The first photograph I tweaked quite a bit to add glow and soft edges...I just actually learned how to use my
Picasa, (I'm like a kid in a candy store now!).
I was going for a dreamy effect. I just love watching this characters fly around and doing their acrobats. Yesterday, I came home from work and was greeted by one ...a Ruby
Meadowhawk...hovering right in front of my windshield as I put the truck in park. When I got out, there it was again ...within two feet of my face. I enjoy when they follow me around the pond and by the plants or waterfall.
I'm getting the feeling...as I am a newbie at identification...and as difficult as precise I.D. is....I'll just post my photos from this past summer. This is the third summer we've had our pond, hopefully next year there will be even more dragons (and maybe I'll learn a little more about my camera!) I am not a photographer...nor an expert in any field, that is for sure! Just an avid admirer of these fascinating damsels and dragons. I basically just use the auto setting on my BASIC camera, on these photos I did use the action setting. Can any of you suggest a good camera that I could use for photographing these beauties....something not too crazy expensive and without a lot of features that an amateur would probably never use?! I must say, I have been to the blogs of my commentators....and, wow!!! Talk about talent!! Wouldn't it be wonderful to live your life traveling and photographing what you love all over the world?! Yes, I admit...I AM jealous!
