series. Hosted by Lext123.

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Announced:

Saturday, 17th December, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 24th December, 2011 – Friday, 30th December, 2011 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 31st December, 2011 – Friday, 6th January, 2012 (GMT)

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Color and B&W are accepted.
Digital reproduction of existing material, is not allowed.

Capture date rules:

Images must be shot after the announcement date of the challenge.

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And (as an additional rule on top of the previous one):... Pictures must be captured strictly from December 24th - December 30th, 2011 (GMT)
Please, first make sure your picture is not matching the subject of any other open-to-submit challenge, around the moment of uploading. If so, rather submit it there instead.
During the submission phase of this challenge, pictures present here may not be present in any other challenge.
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DragonFly on Lotus Bud

by Paulraj

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Taken in Papanasam, TamilNadu, India

Camera:	Canon EOS 550D (EOS Rebel T2i / EOS Kiss X4)
Lens:	Tamron AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro
Submitted:	Tuesday, 27th December, 2011 17:40 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 25th December, 2011
Focal length:	271 mm
Shutter speed:	1/400 sec
Aperture:	F5.6
ISO:	125
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Galleries:	View this photo in Paulraj's gallery

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