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common_natureA number of photos below the cut, with some commentary. In particular, my university's lake is teeming with dragonflies and damselflies at the moment, and I've been lucky to get some awesome photos.
A view from a walk up into Kata Tjuta in the Northern Territory. March 2007.
White-browed scrub wren taken at Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains, Australia. They are apparently completely and utterly fearless, which explains why it was just happily jumping around right in front of us. Dec 2010.
Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains, Dec 2010.
How to take photos of dragonflies:
1. Find a cooperative subject who doesn't seem to mind your camera being stuck in its face or one that keeps on returning to the same spot. Be very surprised at this.
2. Try not to fall in lake while doing so.
3. Ignore personal comfort.
Black-faced Percher Dragonfly, 9 Feb 2011
Blue Skimmer Dragonfly, 8 Feb 2011
Damselflies seem to be much skinnier and smaller than dragonflies and they also bring their wings in along their body when they're sitting. They're very flighty, so I was lucky to get this shot. I was crouched waiting a while for a dragonfly to come back to a spot that he landed a lot (of course he didn't) and this damselfly came and settled in the grass right beside me, allowing me to get my camera close to it.
Eastern Billabongfly Damselfy 20 Feb 2011
A view from a walk up into Kata Tjuta in the Northern Territory. March 2007.
White-browed scrub wren taken at Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains, Australia. They are apparently completely and utterly fearless, which explains why it was just happily jumping around right in front of us. Dec 2010.
Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains, Dec 2010.
How to take photos of dragonflies:
1. Find a cooperative subject who doesn't seem to mind your camera being stuck in its face or one that keeps on returning to the same spot. Be very surprised at this.
2. Try not to fall in lake while doing so.
3. Ignore personal comfort.
Black-faced Percher Dragonfly, 9 Feb 2011
Blue Skimmer Dragonfly, 8 Feb 2011
Damselflies seem to be much skinnier and smaller than dragonflies and they also bring their wings in along their body when they're sitting. They're very flighty, so I was lucky to get this shot. I was crouched waiting a while for a dragonfly to come back to a spot that he landed a lot (of course he didn't) and this damselfly came and settled in the grass right beside me, allowing me to get my camera close to it.
Eastern Billabongfly Damselfy 20 Feb 2011
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