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13. Dragonfly on Birdsfoot Trefoil

Jan 142009

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)

January 14, 2009 Posted by Chris at 12:51 am Dragonflies, Flowers, Insects, Macro, Nature birdsfoot trefoil, dew, dew drops, dragonfly, flower, insect, Macro, Nature No Responses »

12. Fritillary

Jan 122009

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.

January 12, 2009 Posted by Chris at 2:21 pm Butterflies, Flowers, Insects, Macro, Nature birdsfoot trefoil, Butterfly, flower, Fritillary, insect, Macro, Nature No Responses »

07. How Many Eyes Did You Say?

Nov 072008

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.

November 7, 2008 Posted by Chris at 3:46 pm Dragonflies, Insects, Macro, Nature bug, closeup, darner, extreme macro, eyes, green, insect, Macro, Nature No Responses »

06. Green Darner

Nov 062008

A macro photograph of a Green Darner dragonfly.

November 6, 2008 Posted by Chris at 11:41 am Dragonflies, Insects, Macro, Nature bug, darner, dragonfly, green, insect, Macro, Photo, Photograph No Responses »

05. Backlit Darner

Nov 052008

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

November 5, 2008 Posted by Chris at 1:09 pm Dragonflies, Flowers, Insects, Nature backlit, clover, darner, dragonfly, insect, Macro, morning, Nature No Responses »

15. Waiting to Fly

Jul 152008

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!

July 15, 2008 Posted by Chris at 12:05 pm Butterflies, Insects, Macro, Nature Bruce Peninsula, Butterfly, dew, insect, Macro, Nature, water drops 2 Responses »

14. Waiting to Take Flight

Jul 142008

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.

July 14, 2008 Posted by Chris at 11:32 pm Black and White, Butterflies, Insects, Nature Black and White, Bruce Peninsula, Butterfly, color, Colour, dew, drops, grass, Macro, orange, Photograph, water, water drops 1 Response »

16. Praire Ringlet

Jun 162008

Praire Ringlet

June 16, 2008 Posted by Chris at 6:54 am Butterflies, Insects, Macro, Nature Butterfly, clover, flower, insect, Macro, Nature, praire ringlet 2 Responses »

15. Crescent Spot on Foxtail

Jun 152008

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.