8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
I was studying the backlight on ivy that drapes down from a backyard tree when this dragonfly landed. I quit studying and began shooting. This was the first shot of four before a swift breeze relocat

I was studying the backlight on ivy that drapes down from a backyard tree when this dragonfly landed. I quit studying and began shooting. This was the first shot of four before a swift breeze relocated the dragonfly.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2010
Date Uploaded: 10.2010
Photo Location: Colleyville, Texas, United States of America
Camera: Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
Copyright: © Gena Truelson