Dragonfly

24 October 2009 – 4:30 pm
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Tagged d300, dragonfly, insect, kuwait, mangaf, nikkor 18-200 vr, nikon, photography

Whilst we often work hard to get the perfect shot, some just seem to seek us. This scene was waiting for me earlier this afternoon. I walked into our living room, looked out to the balcony and there it was! Perfect angle from the sunlight, sitting at the top of the balcony fence and perfectly matching the colours of the distant background. I raced downstairs to grab my camera and approached it slowly to get this result.

It’s the first dragonfly we’ve seen this autumn. In Kuwait it’s considered a sign of good luck…

19 Comments

- Patrick Semaan
- Posted 24 October 2009 at 4:42 pm
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Nice shot! I love Dragonfly’s.
- - Bu Yousef
  - Posted 30 October 2009 at 11:12 pm
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  Thanks… Me too.
- onlooker
- Posted 24 October 2009 at 7:04 pm
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wow! perfect! it did wait for you, i guess!
never seen an orange one! ve seen green, brown, red ones. have to look out!
- - Bu Yousef
  - Posted 30 October 2009 at 11:12 pm
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  It actually flew off and landed back again… What more could I ask for?
- BitJockey
- Posted 24 October 2009 at 8:41 pm
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Seems it was very lucky for one photographer we know!
- - Bu Yousef
  - Posted 30 October 2009 at 11:12 pm
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  Indeed
- Abid
- Posted 24 October 2009 at 8:48 pm
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Very beautiful shot!

What lens?
- - Bu Yousef
  - Posted 30 October 2009 at 11:13 pm
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  Thanks. Nikkor 18-200 VR
- maitham
- Posted 24 October 2009 at 9:53 pm
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PERFECT as usual
- - Bu Yousef
  - Posted 30 October 2009 at 11:13 pm
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  Merci
- Adrenaline
- Posted 25 October 2009 at 8:44 pm
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Nice
- - Bu Yousef
  - Posted 30 October 2009 at 11:13 pm
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  Thanks
- Marzouq
- Posted 26 October 2009 at 1:43 am
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That is a beautiful and well timed picture!!! Well done!
- - Bu Yousef
  - Posted 30 October 2009 at 11:14 pm
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  I was lucky. Thanks.
- AGWAF
- Posted 30 October 2009 at 8:55 am
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She looks pretty
NshaAllah it bestows good luck upon us admirers
- - Bu Yousef
  - Posted 30 October 2009 at 11:14 pm
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  Always inshallah.
- intlxpatr
- Posted 31 October 2009 at 7:45 am
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Oh! The way the sun is glinting off the wings! Oh! Oh!
- razaldo
- Posted 2 November 2009 at 10:52 am
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Excellent photo !
All your photographs are really nice with a lot of character in them.
- cellendi
- Posted 13 November 2009 at 8:19 am
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Great picture! just Amazing