My Best Daily Shots
06/17/10 - Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly (as best as I can tell)
This dragonfly is very small. I guess maybe the size of a quarter if you drew a circle around him. Much smaller than the Halloween Pennant I showed on Tuesday. He does hang out in the same area as the pennants do, though.
Cropped just a bit to remove some area on the left and make it an 8X10. If you view in larger sizes, you can see a fair amount of detail on his face.
The flower in the lower middle is Queen Anne's Lace going to seed. I take pictures of Queen Anne's Lace all the time but was looking back at my first year of daily pictures and realized that I never posted a picture of it. How could that be?!? It's really a flower not to be overlooked for it's interesting geometry and wonderful insect attracting powers.
Shortly after this shot, it rained:-) We got great rain overnight too. I am so thrilled not to have to water my flowers.
If you'd like to see a collage of all the cool nature things I took pics of yesterday, that is here:
http://fotomom.smugmug.com/Nature/June-2010/12400102_x8pU2#903495667_4kuJa
I had trouble choosing today because I had lots of shots I could have enjoyed talking about and sharing with.
I also caught a shot with amazingly creepy detail of one bug getting ready to have lunch on another bug:
http://fotomom.smugmug.com/Nature/June-2010/12400102_x8pU2#903487091_ocz58
In larger sizes, the eyes are so cool and the detail is just, um, maybe too detailed:-)
Thanks for your comments on yesterday's shot and hope you enjoyed the trip to the swamp with me:-)
HAGD,
Maryann
349390pitchingwedge33
on August 4, 2010fantastic composition and lighting... the dragonfly really stands out beautifully against the background....
Hershy
on June 22, 2010Great catch, crisp details!
Andrea Kaus (ChaosGraphics)
on June 18, 2010Super capture of the little guy.
k dunlap
on June 18, 2010Great capture
Melissa OShaughnessy
on June 18, 2010This is really wonderful, I love all the textures and soft color. And the bug, of course.
58952oldaccounthenryklepc
on June 18, 2010Excellent detail, very nice close-up.
Gene Hyder
on June 18, 2010Wonderful shot.
Deborah Irene Glessner
on June 18, 2010Wonderful capture, Maryann.
Kerry Milkie Photography
on June 18, 2010This is terrific. He's very un-bug-like (?).
SundaysChildSnapShots
on June 17, 2010Terrific. He kind of looks like a little fairy.