Dragonfly Mating

...without a camera in hand, using cell phone took all these images...

Drangonfly haiku collection

"golden dragonflies

carry our daydreams

beyond the clouds"

"red dragonfly

burning night ember

illuminating dreams"

"crystal dragonfly

cast upon the breeze

fragile - like a dream"

 haiku from http://www.angelfire.com/sk/daniels/haiku02.html

ABC Wednesday-D for Drangonfl

Borneo Red Dragonfly

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Drangonfly at the Lower Peirce Reservoir Park

Ya, dragonfly is one of my favorites among the critters, I always hope to see some special species while I was walking in the jungle. So here are some of the dragonfly pphotos I captured in the past few visit:

 
This is the  rather striking red-winged and common dragonfly, (Neurothemis fluctuans ) can be found along the woonden walkboard trail, on some dry leaves or  fallen wood, they are almost still, especially in the humid afternnon.

Another common species, the lovely blue drangonfly also can be seen here, many times, I spotted them staying on a big tree, (just near the sign board of ferns, after a big  rubber tree), I believe that is their home.

Just the day before, I captured another two fellows here:

Not a expert thoses insects, and even lack of some common knowledge, I can't figue out their name here, but would like to know them more if anyone who read this post can point out for me, I will very much appreciate it.

Well all my dragonfly are here, and I am linking this post to

Red dragonfly-camera critters 34

 

Yellow dragonfly-camera critters 33

Couple dragonfly-camera critters 20

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Macro: dragonfly

 

Visit Lisa’s blog for more macro shot, my other dragonflies are here.

Black Dragonfly-Camera Critters #9

To join in the Camera Critters fun, visit Misty Dawn's site here.

Blue Dragonfly-Shadow Shot Sunday

Blue Dragonfly-Is it the same one as I slotted on Friday? 

Blue Dragonfly-Camera Critters #4

Pretty yellow dragonfly photo is here, golden brow dragonfly is here.  I fall in love with photographing dragonflies.
To join in the Camera Critters fun, visit Misty Dawn's site here.

Red Dragonfly-Camera Critters #3

Pretty yellow dragonfly photo is here, golden brown dragonfly is here.  I fall in love with photographing dragonflies. To join in the Camera Critters fun, visit Misty Dawn's site here.

Dancing in the wind

Six words Saturday

“I enjoy photographing the little dragonfly”

Here are a few more of photos of the same dragonfly from my yesterday's post. I would like to share with you the Paul McCartney Little Lamb Dragonfly lyrics too. I like the song though it is a bit sad. Cheers.

Enjoy more Scenic Sunday here Little Lamb Dragonfly I Have No Answer For You Little Lamb I Can Help You Out / But I Cannot Help You In Sometimes You Think That Life Is Hard And This Is Only One Of Them My Heart Is Breaking For You Little Lamb I Can Help You Out / But We May Never Meet Again La La La La La La La La ... Etc. Dragonfly Fly By My Window You And I Still Have A Way To Go Don't Know Why You Hang Around My Door I Don't Live Here Any More Since You've Gone I Never Know I Go On, But I Miss You So Dragonfly Don't Keep Me Waiting I'm Waiting Can't You See Me I'm Waiting When We Try We'll Have A Way To Go Dragonfly You've Been Away Too Long How Did Two Rights Make A Wrong Since You've Gone I Never Know I Go On But I Miss You So In My Heart I Feel The Pain Keeps Coming Back Again Dragonfly Fly By My Window I'm Flying Can't You See Me I'm Flying You And I Can Find A Way To See Dragonfly The Years Ahead Will Show How Little We Really Know Since You've Gone Its Never Right They Go On The Lonely Nights, Come On Home And Make It Right My Heart Is Aching For You Little Lamb I Can Help You Out / But I Cannot Help You In

Brown Dragonfly-Camera Critters #2

    My first dragonfly photo is here, that is a pretty yellow dragonfly. Here is another one, body in golden brown with black in the center… To join in the Camera Critters fun, visit Misty Dawn's site here.

Yellow dragonfly-Camera Critter #1

My Six words Saturday here “Be patient to photograph this dragonfly.”

I always think I need to have an expensive macro lens to take good images of insects such as  dragonflies.  I am quite surprise to see this result of the yellow dragonfly, the photo was taken last week while I was jogging in a park, that was a cloudy evening time, some dragonflies were flying around the pound. I decided to go back to my car to take a camera to photograph those dragonflies.  I was using Richoh Caplio R7, a very common digital camera, I am surprised it still can take detailed shots of dragonflies, all I need is Patient. 
The hardest way to photograph dragonflies, is to chase one that is busily flying around. It is not easy  to choose to photograph one that is sitting still. It took me about an hour time to capture one that is motionless. I lost my patient sometime.  Finally it was done. I set my camera to continuous mode and shoot several bursts at once. This will help me to improve chances of at least one image being sharp and in focus.  It is still disappointed me as the eyes of this dragonfly in the photo aren’t sharp enough, the photo looses some impact.
Anyway, I enjoy to take this photograph and learn something new, I used to take photograph of something in “big”. Taking photograph of dragonfly is a challenge to me as I am a person always lack of patient.
Happy weekend! I am going to join Camera Critters this week....it is a fun meme where everyone posts some of their critter captures. Still I like to visit Six words Saturday, I enjoy reading the posts from participations here at Six words Saturday, it is an interesting meme where I find a lot of wonderful bloggers.  
 

Welcome Our Dragonfly

Catch the cloud in the water is my previous shot at same location. Here is another shot taken with my cell phone one day while jogging at SengKang Riverside Park. The little red dragon fly is invited to join the Watery Wednesday here, and enjoy the Outdoor Wednesday here.
Though the dragon fly is not that very clear in picture, but I am happy with the result of my cell phone camera. Anyone is using cell phone camera to take photos? Comments are much appreciated.