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Here's Looking At You Kid

I snapped this photo with a point and shoot camera while walking my two dogs.

"Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody ...
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I snapped this photo with a point and shoot camera while walking my two dogs.

"Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter."
~Ansel Adams

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May, 2015

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Behind The Lens

Location

This dragonfly is one of the over 5,500 species of dragonflies and damselflies found in North America. I spotted this handsome guy in Tampa, Florida.

Time

This was taken on a morning dog walk, two dog leashes in one hand and a Panasonic Lumix Camera in the other. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, a lucky shot. "Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter." ~Ansel Adams

Lighting

Dragonflies are usually found around bodies of fresh water (lake, pond, river, etc.) on sunny days however, I saw him at about eye level in a woodlands. It was a sunny hot morning, so perhaps he was taking a break in shade.

Equipment

Panasonic Lumix ZS40, hand held, manual setting, jpeg

Inspiration

Several years ago, I had my world turned suddenly upside down. While struggling to make sense of it all, I came across this quote... "Life is like a camera. Just focus on what’s important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don’t turn out – take another shot."~Unknown My son gave me a camera and I started looking for the positive instead of the negative in life. A gazillion photos later, I'm still working on improving my life and my photography.

Editing

This photo was cropped and brightened using Adobe Photo Express.

In my camera bag

I am an older woman who tries to stay fit by either walking or biking. Although I have a Nikon DSLR, I always carry one of my smaller Panasonic cameras when exercising. Looking for things to photograph makes exercise seem like fun and helps the time fly by.

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Here's Looking At You Kid

I snapped this photo with a point and shoot camera while walking my two dogs. "Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody ... Read more

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I snapped this photo with a point and shoot camera while walking my two dogs.

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