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Outtake from the book. Photographed with Nikon D300, 60mm micro lens.
These days, the dragonflies are out in force, and I've been dying to get a good photograph of one. Of course, they're zippy little buggers, so it can be really hard to capture a good image.
This weekend, however, Marcus found one that was resting on a branch in our garden -- and seemed rather unpreturbed by our presence near him. So I ran inside and grabbed my camera, and shot a ton of images. Photo geek that I am, it was one of the highlights of my weekend.
In completely unrelated news, it's been a while since I shared a good video with you, so I thought I'd share one that's been on my mind lately. It's courtesy of the very cool blog, Zen Habits -- and it's one to watch if you've ever needed to do or start something, and keep coming up with great excuses not to. It seems like the beginning of the week is the perfect time to share it with you.
Enjoy.
Song: Word up as performed by Willis. I love this version of this song. I couldn't find an album by Willis that's still in production, but the song is included on this groovy compilation album.
Monday, June 29, 2009 at 12:00AM
Reader Comments (15)
To both you and Mr. Scott: Nice shot!
I don't think I"ve ever seen a dragonfly up so close unless it was a cartoon.
Wwooooowwwww! That is fantastic. I love dragon-flies/damsel-flies and that a fabulous shot! I'm glad he cooperated for you!
Dragonflies are my totem. They represent clarity and transformation of thought and willingness and ability to change. This is a gorgeous picture, Karen.
O like how the edges of the wings are blurred just a bit, like you can feel the tension in the little dragon fly's body. It's like the humming bird pictures I'm always seeing in Flickr.
That video is an awesome motivator. Love it! Love it!
GORGEOUS!!! This weekend my son and I were watching the dragonflies. He is going to love this photo.
The photo is amazing and so is the video. I needed a shot of inspiration today. Thanks, Karen.
UNFAIR! Even this is a gorgeous shot...the wings came out perfect...
The details on the dragonfly are fantabulous!
the dragonfly is gorgeous! and i love this video... i've put off starting to train trail running BECAUSE..... and this video kicked me right in the tush. time to get up and go!! thanks for the push! (i might need to blog-lift it sometime!)