Raggedy Ann among Iris

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted September 12, 201153 views6 comments

Shot this ragged wing dragonfly hanging on a nicely slanting iris leaf and thought of how many of these insects are showing wear from an active summer. It won't be long until I'll miss these ample subjects of summer,

This is in photo art because of some slight filter treatments and significant cloning of distracting water reflections.

Comments and critique will be appreciated as always.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 12, 2011 at 7:53 PM

I like the DF's pose as it hangs from the lighter/thinner iris leaf, it's well positioned in the frame Charlie.
Nice diagonals across the frame too.. This one looks like its been around awhile, and near the end of its lifespan.
But thanks to you, a bit of immortality is gained wouldn't you say?

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on September 13, 2011 at 1:00 AM

And with your help, Howard, it is assured.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 13, 2011 at 11:06 PM

Charlie:
A nice DF shot eventhough the subject looks a little worse for wear. Well this is real life, we all grow old, get sick and died.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on September 16, 2011 at 10:12 AM

A great title and image.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 17, 2011 at 9:14 PM

Neat shot! I like the ragged DF and all of the diagonals from the grasses. I'm always amazed as some of the ragged Butterflies and Dragonflies late in their life cycles and think it's terrific to tell the story about their resilience.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on September 17, 2011 at 9:22 PM

Raggedy Ann for sure, Charlie. Neat idea purposefully posting a beaten up specimen rather than a perfect one. Funny how the raggedy nature communicates real-life while the bg appears somehow strange. Startling contrast.

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