The Treasure Is At The End Of The Trail by Digitaleagle
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Haven’t gotten out on the trails lately so I decided yesterday was a good day to start again. It was a cool day for August in Oklahoma USA with a nice breeze. I choose a trail by Arbuckle Lake and off I went. I like this trail because it doesn’t seem to get many travelers and yesterday was no exception as the spiders had taken over the trail stretching their weeds from one side to the other a 6 to 8 foot span in some places.
After running into a couple of them early in my walk I decided a stick would make a good travel companion. I’m sure I made several spiders mad as I broke the webs to get by.
The treasure is at the end of the trail;
A plethora of Dragonflies, Damselflies, Butterflies, Moths, Wasps and Bubble bees were awaiting the photo shoot. Also the trail ends by the water where a nice cool breeze blew across the bank, I needed that. Of course with the breeze comes movement not the optimal condition when it comes to close up photography; but with good light, fast shutter speeds, a higher ISO than I liked, and a little luck I caught the shots as they blew by, LOL. You guys and gals now what that’s like a little challenging and allot of fun, but with a side dish of frustration every now and then, smile.
This is what I believe to be a Blue-Fronted Dancer Damselfly (Argia Apicalis) brown form female shot this down inside a large cactus. I had to find away to get down in the cactus for this shot and deal with the low light. The cactus was beginning to decompose; I thought it made for nice texture with more interest than it would have in full light. Just glad the Damselfly was patient and hung around long enough for me to get a few shots.
Have a great weekend, thanks for stopping by and for any comments your care to leave!
Comments (22)
Faemike55
Very entertaining story of your adventures and trials on the trail! wonderful photo. I hope that you've a lot more from this hike, including the spiders. Excellent shot
ShadowsNTime
Great shot and your story is very interesting. I would never have thought that was a cactus!
jendellas
She is so well camoflaged I am suprised you found her.
BiggDevo
Beautiful, Excellent Work!
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend.
flavia49
superb capture!
sleeping_tiger
wonderful capture! wow!
orig_buggy
It's a very different shot ...awesome capture!!
myrrhluz
What a great expression and pose from the little lady! Your effort and her patience surely paid off. Terrific capture!
moonrancher
Beautiful find! So nice of her to "stick" around for you. :D
goodoleboy
Excellent clarity, focus and lighting effects depicted in this macro of what I've always considered a very strange creature.
Hendesse
Outstanding shot. Fantastic POV and colors. Looks superb!
sandra46
superb shot, and i can easily believe that all sort of bugs were queueing to get a shot!
flora-crassella
what a wonderful picture!!!!!!!!
JaneEden
What an amazing capture, and I love the golden tones to it too. Are those eyes I see peering back at me? hugs Jane xxx
KarmaSong
Intriguing and gorgeous close-up, your narrative was of great help to make out what it actually was!
frankie96
Nature is amazing...nicely done this is...
Richardphotos
very unusual perspective for a damselfly.superb macro
praep
Nice closeup - hope we will see more of the "treasures" at the end of your trail.
moochagoo
Love the story. Amazing picture.
tpx1
nice capture!
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful photo ! Interesting story !