Jude’s April Garden Photography Challenge calls for Macro photography or close-ups of anything you’d find in a garden. I’m usually rubbish at macros, but after many attempts, I did manage to snap this pretty Dragonfly. It’s called a ‘Halloween Pennant’, and I’m sure you can see why.
This is also my 6th day of the 7-day Nature Challenge which my blog friend Gilly nominated me to take part in. If you would like to join in the fun, then consider yourself nominated by me. The rules are simple; you just post a nature photo for seven days and link your post to my blog. You can nominate someone each day to also take up the challenge.
Happy weekend to you all.
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Great photo! It’s well-named, isn’t it, but I’d hardly call it dainty! It’s pretty powerful looking, in its own way. 🙂
Such a beautiful — and strange-looking — insect. In pre-historic times, they were mammoth. Glad I missed ’em. 🙂
Yes, we were definitely born at the right time, John. 🙂
Heavens Sylvia, this is a beauty! I have never seen one with colourful wings – at first I thought it was a butterfly. More please! An alligator tooth maybe???
😀
Thanks, Jude. We have an invasion of them at the moment. No-one was more surprised than I to get a clear image of one of them.😀 An alligator tooth could be more of a problem. Maybe I’ll send hubby out in a row boat with a piece of chicken on a string. 😆
haha… I can just imagine how he’ll take that suggestion!
Well, as he’s busy up on top of the scaffold screwing up ceiling beams, I guess he’s just laugh at me and say that I have more spare time than he has. 😀
Best get yourself out there then 😉
Have a heart, Jude. 🙄
Oh, OK then, perhaps a close up of Mr GBH? Or some lovely duck feathers?
Beautiful!
Thanks so much, Madhu. 🙂
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What a gorgeous beauty indeed Sylvia and an excellent shot! Wow! I just love its colours. 😀 ♥
Thanks so much for the lovely compliment, Sonel. These little darlings are so gorgeous. 🙂 xx
Very well done Sylvia. They dart around so quickly I have only ever managed to get a blurry image and nothing worth keeping or showing like this beauty.
Thanks so much, Pauline. I was stunned when I saw I actually had something worth showing to you all 🙂
Great capture, Ad! Perseverance pays off 🙂
Occasionally, Jo. 😀 Thanks. ❤
From t he scales of the alligator to the light almost transparency of this gorgeous dragonfly. Just beautiful. Thank you. 🐞
Thanks, JoHanna. Yes, the two extremes as it were. 🙂
A great macro of the dragonfly!
Thanks so much, Aletta. 🙂
I did not know that dragonfly’s had different names!
There are over 3,600 different species of Dragonfly in the world. 🙂
Nice shot, Sylvia. I love dragonflies.
Thanks so much, Carol. Yes, they’re such flighty creatures. 😀
It’s very pretty! Well done
Thanks so much. 😃
Wow, what a beautiful dainty visitor, great detail, Sylvia!
Thanks so much, Donna. 🙂
Such a graceful beauty 🙂
Thanks so much, Sarah. 🙂
What a beautiful macro shot and beautiful dragonfly Sylvia!
Thanks so much, Lisa. 🙂
That is an amazing Macro shot. I am rubbish at macro and have the shots to prove it. With a shot like this one, I don’t think you can say you are rubbish any longer. It is excellent.
Thanks, Lisa. Me too, and no-one was more surprised than I, when this one turned out okay. 🙂
I think you have many more great macros in your future
I hope so. Wish I knew which packing case my camera instruction book is in. 🙂
Did you hear my sharp intake of breathe? wow, what a wonderful photo!
Thanks so much, Gilly. I was holding my breath when I took this photo. 🙂
sembra un missile sulla rampa di lancio! amo moltissimo i macro e questo è semplicemente straordinatio! spero avrai passato una Pasqua serena con i tuoi cari,
a big hug darling
Annalisa
Thanks so much, Annalisa. Love your description of the Halloween Pennant ‘missile’.
Hugs to you too. xx 🙂
How did you manage to get such a perfect image? Dragonflies move so fast. This is gorgeous.
Thank you. I have absolutely no idea how it turned out so well. I wish I knew, so that I could do it again. 😀
You could make your fortune if you marketed that secret!
Hehehe. I’ll try racking my brain, such as it is. 🙂
Getting such a great picture of a subject that just doesn’t seem to want to be photographed is a wonderful achievement, Sylvia!
