Thursday, 23rd April 2009
Golden Wings
by Madelene de Jager
Shot this image on a family outing to a farm next to the Kranspoort stream in Mpumalanga.... not very easy to get images of these little ones...
Equipment: Nikon D300 and Sigma f2.8 macro 105mm
Madelene de Jager
I started out by taking photographs of my daughter and the horses I had... then I started to take photographs at the school where I worked, at the shows when my horses competed, when our little boy was born, at the rugby club, other school and sports venues.... love what I am doing.... member of PSSA (South Africa)... broke my back in 2004, gave up on riding horses and started to do more in photography.... got the news: cancer in March 2008, did the chemo etc and am now back on track...
Golden Wings by Madelene de Jager was photo of the day on Thursday, 23rd April 2009. It is tagged Insects, Macro. You can leave a comment below.
22 Comments
Michael
wow unbelievable, until you see something like this you have no idea how beautiful something like this is.
David Lazar
Great shot – it’s just so perfect. I admire all the detail in it – well captured.
Kirk Jordan
It’s a stained-glass flying-mobile.
Stephen Oachs
Wow, stunning clarity. Is this real?? None the less, it makes for a nice photograph.
Anurag
Really amazing beauty!
Pauline Jones
Dragonfly wings are amazing as all four work independently of each other; this one is one of the prettiest I’ve seen.
wanda krack
Wonderful colors, and as sharp of wings I’ve seen on a dragon!! Yes, it’s not easy to catch one of these with a macro lens!!
planet lover
Congratulations, Madelene, this is a beautiful picture. It does look like stained glass work in miniature. On a personal note, if I may, you are quite a fighter. I wish you the best.
Miriam
Amazing clarity and detail. Wonderful job on this macro and glad you are on the other side of the cancer – blessings.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Who would have thought a dragonfly to be so beautiful, & in perfect shape!
It really does look like a piece of art!
All the best to you with your work & health.
Julianne Richman
“Only those who partake of the harmony within their souls … know the harmony that runs through nature.” Madelene, you are an incredible “inspiration” – not only as a cancer survivor – but as a “photographer.” Incredidle POTD.
-Julianne
Hamlet of Pt. Clark, Ontario, Canada
Malta Photography
very nice shot indeed. pretty clear and sharp and the lighting is just great.
Herman
Sometimes it takes a Macro Image to reveal the beauty otherwise over looked on this earth.
Thank you
Renee
Wow! Great shot the colors are amazing in this, you really did get a excellent one!
Gabriel Gadfly
Beautiful colors. I’ve taken shots of dragonflies before, but never seen one with golden wings.
Norman McWilliams
incredible
Su
Wonderful capture, so few of us will get to see.
Sue Gagnon
This is an AWESOME, intricate shot, capturing all the beauty of nature. Simply lovely!
Su
This is a super macro shot one of the best.
Rajib Singha
What a beauty!
Renee
great shot.
Kimberly Gould
Increbile clearity! Wonderful job