Blue Dragonfly with cool green eyes.
Hanging out on the tip of a leaf off a pineapple plant.
Blue Dragonfly with cool green eyes.
Hanging out on the tip of a leaf off a pineapple plant.
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Hanging out on the tip of a leaf off a pineapple plant.
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I took this picture of this blue Dragonfly in my own backyard yard. I noticed him fly in and land on the leaf from a pineapple plant.Time
I was sitting on my back patio. It was 5:15 pm. I just finished watering the plants in the yard. This dragonfly was dancing in the sunlight. He decided to take a rest on the top of a pineapple plant leaf. I managed to get very close to him. Then he left and came right back several times before I snapped this picLighting
It was 5:30 in the evening in South Florida. I didn't use a flash. But the sun was behind me. Shining onto the dragonfly.Equipment
I used my Samsung smartphone app. No flash. No tripod. Just cautious approach and slow, steady aim.Inspiration
I was just soaking in the beautiful day after watering plants. Sitting on the patio. I noticed him fly in and landed, so I made an effort to capture him in a photo.Editing
Yes, I cropped the photo as well as bringing the dragonfly out a little by highlighting himIn my camera bag
Nothing special. Just a smartphone and a scope with lenses and filtersFeedback
Patience and a desire to capture the opportunities as they are provided by nature. Spontaneous pursuit of the perfect capture