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Blowing in the wind

August 23, 2013 by Mike Powell

It’s not hard to see where this dragonfly gets its name—the Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)—when it is perched on the very tip of a stalk of grass and is blown about by even the slightest wind.

I took this shot from a very low angle to try to show the sky and I am pretty happy with the way in which I was able to separate the dragonfly from the background.

Posted in Dragonflies, Insects, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, Portraits, wildlife | Tagged Canon 50D, Celithemis eponina, dragonfly, Halloween Pennant dragonfly, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, Tamron 180mm macro lens, Vienna VA | 16 Comments

16 Responses

on August 23, 2013 at 4:30 am | Reply pica cordoba-beard

wonderful shot, love it!!
- on August 23, 2013 at 4:34 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. I don’t often see it, but the Halloween Pennant dragonfly is my favorite dragonfly. I love its colors and the pattern on its wings.
on August 23, 2013 at 5:35 am | Reply Cornel A.

Now this is a good shot of a dragonfly!!
- on August 23, 2013 at 6:21 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. I love dragonflies and was happy to get this shot by laying down in the grass and shooting up.
on August 23, 2013 at 5:37 am | Reply uthamz

The eyes work magic !
Perfect shot !

utham
- on August 23, 2013 at 6:11 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. I am pretty happy with the way the shot turned out, thought there is always room for improvement.
on August 23, 2013 at 6:28 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

I like the way he seems to be looking at the camera. Beautiful shot.
- on August 23, 2013 at 6:38 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. Most of my dragonfly shots are more cluttered and it’s hard to make the the dragonfly stand out. I think the dragonfly may well have been paying some attention to me, given the length of time that I stalked him and the number of shots that I took.
on August 23, 2013 at 7:10 am | Reply thisisnotbangkok

love the textured blurred background here — great capture
on August 23, 2013 at 7:35 am | Reply paul davis

Very nice! Holding on with all sixes.
on August 23, 2013 at 7:41 am | Reply cindydyer

Lovely capture! I especially love his (her?) little red “headlights” at the tips of the wings.
on August 23, 2013 at 8:16 am | Reply tybeetabby

Help me. Help me, please. I can’t hold on much longer. : )
on August 23, 2013 at 11:44 am | Reply lylekrahn

It looks like you nailed that shot. Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together?
on August 24, 2013 at 6:29 am | Reply afrenchgarden

Beautiful capture!
- on August 24, 2013 at 6:52 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. When I first spotted that dragonfly, I had in mind the angle at which I hoped to photograph it, and the plan actually worked out pretty well, despite the fact the dragonfly flew away a few times. However, he returned to the same spot, so I was able to resume shooting.
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