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More in my set, "Dragonflies," including some really cool micros (macros)! Have you ever seen inside a dragonfly's mouth?? I'll take you there! Click the link below to visit my "Dragonflies" set:
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Don't know if they're not tasty or just came off in the process of the struggle. I've seen other Dragonflies eat bugs wings and all, but as this bug was so large the Dragon really had to struggle with it, so the wings may have just popped off as a result.
Oh, the dramas of death that played out in my backyard.
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A contre-jour view of a mesmerizing bay where we went to swim...
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High in the mountains, the water starts flowing, a result of melting snow and glaciers. Some of the purist water on earth flows in these places...and to see this is worth every effort.
The Val Morteratsch can be reached just a couple of minutes from Pontresina. The glacier was and is turning back but leaving a beautiful valley.
EXPLORE; Explored May 3, 2012.
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This was a WILD photograph for me to make!
I had cut some roses with the intention of making some micro shots with them and I brought them into my courtyard. I shot some weed flowers and when I reached for the roses a large Dragonfly flew out! He settled in an area of the courtyard where I could reach him, and I gingerly grabbed him, waited until he quit struggling, and then, while holding him in one hand and my camera in the other, I got this excellent micro!
And then I let him go. :)
(He's obviously upside down here...the only position I could get him to hold still in.)
See more in my Album, "In Love with Dragons:"
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Kiyomizu-dera (or Kiyomizudera; Japanese: 清水寺) refers to several Buddhist temples but most commonly to Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera (音羽山清水寺) in Eastern Kyoto, one of the best known sights of the city. The temple dates back to 798, but the present buildings were constructed in 1633. The temple takes its name from the waterfall within the complex, which runs off the nearby hills. Kiyomizu (清水) literally means pure water, clear water or limpid water.
Per gli amici Italiani:
Kiyomizu-dera (o Kiyomizudera; giapponese: 清水寺) si riferisce a molti templi buddisti ma più comunemente a Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera (音羽山清水寺) ad est di Kyoto, uno dei più conosciuti e visti della città. Il Tempio risale al 798, ma l'attuale costruzione è del 1633.
Ol tempio prende il suo nome dalle cascate adiacenti al complesso, che scorrono intorno alle colline circostanti. Kiyomizu (清水) letteralmente significa "acqua pura" "acqua pulita" o acqua limpida".
Commentary.
Expecting the white Chalk cliffs
and grey limestone, the dark flint
and inter-tidal sand and shingle,
it came as a pleasant surprise to see this
lush, verdant scene, just yards from Lulworth Cove.
A pure-water Chalk stream, lined by
water-irises, shrubs, flowers and trees.
This Jurassic Coast is an amazing place.
For all its superb features……
truly World Heritage!
Rushing mountain stream upriver of Doryu Falls cascades down the Kawamata River, flowing around moss-covered rocks and lush summer foliage in the Yatsugatake Highlands of Hokuto, Yamanashi, Japan.
This is an older shot from a couple of years ago but one that still astonishes me because this Dragonfly allowed me, fully aware (obviously) that I was there, to get literally within an inch of his face to make this micro shot. Unlike some of my shots made with my 300mm racked out and then cropped and enlarged this is a true micro that was made with a 50mm lens on a stack of extension tubes, camera on a tripod and leaned in to him, and quite literally with the lens almost touching him. He allowed me several shots, and this is the best one.
CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO VIEW IT LARGE.
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From my new set, "Dragonflies - III:"
Dragonflies – III:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157636180249003/
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Dragonflies:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157627417639364/
Dragonflies – II:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157633160115841/
Dragonflies – III:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157636180249003/
Dragonfly Mortuary/Autopsy:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157630854477176/
Dragonflies in flight:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157635247891642/
Dragons Munching Bugs:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157635320430576/
Roseate Skimmer:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157631175837296/
Carolina Saddlebags:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157635534100705/
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Looks like it's going to be a good Dragonfly year! I hope so!
