I have two photos that I recently took that I kind of like but I didn’t know what to do with. They aren’t part of a theme or anything, so I will just post them here.
The first one is a sunflower in front of the setting sun. I tried to line up the sunflower with the setting sun, which was very difficult with a long lens in the breeze. I was trying to get the sunlight halo around the edges of the plant and flower petals, which I kind of got, but the flower is not directly in front of the sun. See what you think.
This photo was exposed for the sun so everything else was in deep shadow and what you see is what I was able to pull out of the photo in Lightroom. I kind of like the warm and dark mood of the photo.
Next, I took an extreme close up of a dragonfly again. The picture turned out so good that I had to post it. The dragonfly was perched on a blade of grass with the morning sun shining on it. With the bright morning sun I was able to dial the aperture down to f/9 and get decent focus depth and I think I got a lot of good detail on the bug. You can count the hairs on his back.
He let me take all the photos of him that I wanted. I usually see these white striped dragonflies on the ground where they kind of get lost in the ground clutter. It was nice that this guy perched on a blade of grass so I could blur a bit of the background.
That’s my two random photos. Thanks for reading.
Jason Frels 
A beautiful sunflower photo! I agree with you about the warm and dark mood. Its unique, compared to the bright sunflower pics one usually sees.
Great close up of the dragonfly too! So how many hairs did you count? 🙂
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I said that you could count them.
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Oooh you are awake this morning aren’t you! As much as I would love to count them I think I will pass. 🙂
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Good choice. You are probably counting the days instead.
Until your beach visit, not your birthday I mean.
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How “nice” of you to clarify! …mmm..!
But yes, counting the day until the BEACH! 🙂
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I just got my first haircut since January. I was looking like McGarret on Hawaii Five-O
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LOL! Lucky you! I am still anxiously awaiting getting my hair cut!
My hairdresser still hasn’t reopened and I really don’t like going to new places BUT …. I may just take the chance, for my patience is about at an end.
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I can tell you where to go in Cedar Park Texas
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You have been so helpful this morning! LOL!
I
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I am known for my helpfulness.
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Haha! Like how helpful you have been in supplying a helmet for a certain someone??
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Well, you need a haircut first.
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Oh gosh! You are on a roll today!
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So are you going to show off your new haircut with a new profile picture? 🙂
Not that there is anything wrong with the one you have now.
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I hate to dazzle the ladies with my thick, luscious, chestnut brown hair. Better to keep it to myself for my safety and the safety of others.
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😂😂
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Beautiful photos, as usual. I like the weird rings around the sun. The dragonfly has 12 hundred and plenty-nine hairs.
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He could do a comb-over.
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I bristle at the thought of it.
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I think you miscounted. 🙂
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Rats. So what was your count?
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12 hundred and thirty!
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I think you double-counted one.
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Nope, I know how to count correctly. 🙂
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Hmm, and I thought it was much more than that.
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Sorry to have to be the one to correct you.
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Yes, you are sorry.
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😛
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Or maybe you’re just pathetic.
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…mmm..! I am beginning to feel sorry for Snowball.
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But you’re an excellent counter. Your numeracy skills are equaled by none.
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What if I could find a counter-example?
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That could multiply her problems.
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Oh, I didn’t know that it would make a difference.
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😶🤚
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I didn’t mean to take anything away from your suggestion, but to sum it all up, that would be the bottom line.
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I just saw this. You all are like rhe energizer bunny, the puns just keep coming!
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Puns are our energy. They’re what keeps us going.
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Oh the problems are multiplying alright, though not for me but for certain nameless people,
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Are you suggesting that our number is up?
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Well you both are OLD…..😜
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….and wise.
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well they do say wisdom comes with age … guess the two of you are the exception to that rule. 🙂
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Thank you. Yes, we are exceptional.
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LOL! Ooh I see I am not going to win this one!
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What did you expect to win?
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Wellll…..I am not picky about the prize, any prize will do! 🙂
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No, everyone’s a winner, and you’re special. So here’s a special trophy for you: 🏆
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Awh, well thank you, aren’t you kind. Do I need to make an acceptance speech now?
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If you’re up to the grammar and syntax challenge, okay, fine.
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…mmm… !
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I don’t think you could!
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Man, that was one busy pair of tweezers.
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This looks like the same kind of dragonfly I photographed, the widow skimmer (Libellula luctuosa).
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I thought that this morning when I saw your blog.
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I’m not sure which I enjoy more…your photos or the comments.
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LOL!
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😁
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wowowowowowow!!! i LOVE both photos!
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Thanks
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