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June 7, 2013 by Mike Powell

Although I usually try to get close-up shots of dragonflies, there is something really peaceful about this longer distance shot of a male Common Whitetail dragonfly (Plathemis lydia) from this past weekend. I really like the arc of the branch and the reflection of both the branch and the dragonfly in the still water of the marsh. If you click on the image, you’ll see that there is a pretty good amount of detail in the dragonfly—I chose not to highlight those details in this posting.

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Posted in Dragonflies, Insects, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged Canon Rebel XT, Common Whitetail dragonfly, dragonfly, Huntley Meadows Park, Plathemis lydia, reflection, Sigma 135-400mm telephoto zoom lens | 7 Comments

7 Responses

on June 7, 2013 at 8:40 pm | Reply Lee

Neat photo!
- on June 7, 2013 at 8:44 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. It’s different from my usual style, but it’s nice to experiment with shooting in a different way.
on June 8, 2013 at 1:40 am | Reply Charlie@Seattle Trekker

It is an amazing photo. I did click to enlarge it and the detail is really amazing.
- on June 8, 2013 at 4:58 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Charlie. I love reflections and it was unusual for me to get one of a dragonfly.
on June 8, 2013 at 7:09 am | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

Nice!
on June 8, 2013 at 8:17 am | Reply Sue

Beautiful reflection! I love the composition of this shot.
- on June 8, 2013 at 1:17 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. My mentor, Cindy Dyer, drilled into me the importance of composition. At first I had to consciously think about it, but now it comes almost naturally some of the time.