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Dragon Fly on Birdsfoot Trefoil

This is a dragon fly resting on a piece of Birdsfoot Trefoil. Photographed early in the morning, the dragonfly and flower are still covered in dew. It is hard to see in this size, but I am picking up reflections of the sky in the dew drops.

This photo was obviously not shot recently I will be mixing recent photos along with photos from last year that did not get post, though should have during my bouts of non posting. Feel free to comment on some of the photos.

Technical Info:

Cam & Lens	Canon EOS 40D & EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM	Shutter:	1/4 s
Create Date:	2008:08:16 07:14:52	Aperture:	f/16.0
Focal Length	180 mm	ISO:	100
Copyright Info:	Copyright (C) 2008 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

Posted January 14th, 2009 12:51:14 AM | icon3

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12. Fritillary

Resting

Scott found this Fritillary one morning late last summer while out shooting. With it’s wings closed we could see he was a little beaten up. It wasn’t until he had warmed up enough to spread his wings that I saw just how bad he really was.

The second butterfly Scott found was in much better shape.

Posted January 12th, 2009 2:21:09 PM | icon3

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07. How Many Eyes Did You Say?

An extreme closeup of a Green Darner’s head. This is a great example of the compound eyes these little hunter’s have for snatching pesky mosquito’s out of the air so much better than we can.

Posted November 7th, 2008 3:46:45 PM | icon3

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06. Green Darner

A macro photograph of a Green Darner dragonfly.

Posted November 6th, 2008 11:41:51 AM | icon3

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05. Backlit Darner

A Green Darner dragonfly is perched upon a piece of clover, backlit by the sun the veins in it’s wings are visible.

Posted November 5th, 2008 1:09:52 PM | icon3

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15. Waiting to Fly

This is the full colour version of yesteday’s photo which I had converted to black and white except for the orange in the buttefly’s wing.

I found this butterfly on this piece of grass just beside the car. We were parked on the side of the road where we had stopped to photograph Lubilia. I am sure he was there when we parked and I missed him. Definitely one of those lucky finds!

Posted July 15th, 2008 12:05:06 PM | icon3

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14. Waiting to Take Flight

Waiting to Take Flight

A butterfly sits perched atop a piece of dewy grass awaiting to take flight after a night’s rest. I converted this photo to black and white in Photoshop then added back in the orange from the butterfly’s wings. This was done for a Facebook competition. i will post the full colour version tomorrow.

Posted July 14th, 2008 11:32:53 PM | icon3

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16. Praire Ringlet

Praire Ringlet

Posted June 16th, 2008 6:54:39 AM | icon3

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15. Crescent Spot on Foxtail

Crescent Spot on Foxtail

This is the first butterfly I’ve shot of the season. This is a Crescent Spot and is perched upon a piece of foxtail barley. In order to get photos like this I am getting up a little before 4:00 am in order to get to the location and be ready to shoot just after the sun has risen.

A couple of tips on early morning photography may be read at http://potd.chrisempey.com/tips/archives/2007/08/very_early_morning_photography.php.

Posted June 15th, 2008 6:38:46 PM | icon3

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10. Dragonfly