I was at the hardware store near me paying for some plastic food containers for camping when the cashier says, "Oh no! A dragonfly! I have to open the doors to let it out!!!!!!" I said, "Where"????? as I drug my camera out of my bag. (lol -- yes, I take it everywhere.) I threw her a bill so she could ring me up and walked over to the door and shot these.
I should have stopped after the first one. . . the rest were no better. . . I was hoping she would suggest that she had a step ladder that I could use. She didn't offer. I took my change and purchase and left. So goes the tale of the elusive dragonfly.
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It seems to be lost or tired..Even dragonflies get the blues!
She is a shy one :) Thank you for the visit, and of course you may link to the bench or feel free to grab it for your site if you like. It is a memorial bench at our local church St-Martin-in-the-Fields here in Toronto. Hope you are having a goodly summer, and I hope to be back to blogging soonly. :)
I like these, Paulie. I especially like the first one, but I also like the attempts you made and the way you shared the experience with us.
I think you did well. Who knows, while taking those shots close together, you might have captured just the perfect one. I do that when I'm trying to capture a Butterfly with its wings open on a flower. I'm glad you included all of them and the title is perfect.
Mama Bear
Very well done! I prefer No. 4 with the very sharp wings against the featureless background.
I find those critters to be the strangest --- the two sets of wings.
Hi,
I came over from Daisy's blog, I saw the name of this post on your comment and was curious. I was taking photos of one of these little guys this afternoon.
Nice shots, I like how you show the series. They are very elusive but if you can get close they are great.
I also noticed you are in WA as well, we are in Walla Walla.
SQ
I love dragon and damsel flys. They have a lot of the same movies as butterflies, but they are easier to see.
Ha! It must have been a very shy dragonfly. Fun post!
well, at least you got a dragonfly, Paulie. I think the 1st one isn't always the best. Just keep trying. The next one will be even better. It was for me.
Now I was not saying these were bad shots, Paulie.
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