Hi, I'm Andrea, and I'm interested in creatures and plants both wild and tamed, and people of all sorts. I only use a compact digital camera ,as I love being able to get it into a back pocket, and not have to cart heavy kit about. I carry a Panasonic Lumix TZ series, binoculars and a hand lens almost everywhere.Most of my outings are with the dogs so I only use point and shoot.
I am getting the hang of Photoshop, thanks to some very kind folk on RR!
I have a wildlife garden in Bournemouth, Dorset, in the UK, and spend a lot of time there . I retired from teaching art to teenagers a while ago.
I'm now getting some good results with my digi compacts; it took me a while to make the switch from my old film camera, an 1960 ish Pentax Spotmatic, but the mistakes are much cheaper!
I have 4 lodgers, 3 dogs and a parrot who, as at 2017, I have had 40 years.
I has so far had 19 dogs, mostly rescues.
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Comments (12)
ladylake
Wonderful photo.
iborg64
Wonderful photo looks like you are guaranteed some more dragonflies in the years to come
bodo_56
Fascinating details!
kgb224
Amazing capture Andrea. God bless.
photosynthesis
Outstanding - especially love the reflection of the wings...
Krittermom
Fantastic capture
jendellas
Great capture!!
A_Sunbeam
Beautiful creature
wysiwig
I love this series. Here she looks like a beautiful brooch mad of jade and turquoise.
Faemike55
fab capture Andrea
sossy
stunning, impressive and beautiful again! first class capture 😃
anahata.c
Well Andrea, I'm at an hour and 20 minutes (and a pretty small number of comments for all that time! I'm slow...) So I have to end with this. Full size this is a huuuge melange of beautiful forms. It's glorious. The contact with the water is terrific (the way the water hugs the forms that touch it). The juxtaposition of the dragonfly's back and leaves with all the shapes---reflected and otherwise in the water---is wonderfully complex. And the overall coppery feel of the whole---due to the hue of the water---gives it an intensity that makes it really powerful. You did a few of these insect on water shots, and they're wonderful. This one is just about my favorite. Terrific work. I'm sorry I have to stop, but at least I covered a decent representation of all your work---as you know, this is one of my favorite spots; so much so that it inspires stories in me, as yet unwritten. I hope you're feeling better...great work, as always.