[below] ·· I stumbled across this dragonfly at a wedding I shot this past weekend. My first impression yielded fear – the immediate ‘sweat-coming-out-of-every-gland-possible’ kind of fear. (For those who don’t know, I am extremely afraid of most creatures that aren’t mammal or fish by nature.) The first time I came across it while shooting the wedding ceremony, I took an alternate route just to avoid it. Essentially, I walked an additional 200 steps, in what could have taken 3 steps. This was probably not the most efficient thing to do, but it was definitely the most calming for me. I mean, look at those eyes! I could feel them watching me from every angle. And don’t let the proportions of its body in this photo fool you. This thing was at least 5 inches in length. No joke. The second time I encountered it, I held my breath and summoned the courage to walk past it. I even took a picture of it! And now, looking at the detailed image, I am in awe. This dragonfly is not so dragon-like after all. It’s actually very beautiful. After all, GOD did create it. Now if only I could start thinking of spiders in the same way…….NAH.
At the end of it all, this dragonfly did not have a happy ending. During the ceremony, I was trying to silently signal to the other photographer that there was a dragonfly in front of him. He didn’t understand my awesome hand-signaling skills and stepped on the dragonfly. :( The dragonfly did not survive the impact. So sad. At least I got to honor his life by sharing this story and image with you. HAPPY TUESDAY!
by jennifer
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