Roseate Skimmer:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseate_Skimmer
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More of these delightful creatures in my set, "Dragonflies:"
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From my new set, "Dragonflies - III:"
Dragonflies – III:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157636180249003/
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Dragonflies:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157627417639364/
Dragonflies – II:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157633160115841/
Dragonflies – III:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157636180249003/
Dragonfly Mortuary/Autopsy:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157630854477176/
Dragonflies in flight:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157635247891642/
Dragons Munching Bugs:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157635320430576/
Roseate Skimmer:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157631175837296/
Carolina Saddlebags:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157635534100705/
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Dragonflies in flight:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157635247891642/
Dragonflies:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157627417639364/
Dragonflies – II:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157633160115841/
Dragonfly Mortuary/Autopsy:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157630854477176/
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More in my set, "Dragonflies - II" including some really cool micros (macros)! Click the link below to visit my "Dragonflies - II" set:
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And enjoy my original set, "Dragonflies:"
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Have you ever seen inside a dragonfly's mouth?? I'll take you there! Be sure that you don't miss viewing my set, "Dragonfly Mortuary/Autopsy:"
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157630854477176/
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From my new set, "Dragonflies - III:"
Dragonflies – III:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157636180249003/
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Dragonflies:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157627417639364/
Dragonflies – II:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157633160115841/
Dragonflies – III:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157636180249003/
Dragonfly Mortuary/Autopsy:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157630854477176/
Dragonflies in flight:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157635247891642/
Dragons Munching Bugs:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157635320430576/
Roseate Skimmer:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157631175837296/
Carolina Saddlebags:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157635534100705/
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Copyright © notice: My photographs and videos and any of my derivative works are my private property and are copyright © by me, John Russell (aka "Zoom Lens") and ALL my rights, including my exclusive rights, are reserved and protected by United States Copyright Laws and by the Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention.
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More in my set, "Dragonflies - II" including some really cool micros (macros)! Click the link below to visit my "Dragonflies - II" set:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157633160115841/
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And enjoy my original set, "Dragonflies:"
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157627417639364/
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Have you ever seen inside a dragonfly's mouth?? I'll take you there! Be sure that you don't miss viewing my set, "Dragonfly Mortuary/Autopsy:"
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157630854477176/
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It wasn't North Carolina...
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More in my set, "Dragonflies," including some really cool micros (macros)! Have you ever seen inside a dragonfly's mouth?? I'll take you there! Click the link below to visit my "Dragonflies" set:
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This tranquil waterfall, captured in the heart of Triberg, Germany, showcases the natural beauty of the region. The silky flow of the water contrasts with the lush green moss and surrounding vegetation, creating a peaceful and serene scene. Triberg is famous for its cascading waterfalls and picturesque Black Forest landscapes, making it a perfect destination for nature lovers and photographers alike.
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Addicted to dragonflies. :)
Near the city of Visby on the island of Gotland, Sweden. Enhanced. View large to see the sea gulls. Gotland is a beautiful island in the Baltic sea on the east side of Sweden. Just north of Gotland, separated by about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) is an even more beautiful island called Fårö. On Fårö, there are some unusual rock formations called rauk.
More in my set, "Dragonflies," including some cool micros:
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View at Original Size...or I release the Chihuahua!
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More in my set, "Dragonflies," including some really cool micros (macros)! Have you ever seen inside a dragonfly's mouth?? I'll take you there! Click the link below to visit my "Dragonflies" set:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157627417639364/
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It's a treat when viewed at original size! :)
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More in my set, "Dragonflies," including some cool micros:
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I believe this is a Needham's Skimmer - Libellula needhami.
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Exactly as I found him.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betende_H%C3%A4nde
Bear with me and my verbiage here...I believe my words are worth reading.
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Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
If I shall die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take. Amen.
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Looks like he's praying, doesn't it? I believe he was:
Take a look at what I wrote when I shot this photograph:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/6038118020/in/set-721...
Here's my description and "prayer:"
"At the end of summer, when one of these little fellow's lives will expire, I pray that he dies intact and beautiful on my lanai so that I may find him and perform a super-micro inside of the back of this fascinating head! It looks so freakish in there I want to see what's going on. :)"
Look at the date that I took and uploaded the photo: August 12.
