I love close-up photography, but sometimes it is good when necessity (or choice) compels me to shoot from a distance. This image has the simplest of compositions—a damselfly and a stalk on which to perch—but I like the way that the elements combined to create a sense of tranquility when I captured this moment this past Monday at Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge.
As I recall, the light was coming from in front of me, which caused the damselfly to appear as a partial silhouette. Without the normal color information, it’s hard for me to identify the species of damselfly with any degree of certainty. One of the experts on a Facebook forum, however, suggest that it might be a Variable Dancer damselfly (Argia fumipennis), the sames species that appears at the top of my blog’s home page. As for the dried-out stalk that serves as a perch for the damselfly, I have no idea what kind of plant it is.
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Benjamin has been waiting for your morning post and has had me check my inbox several times. I read the post and enlarged the photo for his examination. He was not disappointed : “Wow! Look at his eyes and wings! He is very long too.” We both like the damselfly’s name and the dry plant. Thank-you, Mr. Mike x 2!!
Sorry I was a little late this morning. This afternoon I fly off to Brussels, Belgium for a week for a work trip. I hope to keep posting during that time, though my timing and my subject matter may be a little different.
Benjamin and I are happy to find your posts any time of the day, no apology necessary! Your posts have become an important part of our morning, sort of a lesson for the day…for both of us. Safe trip and find time for pleasure too! Thank-you, Mr. Mike!!
Exquisite in its simplicity. What a great photo!
Thanks, Liz.