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August 16, 2015 by Mike Powell

I tend to focus on the realism of close-up details in most of my dragonfly shots, but sometimes the dragonfly seems almost abstract, a mix of colors, shapes, and patterns, like this male Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) that I encountered the past Friday.

For those readers who may not be familiar with this boldly-patterned dragonfly species, I am also including a more “traditional” shot of the same Twelve-spotted Skimmer.

© Michael Q. Powell. All rights reserved.

Posted in Art, Dragonflies, Insects, Nature, Photography | Tagged abstract, Alexandria VA, Canon 50D, Huntley Meadows Park, Libellula pulchella, Tamron 150-600mm telephoto, Twelve-spotted Skimmer, Twelve-spotted Skimmer dragonfly | 8 Comments

8 Responses

on August 16, 2015 at 7:48 am | Reply Adrian Lewis

Beautiful portraits, Mike, very good to see! Adrian
- on August 16, 2015 at 7:49 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Adrian.
on August 16, 2015 at 8:33 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

Excellent shots!
on August 16, 2015 at 5:21 pm | Reply svtakeiteasy

The patterns remind me of morse code – dots and dashes!
- on August 16, 2015 at 9:46 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  I like that image–the very distinct pattern is definitely eye-catching.
on August 17, 2015 at 9:02 am | Reply Birder's Journey

I like the geometric effect in the first photo, such an interesting angle.
on August 19, 2015 at 10:30 pm | Reply Lee

Beautiful!
- on August 20, 2015 at 5:10 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Lee.

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