Dragonfly Surfing

© Jason

Dragonfly Surfing

Uploaded: June 14, 2005 16:54:09

Description

...riding this green wave!
(crop / USM / hue&sat / 500L f4)

Comments

Linda D. Lester level-classic June 14, 2005

AWESOME...great detail! #263377

Sue L. Cullumber June 14, 2005

Jason,

Wow, excellent job. Great colors! #1470899

Jason June 14, 2005

Thank you Linda and Sue! #1471041

Carol Brill June 14, 2005

Terrific close-up with such sharp, clear detail and some great light, Jason, very clever title, too! #1471463

clifton Mair June 15, 2005

That's such a perfect shot! Love the composition and it's pin sharp, congrats! #1471667

Susie Peek-Swint August 09, 2005

Fantastic capture and title ~ congrats on POTD Jason! #1694937

Candice C. Calhoun level-deluxe August 09, 2005

Congratulations on your amazing POTD!

ccc #1694943

Mary K. Robison August 09, 2005

Great capture and colors, Jason ~
Congratulations on POTD! #1694946

Karen Engelbreth August 09, 2005

WOW - fantastic picture - big congrats on your POTD, Jason! #1694947

Dan Holm August 09, 2005

Whoa!! Incredible macro, Jason!! CONGRATULATIONS on your well deserved PORD!! #1694966

Miriam Borg August 09, 2005

Wonderful capture congratulations #1694973

Cathy Stancil August 09, 2005

Congrats on this beautiful POTD Jason !! #1694978

Kevin Anderson August 09, 2005

Sharp capture!!! Congrats!!! #1695082

Dr Silly level-classic August 09, 2005

Super close up. Congrats.
Dr Silly
#1695105

Vicki Hunt August 09, 2005

This really is awesome! Congrats on yout POTD! #1695233

Naintara Jain August 09, 2005

Really like the way the dragonfly appears to be balancing itself - its posture, legs and wings. Nice crop! #1695253

Gail Vitikacs level-classic August 09, 2005

Congratulations on your POTD! #1695258

Deborah C. Lewinson level-addict August 09, 2005

Congratulations on your POTD, Jason, for this awesome capture - wow, it's excellent!!!
-Debby #1695368

Lisa M. Austin August 09, 2005

This is absolutely INCREDIBLE!!! It's awesome...congrats! #1695413

August 09, 2005

WOW WOW WOW is all I can say for this captivating shot. #1695471

Joy Rector August 09, 2005

congrats on your POTD #1695482

Dan Walters August 09, 2005

Great image! Love the detail and the color! #1695485

Michelle R. Kovach August 09, 2005

Fabulous shot Jason! Congrats on your POTD! #1695529

Scott Pedersen August 09, 2005

Nice detail good shot #1695665

Nina Shields August 09, 2005

Truly inspiring; what an amazing shot! #1695744

Debbie Del Tejo August 09, 2005

CONGRATULATIONS...........ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW AS WELL. #1696128

Christy L. Densmore August 09, 2005

Very cool shot. congratulations. Well deserved. #1696174

Claudette Foote August 09, 2005

Terrific close-up , clear detail and what great lighting, Jason
CONGRATULATIONS...........Well deserved. #1696192

Terry L. Ellis level-classic August 09, 2005

Fantastic capture, Jason! Big congratulations on your POTD! #1696255

Laura Clay-Ballard August 09, 2005

gorgeous! congrats on potd! #1696473

Nancy Donnell August 09, 2005

I can never get these guys sharp. Your design element is wonderful.
Really nice job!
#1696479

Sharon Day August 09, 2005

Fantastic image, Jason!!! Congratulations on your POTD!!! #1696499

August 09, 2005

Jason, your photo takes my breath away! "Hang ten Dragonfly, hang ten!"
Would you give me details on what type of camera and how you achieved this photo? Thanks so very much!
Diane in Michigan #1696554

Janie Carpenter August 09, 2005

Great Shot!! #1696638

Bill Houghton August 09, 2005

This is such a beautiful photo. great job.

