It won’t be long before most of the dragonflies are gone for the season, so I am really enjoying them while they are still around. A little over a week ago, I was able to capture images of some male Twelve-spotted Skimmer dragonflies (Libellula pulchella), a species that I had not seen previously this summer.
In the first shot, the dragonfly seems to be eating something that is bright red in color. I can’t tell for sure, but when I zoom in, it looks like it might be a ladybug. Whatever the case, I am happy that I was able to frame the shot to be able to get some of the yellow meadow flowers into the background.
In the other shots, I worked to get the wings into focus by shooting on a plane horizontal to their position. The dragonflies were reasonably cooperative and I am pretty happy with the resulting images.
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Those are excellent shots of a pretty dragonfly. We seem to have had a lot of them here this summer, but I’m not seeing many now.
Thanks. I took most of these shots in an area of the park that I had not explored much this summer, so it’s possible that they have been there all summer.
Great and the out of focus background works so well doesn’t it!
The detail you captured is incredible; I am always amazed how the wings that look so fragile hold up.
What a beautiful dragonfly