Back in mid-July I spent an evening at the Cawthra-Mulock preserve. This tract of conservation land is located west of Newmarket and is only about 10 minutes from my place. It is an interesting area with a wide array of interesting plants, birds, and insects, and is a good location to see Clay-colored Sparrows and Purple Martins in King Township, York Region. The lighting was perfect as the sun crept towards the western horizon and so I took advantage, shooting a few different dragonflies.
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| Widow Skimmer - Newmarket, ON (July 17, 2013) |
This is one example of a photo that would look a lot better blown up, as opposed to this 850 pixel image!
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| Calico Pennant - Newmarket, ON (July 17, 2013) |
My attention was drawn to this scolding Warbling Vireo as I was apparently too close to his nest. Nearby, a female skulked near the trunk of a Common Buckthorn - presumably near her nest.
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| Warbling Vireo - Newmarket, ON (July 17, 2013) |
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| Warbling Vireo - Newmarket, ON (July 17, 2013) |
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| Meadowhawk sp. - Newmarket, ON (July 17, 2013) |
Dragonflies are a lot of fun to photograph. For one, they look really badass, and macro photography can reveal the intricacies of their mouthparts, eyes, appendages, etc. Second, they have great proportions lending themselves to be framed nicely in an image. Photographing a snake for instance is a lot tougher because they are so long and skinny. Third, dragonflies love to perch at the tips of vegetation. Its relatively easy to photograph them in such a way that the background is nice and clean.
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| Meadowhawk sp. - Newmarket, ON (July 17, 2013) |
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| Meadowhawk sp. - Newmarket, ON (July 17, 2013) |
That's all for now! Tomorrow Laura and I are heading to the Point Pelee area for the weekend, so hopefully we can turn up something of interest!
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