Dragonflies

I gathered up a lot of my dragonfly photos when I was trying to decide what to use in the gallery. I'm not sure if I chose the right one, because I think I was getting a little hung up on some technicalities that others don't mind. For instance, I didn't like the perch (a sprinkler) in the above photo, which is why it wasn't chosen.

Anyway, dragonflies and damselflies are really cute, and I don't want these photos to go to waste. So here are several I've taken over the past couple of months, along with a few from who knows when. I did different crops that might not be the most artistic, but show more detail.




[I just realized I forgot to watermark these images, but I'm too lazy right now to fix it.]

I took sooooo many photos of this dragonfly at Deepwood.

An accidental underexposure that I turned into an artsy black and white.

I've never realized how many types of damselflies there are. I always think of the blue ones and maybe the beige, but there are several varieties and even their little faces are different colors. How cute is this greeny?

Answer: very.

This guy was very cooperative and held still for quite awhile.

Eye detail. And, sure, while you're here you can look at his wing if you want.

I caught this one doing some evening exercise.

He has purple eyes and a blue mouth. Really neat. What's not neat is my inconsistent editing.

It's kind of hard to see, but he has a little bug in his mouth.

Peeky peek.

This was another where I didn't care for the perch, so I cropped it out here.

He's eating dinner. His mouth is so cute!

Here's this guy smiling up a storm. Life is grand when you're a dragonfly!

Next year I hope to get an earlier start on my dragonfly obsession and get some more artistic shots as opposed to just being in focus.