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11-Jul-2020

The shy dragonfly

There were lots of dragonflies out, but most of them refused to pose for photos. Maybe this one was just hiding from the camera.

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Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, located in northeast Washington, D.C., has an annual lotus and water lily festival in summer, but unfortunately the National Park Service couldn't hold it this year due to the pandemic. Luckily they reopened the gardens a few weeks ago, so visitors were at least able to see the beautiful display. They set up one-way signs on the paths through the ponds to allow for social distancing, and I'd say at least 90 percent of the visitors were wearing face coverings.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Just a normal water lily, posted earlier

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/400s f/8.0 at 300.0mm iso250 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography29-Aug-2020 18:54
Perfect close-up, Voted.
Pierre29-Aug-2020 11:15
Une très jolie pose de cette superbe libellule dans un magnifique décor! V
Hennie & Lies Lammers25-Jul-2020 19:14
excellent sharp macro capture!
carol j. phipps25-Jul-2020 17:41
I love the pose you captured. Makes me giggle. Vote
Graeme18-Jul-2020 15:36
An amazing shot of this part hidden dragonfly! V
Zoltán Balogh16-Jul-2020 19:23
Awesome capture, wow! V
Marwan Habib14-Jul-2020 20:48
Oh it's a nice catch Helen. So neat with so many details: a perfect macro. V.
larose forest photos14-Jul-2020 17:18
This is a much more interesting shot than if you'd got the dragonfly perfectly posing. This great shot has character and beauty. V
Tom Munson14-Jul-2020 15:55
Terrific capture.
bill friedlander14-Jul-2020 14:28
Nice shot of it clinging to the leaf seeming to defy gravity. V
Ika Zinka Eferl14-Jul-2020 13:19
Beautiful sharp and well captured image. V
pkocinski14-Jul-2020 11:26
Nicely done.
Industrial Heritage14-Jul-2020 10:08
She looks great and you got her in a nice pose.
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal14-Jul-2020 09:44
Beautiful tack sharp capture, love the POV. V
fotabug14-Jul-2020 05:17
Wonderful shot! I think it is staring at you! :)
Raymond Ma14-Jul-2020 04:44
Great macro work! The intricacy of the wings are on full display in your image. V
Gill Kopy14-Jul-2020 04:21
That's a fabulous dragonfly shot !! BV
joseantonio14-Jul-2020 03:32
great details.Love those wings.V.
Nick Paoni14-Jul-2020 01:10
Love the POV and the details on the veins in the wings.
Julie Oldfield14-Jul-2020 00:59
It seems to be peeking at you. Nicely detailed. V
Hank Vander Velde14-Jul-2020 00:51
Excellent sharp close-up Helen.
Dennis Hoyne13-Jul-2020 23:28
A fine image of this shy, dragon fly!
Karen Stuebing13-Jul-2020 22:14
Fabulous macro. I love the minimalist blades of grass and the detail on the pretty dragonfly. It does look demure. V.
Jola Dziubinska13-Jul-2020 21:40
Terrific capture and the title :) V.