My Photo Gallery:
http://billhoughtonphotography.com #1696646

Kirsi Bertolini August 09, 2005

Love the smile on him! Great work and great title! Congrats! #1696654

Mary McAllister August 09, 2005

Wonderful! Congratulations! #1696940

Kay Beausoleil August 09, 2005

Goodness, what a capture: the pose, the colours and the imagery in the title -- congratulations on your POTD, Jason! #1697037

Judy A. Lawhon August 09, 2005

Congratulations, Jason, on your well deserved POTD. Terrific macro! these little critters are hard to capture, but you did it masterfully! #1697086

Luhut Napitupulu August 09, 2005

Good macro shot, Jason...I like the colors...
Congrats on POTD! #1697138

Mary N C. Taitt August 09, 2005

Nice wave, nice macro, interesting angle. Congratulations on your POTD! Mary #1697255

Terrill Province August 09, 2005

Ahhh, perfection. It's beautiful!!! #1697344

Fax Sinclair level-deluxe August 09, 2005

This reminds me of my photo "Surfing on Planet Green" with an anoli lizard perched on a banana leaf.
But this is soooooo fabulous with the lines and curves in the leaf and amazing detail in the dragonfly and its perfect position in the frame. Wow!
Congratulations big time! #1697440

Mike Paravano August 09, 2005

Absolutely, fantastic!! #1697455

August 09, 2005

That little guy seems to be posing for you. What a great shot! And what an imaginative title! Congrats! --FM #1697519

Jenny Bosmans August 09, 2005

Fantastic macro shot! Congratulations on POTD! #1697547

August 09, 2005

beautiful... great color and dragon fly is neat to take pic.. congrat on the pic of the day...
smile
wink #1697976

Ed Heaton August 09, 2005

Nice job Jason, Congrats on POTD! #1698058

Kathleen R. Struckle August 09, 2005

Awesome Jason!! Congrats on POTD!! #1698226

Anita Taylor August 09, 2005

This is super, Jason! Love the sharpness and color and the title is perfect :) #1698237

Pu Chen August 09, 2005

Wonderful shot and great title. congratulations, Jason! #1698274

August 09, 2005

wow!!this is super macro! such exact detail!congrats! #1698909

Richard Eskin August 09, 2005

Ditto all of the previous responses. Love the color and saturation. By the way, it looks like a blue dasher (Pacydiplax longipennis) if you were wondering about the species. #1698912

Theresa M. VanderStaay August 09, 2005

Cool Photo. Great color and super macro detail! Love it! Congrats on POTD. Theresa #1698947

Jason August 09, 2005

WOW, WOW, WOW! I'm overwhelmed with the incredible response over my picture. I usually thank each person individually, but please forgive me for not doing so this time. When I checked my e-mail and it said I had (51) messages, I did't know what was going on! I never have more than like (4). Thanks again to everyone! It makes it all worth it!

Jason- #1699140

Trish McGregor August 10, 2005

Awesome photo! Dragonflies have a very comical look and you've captured it beautifually! Love the title - nice to have imagination. Congratulations! #1700049

Elsa Gary August 10, 2005

Jason,
make that 53 messages! This photo is an absolute knockout! it's gorgeous. congratulations. #1702616

Dieter J. Bieler August 10, 2005

Awesome Picture, love it very much
thanks for showing, Jason #1702745

Donna L. Palmlund August 12, 2005

Very cool closeup! #1711373

Jim Kinnunen level-classic August 14, 2005

This is a fantastic macro, Jason!!!!! #1717044

Douglas Gould August 15, 2005

Possibly the best dragonfly image I've ever seen! #1719974

Jason August 20, 2005

Thanks do much Trish, Elsa, Dieter, Donna, Jim and Douglas!! I'm very appreciative! #1739691

Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 08, 2005

This is one of the best macros I have ever seen!! Amazing, I hope it wins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The clarity is outstanding!! #1815275

LJ Corliss level-classic December 09, 2005

Great flow and color. Great job :) #2170351

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