Generally I like to photograph wildlife subjects in a natural environment. When this female Common Whitetail dragonfly (Plathemis lydia) landed on a metal sprinkler cover, though, I couldn’t help but like the contrast between the natural subject and the industrial background.
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Mike Powell 
Nice photo. It actually looks like a painting.
Thanks, Dan. It’s a different look for me and I struggled a little with processing the image, but decided that increased contrast and sharpening would heighten the look that I was going for.
You did a great job Mike, I find the contrast pleasing to.
An industrious woman — every man’s dream come true! 😉
This shows the details of the dragonfly perfectly.
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Lovely. The two go together well