dragonfly

[ambree40]

Taking good pictures of plants is relatively easy but flying insects are much harder to capture. Today, I managed to photograph this dragonfly in our garden. It's a female of Libellula depressa; according to wikipedia it's called broad-bodied chaser or broad-bodied darter in English. An incredibly beautiful animal.

Comments

[shirebound]

Great shot! What exquisite detail.

[ambree40]

Thanks. She obliged by staying put for some minutes.

[addie71]

What an excellent shot!

[ambree40]

Thank you, Addie. I was very pleased with the result.

[jan_u_wine]

with all the difficulty that shot must have inherently possessed, you still managed to compose it wonderfully! Beautiful.

[ambree40]

Thank you, Jan. I was surprised at the amount of detail in the photo. You can even see the hairs on her torso.

[jan_u_wine]

she's a lovely dragon-lady, and that's a fact! Too bad she did not hold still for more!

[ladysnaps]

what a great shot! the soft background, the clarity of the wings... wonderful!

i'd never got a photo like this because i'd never get close to a dragonfly. they give me the willies. :P

[ambree40]

Thank you, Lady. Means a lot!
I must confess I jumped back a yard when it flew up. :-)

[spring200]

What a fantastic picture and a great dragonfly:)

[ambree40]

Thank you. It was the first time such a big dragonfly was seen in our garden.