Perched Dragonfly at St. Marks Photograph by Carla Parris

Perched Dragonfly at St. Marks

by Carla Parris

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Title

Perched Dragonfly at St. Marks

Artist

Carla Parris

Medium

Photograph - Digital Photograph

Description

This painterly style image features a four-spotted pennant dragonfly against a textured background in warm tones of gold, peach, and aqua.

The original photograph was captured at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in Wakulla County in northwest Florida.

Dragonflies, along with damselflies, are insects belonging to the biological order Odonata. These insects have four wings and an elongated body. Their heads are dominated by extremely large multifaceted eyes which allow the insect to see in almost every direction except directly behind..

Despite their delicate appearance, the veined transparent wings of dragonflies are very strong and grant the insect extraordinary maneuverability. The four wings operate independently, allowing the insect to hover, fly forwards, backwards, sideways, and even upside down, and to change direction abruptly.

Unlike damselflies, when dragonflies are at rest, they hold their wings away from their bodies, positioned perpendicular to their torso.

Dragonflies frequent areas like St. Marks which have lakes, ponds, marshes, and wetlands. Their larvae, which are aquatic, are called “nymphs.”

This particular dragonfly, with his lovely bronze coloring, is a four-spotted pennant. He is perched lightly on a gracefully curved branch.

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June 24th, 2018

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Comments (27)

Ali Bailey

Simply great! l/f

Stephen Thomas

Excellent and gorgeous picture!

Ingrid Heckel

Simple, yet graceful ... sublime minimalist artwork! l/f

Beatriz Portela

Congratulations, your photograph is featured on Florida -Art of the Sunshine State! If you have a few moments please click on the link to add it to the "Featured Images," in the Discussions tab.

Carol Japp

Stunning image Carla! L

I'ina Van Lawick

This is lovely, Carla. So delicate and elegant. lf

Carla Parris

Thanks for the feature in Photographic Camera Art!

Don Columbus

Congratulations Carla, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet

Carla Parris

Danielle, thanks for the feature in Everyday Wonder.

Carla Parris

Jim, I appreciate the feature in WHAT Interrobang group.

Carla Parris

Jenn, thanks for the feature in Bath and Spa Prints.

Carla Parris

Nader, thanks for the feature in Fine Arts Professionals.

Carla Parris

Judy, thanks for the feature in USA Photographers.

Carla Parris

Pamela, thanks for the Art District feature.

Carla Parris

Jeannette, thanks for the Animals feature.

Carla Parris

Dug, thanks for the feature in Animal Photographs.

Carla Parris

Thank you for the The Earth is Art feature.

Carla Parris

Thanks for the features in USA Photographers, Digital Arts and Photography, and Art District.

Carla Parris

John, thanks for the feature in Images That Excite You.

Carla Parris

Thanks for the feature in Animals, Jeannette.

Carla Parris

Julie, thanks for the Your Story of Art feature.

Carla Parris

Doug, I appreciate the feature in Animal Photographs!

Carla Parris

Denyse, thank you for the feature in Enhanced Original Photography.

Kelley Freel-Ebner

Congratulations! Your extraordinary work has been Featured in the Fine Art America group “The Earth Is Art”! You are invited to archive your featured image for permanent storage and for viewing on the Discussions Page in: “2018 Member's Extraordinary Features Images Archive 3.0!” theme. Simply copy your image’s Embed URL on your image’s profile page, and paste it into the Discussion Topic site: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/the-earth-is-art-.html?showmessage=true&messageid=4138611

Carla Parris replied:

Thanks, Kelley!