Exactly one year later to the date (August 12, 2012) I went outside and found this Dragonfly who had died intact and beautiful lying on his back on my lanai!!! All six of his beautiful legs and feet were folded perfectly and symmetrically together underneath his chin...he was saying his prayers. And perhaps it was also a reference to the prayer I had made a year earlier...being granted.
Too anthropomorphic?
"For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same. As one dies so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath and there is no advantage for man over beast, for all is futility. All go to the same place. All came from the dust and all return to the dust. Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?"
Ecclesiastes 3:19-21
See more in my Album, "In Love with Dragons:"
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/albums/72157709993013942
Kyoto, Japan - Kiyomizu Dera (Jishu Shrine)
Ōkuninushi and his brothers (eighty gods in total), were all suitors seeking the hand of Princess Yakami of Inaba in marriage. They were all travelling together from Izumo to court her.
Along the way, the brothers encounter a hare, flayed and raw-skinned, lying in agony upon a sea shore. The group asks what happened, and the hare explains that he came from the island of Oki across the sea. He thought of a clever way to accomplish this. He recruited the wanizame (sea dragons). He beckoned one wanizame, and challenged him to a contest to decide which of them had the greater number of kin, the hares or the wanizame. To settle the bet, he told the wanizame to line up in a straight row across the strait, so he could hop on them and count them. But before he had completely gotten ashore to safety, he gloated about having tricked them. The last wanizame in line grabbed him and tore off his fur.
Ōkuninushi’s brother gods thought this was hilarious, and as a cruel joke, instructed the hare to wash himself in the briny sea, and blow himself dry in the wind. At the end, the poor hare was in even more pain The hare then meets Ōkuninushi who was lagging behind his brothers because he had been forced to carry all of their luggage. The gentle-hearted god told the hare to go to the mouth of the river and wash himself in the fresh water, then gather cattail spikes that were growing all around and scatter the catkins on the ground and tumble around until he is covered by fleece. This cured the rabbit who then predicts that Ōkuninushi will be the one to marry Princess Yakami, and this is indeed what happened.
Behind Kiyomizudera's main hall stands Jishu Shrine, a shrine dedicated to the deity of love and matchmaking. In front of the shrine are two stones, placed 18 meters apart. Successfully finding your way from one to the other with your eyes closed is said to bring luck in finding love. You can also have someone guide you from one stone to the other, but that is interpreted to mean that an intermediary will be needed in your love life as well.
Those jaws open incredibly wide!
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From my new set, "Dragonflies - III:"
Dragonflies – III:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157636180249003/
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Dragonflies:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157627417639364/
Dragonflies – II:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157633160115841/
Dragonflies – III:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157636180249003/
Dragonfly Mortuary/Autopsy:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157630854477176/
Dragonflies in flight:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157635247891642/
Dragons Munching Bugs:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157635320430576/
Roseate Skimmer:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157631175837296/
Carolina Saddlebags:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157635534100705/
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Do not rip these photos off; they do not belong to you!
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" The pure water of life is welling up, why wear away your days in a desert of thirst?"
Abdu'l-Baha (Secret of Divine Civilization, p.109)
"Am I a Man who dreamed I was a Dragonfly, or..."
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More in my set, "Dragonflies," including some really cool micros (macros)! Have you ever seen inside a dragonfly's mouth?? I'll take you there! Click the link below to visit my "Dragonflies" set:
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157627417639364/
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Kiyomizudera Temple (清水寺)
Kiyomizudera ("Pure Water Temple") is one of the most celebrated temples of Japan. It was founded in 780 on the site of the Otowa Waterfall in the wooded hills east of Kyoto, and derives its name from the fall's pure waters. The temple was originally associated with the Hosso sect, one of the oldest schools within Japanese Buddhism, but formed its own Kita Hosso sect in 1965. In 1994, the temple was added to the list of UNESCO world heritage sites.
Kiyomizudera is best known for its wooden stage that juts out from its main hall, 13 meters above the hillside below. The stage affords visitors a nice view of the numerous cherry and maple trees below that erupt in a sea of color in spring and fall, as well as of the city of Kyoto in the distance. The main hall, which together with the stage was built without the use of nails, houses the temple's primary object of worship, a small statue of the eleven faced, thousand armed Kannon.