Made By Nature
by Andy Astbury
Title
Made By Nature
Artist
Andy Astbury
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Print
Description
An extreme close-up of a Common Darter, or Darner, Dragonfly perched on a young bracken frond. The image shows the complex structure of its compound eyes and the facial hairs, and the menacing spikes on the forelegs used for holding prey - all details that we fail to notice when we see one flying at the lakeside on a warm summers afternoon.
This one is for Rosy Hall!
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March 6th, 2012
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Comments (27)
Bob and Nancy Kendrick
Andy, Congratulations on your 2nd place win in the Dragonfly contest! outstanding image! F/p
Bob and Nancy Kendrick
Andy, Congratulations on your 2nd place win in the Bugs Life contest! Outstanding macro!
Connie Valasco
The pictures of insects always creep me but then when i look at them for real they have astounding beauty that one would never see otherwise. When i was a small child i climbed our back yard fence and when i got to the top there was a glowing bug there. I was thrilled at this as i had no idea there were things in my back yard like this. I still at 63 get a smile when i think of this.
Sharon Mau
. . beautiful macro photography . . wonderful natural light and colours . . and fascinating fine details . . beautiful work Andy .