Thanks so much, Dries. 🙂
That is a perfect little “pumpkin” 🙂 Great shot, Sylvia!
Hehehe Thanks so much, Helen. xx
What a very pretty little visitor. Your macro was perfect.
Thanks so much, Gunta. 🙂
What a great capture, Sylvia! I was trying to photograph damselflies this morning with absolutely no luck on the new stupid iPhone I have. I’ll be posting a shot soon, but it’s certainly nowhere near as good as this one 😀
They aren’t easy to photograph. This was a lucky shot. Bet I couldn’t do it again. 😍
Beautiful!
Thanksl
Thank you. 😃
Just look at those wings… I’m impressed!
Thanks so much, Gerrie. Me too. 😄
Stunner! I am so jealous!
Thanks, Ark. I’m flattered by your jealousy. 😄
How absolutely beautiful, Sylvia…..however did you keep it in focus, those things dart about so!
Thanks so much, Sue. Pure fluke, I think. 😆
I don’t think so!
Very nice, Sylvia. Love the colours!
Thanks, Tom. 🙂
Your Halloween Pennant is so beautiful, and you took here very well. Bravo
Thanks so much. 🙂
Brilliant capture! The detail is exquisite.
Thanks, Rebecca. 🙂
What a beautiful photograph, Sylvia!
Thanks so much, Jill. I wish you could have seen me chasing around the backyard. 😆
Effortless and gorgeous capture, AD:)
Thanks, Cocoa. I wouldn’t say that it was entirely effortless. He just wouldn’t stay still! 😀
stunning capture, Sylvia! dragonflies are hard to catch in camera! 🙂
Yes they are. Thanks so much, Lola. 😘
Such a pretty thing 🙂 An amazing photo, Sylvia!
Thanks, Marion. 🙂
A beautiful gast
Thanks so much, Marylou. We have so many of them in the grass here. 🙂
Beautiful Sylvia!
Thanks, Nicole. 🙂
Spectacular shot, Sylvia!
Thanks so much, Anna. 🙂
I’ve never I.D.’d a specific type of dragonfly before. Now I’ll be on the lookout for Halloween Pennant. And the Candy Cane.
Me neither, Nancy, and if it weren’t for Jude’s macro/close-up challenge, I wouldn’t have ever thought of trying to photograph one. I must look up what Candy Cane ones look like and watch out for them. 🙂
A sensational capture!
Thanks so much, Hariod. I was amazed that I got him in focus. 😉
If I said ‘O.I.S.’ would it give a clue? 😉
Yes, but only one out of about ten shots was successful. 😆
Wonderful and like bird photos! So hard to get!
Thanks so much, Kathryn. Patience is the key. 🙂 xx
You are so lucky to be surrounded by all this wildlife – what an exotic insect.
Yes, it’s such a pleasure to see all these different creatures. It was the first time I’d noticed the dragonflies, and since I took the photo, many more have arrived. Maybe they heard that there was a photo shoot and wanted to be in on the act. 🙂
Sylvia, this is a wonderful shot and difficult to get! I’m doing the Seven Day Challenge as well (sounds a bit like a weight-loss scam) and am in day 2. So many challenges, so little time. The time factor is fine for posting in a challenge, but trying to get to all the other entries takes time I really need to spend elsewhere. Sigh. Just looked out the window and there are big, fat snowflakes swirling around!! A few degrees warmer in the clouds and they’d be rain (and will be a bit later), but for now, snow.
janet
Thanks so much, Janet. Oh, I find snowflakes very hard to imagine, as I sit here in Florida in shorts and flip flops. It sounds really magical though…….maybe just for a brief moment. (I can assure you that doing the 7-day challenge doesn’t work for weight loss.) 😀
I’m find with that, as I don’t need to lose weight. However, walking around to find and take photos is exercise and that does help. 🙂
All exercise is good, and I love wandering around outside looking for ‘victims’ to star on my blog page. 😀
Wonderful photograph Sylvia!
Thanks so much, Adrian. You’ve made my day. 😀
A very good close up shot of the critter. It is a difficult shot. Please have a great weekend too.
Thanks so much, YC. I amazed myself with this shot. Pure luck. 😀
This is wonderful. Also a bit of a change in scale from Mr. A 🙂
Thanks, Tish. Yes it certainly is. I wouldn’t attempt an alligator macro. 🙂
LOL