Dragonfly landscape

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Dragonfly landscape

June 17, 2017 by Mike Powell

As I was exploring Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge last weekend, I spotted some Eastern Amberwing dragonflies (Perithemis tenera) flying low above the surface of the pond. One of them, a female, kept returning to a particular spot and would dip down and touch the water to deposit eggs. A male would periodically make an appearance and I couldn’t tell for sure if he was guarding the female or was trying to put the moves on her.

This is my favorite shot of the encounter. The dragonfly on the left is a male Eastern Amberwing and the one coming in from the right is a female. I thought about cropping the image in closer, but decided to keep it like this in order to retain the ripples and the reflection, elements that I really like.

Posted in Dragonflies, dragonfly, Insects, Landscape, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged Canon 50D, Eastern Amberwing, Eastern Amberwing dragonfly, Fort Belvoir VA, Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge, Perithemis tenera, Tamron 180mm | 5 Comments

5 Responses

on June 17, 2017 at 7:59 pm | Reply Dan Antion

I’m glad you didn’t crop it Mike. This almost looks like a painting.
- on June 17, 2017 at 8:28 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Dan, for the feedback. There is an almost surreal sci-fi vibe to the image, for me, like it was taken on another planet.
on June 17, 2017 at 11:30 pm | Reply sloppy buddhist

It’s wonderful full of stories love all the colours…I agree painterly ~ smiles hedy
on June 18, 2017 at 10:04 am | Reply Carol Halla

I agree! Painterly is appropriate …. lovely shot.
- on June 18, 2017 at 8:53 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Carol.

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