Hanging Around

The morning’s first hour yielded nothing. Not a single thing. I was amazed at the lack of insect life in the vegetation on this cool, dewy morning. 

I headed to another favorite area, where I searched for another hour before I finally found a small butterfly covered in dew. But as I was trying to get my camera into position, I touched the surrounding grass causing the dew to fall, the tiny droplets raining out of the scene. The morning looked to be a total wash.

I had all but given up when I spotted something shining in the wet grass. A closer look revealed a delicate dragonfly hanging on some small fleabane flowers. I was setting up to shoot it when something told me to look a little harder. I found another, more photogenic dragonfly 50 feet away. 

My reward came just because I kept hanging around. 

#12 is in the books. Two images in two days, man I'm On A Roll.

Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)

12)  Dragonfly & Dew  

    Madison County, MS

   May 23, 2012 - 7:39 am

   Clear, 59 degrees

   60mm, 1/8@f22, Tripod

Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) & Fleabane




(all photos taken with Nikon P7000)