This Prince Baskettail dragonfly (Epitheca princeps) almost looks like it was flying at an airplane’s cruising altitude and was looking down at a landscape with rivers, mountains, and lakes. I spotted this dragonfly last weekend at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge and spent quite a while trying to get a shot of it in flight.
The dragonfly, however, never ventured close enough to shore for me to get a detailed shot of it. I was a little disappointed until I opened up the image on my computer and discovered that I had managed to capture a wonderful, fanciful background. Sometimes I try to document the reality that I see and other times it seems like it is just my imagination running away with me.
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Nice Mike! Cool background!
Thanks, Reed. It was definitely the background that caused me to post the photos, not the dragonfly itself. 🙂
That is a pretty picture, Mike.
Thanks, Dan.
I love the swirly soft background and the photo is very fine indeed. Great concept shot. It speaks to me of finding one’s wings, flying solo, adventure, discovery, anticipation, fairy-tale fantasy (I read Hans Christian Anderson’s tale of “The Little Mermaid” last night. She was allowed to rise to the surface of the ocean to see the world once she turned 15yrs).
That background is awesome!