dragonfly mating wheel

[mdphotography]

if you're a dragonfly, love is literally in the air - apparently, they remain attached like this until the female can lay her eggs in the water.

lighting, color, and denoise, but background is just natural bokeh from a lake with an island in the middledragonfly_sepulveda_26_05_18_L0A6193.jpgdragonfly_sepulveda_26_05_18_L0A6179.jpgdragonfly_sepulveda_26_05_18_L0A6161.jpg

[Tintype_18]

My complements on the action shot. They are graceful in flight.

[March411]

Outstanding capture!

[Danny]

For the longest time, I thought the entirety of a dragonfly's body was rigid.  It wasn't until I started working here and seeing photos like these that I learned otherwise, but even now, it still messes with my head a bit.