Garden Gargoyle by TwoPynts

Photography • Macro • posted on Jun 06, 2006

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"It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him." -J. R. R. Tolkien "I always wanted to ride a dragon myself, so I decided to do this for a year in my imagination." -Cornelia Funke "Stress is an important dragon to slay - or at least tame - in your life." -Marilu Henner "Always speak politely to an enraged Dragon." -Steven Brust

A photo from another angle of the dragonfly that kept me company while I gardened this past weekend. I pulled back a bit for this shot so that all of him would fit in the frame. I'd also like to thank all of your for your continuing encouragement and support. I'm thrilled that my water lily images went over so well. I'm not a big proponent of the Hot20, but I do have to admit it was a thrill to see my Water Lily Zoom image at #1, and 2 others on the list as well. I appreciate it, but most of all I appreciate your comments. Renderosity is a great place, even with all of it's imperfections. You people make it that great place! ----- The DRAGONFLY Kingdom: Animalia / Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta A dragonfly is any insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera. It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body. Dragonflies typically eat mosquitoes, midges and other small insects like flies, bees, and butterflies. They are usually found around lakes, ponds, streams, and wetlands because their larvae, known as "nymphs", are aquatic. Dragonflies do not bite or sting humans; in fact, they are valued as a predator that helps control the populations of harmful insects, such as mosquitoes. Much larger dragonfly species existed in the distant past than occur on earth today. The largest, found as a fossil, is an extinct Protodonata named Meganeura monyi from the Permian period with a wingspan of 70

Comments (32)

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sharky_

9:57AM | Tue, 06 June 2006

Another beauty of a macro dragonfly shot. Impressive. Aloha

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Digimon

10:17AM | Tue, 06 June 2006

Fantastic Kort!! I don't know why, but this is moving for me! Guess I shouldn't have licked that toad! ; P I can here the sounds of nature, as the branch slowly bobs in the Summer breeze!! Awesome!!!!

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killerpumpkins

10:17AM | Tue, 06 June 2006

Doesn't get much better than this! Great shot. KP

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RodsArt

10:40AM | Tue, 06 June 2006

I don't know how much you paid these critters for the last two shots.....MAN, Impressive!!

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Margana

10:42AM | Tue, 06 June 2006

LOL That's one way to get a lot of comments,(wink).Excellent capture,Kortalouche!I love their little happy looking faces.I never knew they were so cute until I saw macros of them here at RR.Yup,I gotta agree,even with it's issues it's still a wonderful place.Oh and BTW I love that Tolkien quote.It's one of my favorites.Great work again my friend.Definately has honorificabilitudinity,lol.Hope you have a fabulous day...Pressing the 'submit' button now and keeping my fingers crossed...Here goes....-M ;^)

Hopalong

10:42AM | Tue, 06 June 2006

Uh, er,oh--another masterpiece, almost back to back. Move on, folks, nothing happening here....A fossil dragonfly with a wing span of three feet. Can you imagine how big the mosquitos were? Sounds like Canada in August.....

nico3333fr

10:59AM | Tue, 06 June 2006

Nice macro !

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DCLEW2

11:06AM | Tue, 06 June 2006

great shot! Brilliant Macro! Don't tweak the tail of a sleeping dragon.

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squirrel2005

12:00PM | Tue, 06 June 2006

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! WHAT A SHOT!!!It's sooo fantastic macro! And thank you so much for your info about the dragonfly:) Did learn much. Wish you a lovely day!

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kimariehere

12:38PM | Tue, 06 June 2006

crystal clear so brilliant macro i cna oly dream of taking a shot like this someday !! INCREDIBLE TOP NOTCH !!! V!

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SNAKEY

1:08PM | Tue, 06 June 2006

Its awesome mate.:O))

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maud

1:15PM | Tue, 06 June 2006

Impressive shot..Great capture! :)

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marybelgium

2:39PM | Tue, 06 June 2006

another wonderful shot !

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Nath06

3:24PM | Tue, 06 June 2006

So perfect shot!!! Bravo :)

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hotracer2

3:28PM | Tue, 06 June 2006

WOW gorgeous image, very clear and sharp:):)..V

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ACS-001

5:04PM | Tue, 06 June 2006

Another lovely shot of a lovely insect! Thanks for sharing.

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lgp692000

5:42PM | Tue, 06 June 2006

Holy hell, Kort! what a beauty! and the pevfect pov for a shot.

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Richardphotos

7:21PM | Tue, 06 June 2006

what an informing history of the dragonfly. another exceptional capture

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short_ribs

10:41PM | Tue, 06 June 2006

sigh All the bugs here are going cause we've now got the whole frost thingy :( Oh well you'll keep them floating round rendo for us wont ya ;P Thanks for sharing mate!!!

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bentchick

12:56AM | Wed, 07 June 2006

How do you do that???? That is an amazingly sharp macro!!!!! Do you spray hair spray on him til he's stiff and can get right in his face???? LOL! You da man!!!!! ;P

vlaaitje

2:00AM | Wed, 07 June 2006

wow...balancing..this is a supershot...wel done...hope to catch one soon.....with my new cam....

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LouLouBell

2:27AM | Wed, 07 June 2006

Super Dooper dragon fly shot. They never stay stil lomng enough for me!! Cheers

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jinet

3:16AM | Wed, 07 June 2006

Another very impressive and very nice photo ! Artistical macro !

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PeeWee05

4:01AM | Wed, 07 June 2006

Wicked shot! Look at that nose!

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Cosme..D..Churruca

4:35AM | Wed, 07 June 2006

Finally I can comment ! I must say that I feel envy with this macro shot... it is perfect ! Super excellent photography !

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Denger

10:45AM | Wed, 07 June 2006

I was unaware of 'motion camouflage' -- fascinating! You always include just the right amount of information to be enlightening AND entertaining.

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Valentin

10:54AM | Wed, 07 June 2006

What a perfect creatur is this dragon and this shot is simply breathtaking!!!

Blutak

11:49AM | Wed, 07 June 2006

Fantastic shot and very interesting read also. I saw two dragonflies today,never been able to get close enough to one to get a decent photo. one day maybe...

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