The dragonflies were swarming all around me but moving too fast to capture with my camera. Instead of me getting close to them, I stood still near some appropriate habitat, and they came close to me!!
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Close Up in Nature
I have been exploring safety and ethics in nature while taking photographs. When I took this photo, I was at the edge of a pond. Safety considerations included not getting too close to the edge and not moving too fast. I didn't want to fall in the water even though this August day in Missouri was very hot.
The dragonflies were swarming all around me but moving too fast to capture with my camera. Instead of me getting close to them, I stood still near some appropriate habitat, and they came close to me!!
Even though dragonflies are carnivorous, no one fears them. They do not harm humans. Most humans consider them delicately beautiful. And this specimen was no exception. So I took my point and shoot camera, and snapped the shutter before the resting animal could move.
The dragonflies were swarming all around me but moving too fast to capture with my camera. Instead of me getting close to them, I stood still near some appropriate habitat, and they came close to me!!
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Nice shot. When I was little, I remember Grandpa calling them snake doctors. I pictured a small black bag under the wing as it tended to ill snakes.
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