14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Dragonfly at high noon.

The image shows a dragonfly perched on a flower. When I heard that our municipality had decided to designate old allotment gardens for 'developement', I followed my impulse to try and preserve photographically their soon-to-be-vanquished beauty. My toolkit comprised of Pentax [Z1p], M42 lens mount and a tripod.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2014
Date Uploaded: 11.2016
Photo Location: Białystok, Poland
Camera: d-lab.2/3
Copyright: © Stefan Haładyj