Rarely seen any dragonflies stay still this year. In fact I've only seen a few in flight so I was pleased to see this one settle in my garden long enough to photo.
Apparently many years ago photographers used hair spray on insects and butterflies etc. to keep them still. 40 odd years ago Amateur Photographer published an award winning photograph of a red squirrel, only to find out later that it was a stuffed one.
Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John
Yes I think it is. Always adds to a day seeing a Dragonfly.
ReplyDeleteAdrian: All the larger flying insects seem so scarce this year.
DeleteApparently many years ago photographers used hair spray on insects and butterflies etc. to keep them still. 40 odd years ago Amateur Photographer published an award winning photograph of a red squirrel, only to find out later that it was a stuffed one.
ReplyDeleteDave: Ha, ha. I can just see me dashing round the village, camera in one hand, can of hair spray in the other.
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