Dragonflies Photo Gallery by M. Plonsky at pbase.com

Dragonflies

Odonata, Anisoptera

If you are interested in prints, electronic files, or usage rights, contact me at my website. For those interested, I have written several articles about macro photography. Photos Copyright © 2001-8 M. Plonsky. All rights reserved.

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Perched Dragonfly I	Dragonfly Gymnastics	Dragonfly With Pretty Wings
12 Spotted Skimmer	Two Headed Dragon II	Big Dragonfly

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Guest		14-Oct-2008 19:56
beautiful work!

777		10-Oct-2008 17:53
These are some awsome photos!!!!!:-)

Bob		10-Oct-2008 17:52
Ithink dragon flies are awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-)

Ritu		18-Sep-2008 15:02
I m an artist( I paint) and was searching for dragonflies pics for some artwork...after watching these pics, my love for dragon flies has only grown more. I thank God for he is a wonderful artist..how he thinks and make these creatures is absolutely amazing...and i thank you( and people like you) who do such a great job by capturing these wonderful pieces of art with great skills. thanks for sharing these pics.

YO MAMA		09-Sep-2008 00:33
wats up im so in love with drangonsflies did yooh no dAT PREETY7 SOON MEEH N DAT DRANGONFLIE IISH GIN 2 GET MARRIED!!!!!lol

marysheehanwinn.blogspot.com/		07-Sep-2008 16:34
Wow, what beautiful photos!

Fellow Photographer		03-Sep-2008 02:54
Beautiful!!!

Lisa Wicker		16-Aug-2008 07:46
Great pictures! I enjoyed looking at them all. I have always been intrigued by dragonflies. Thanks for the beautiful up close and personal shots!

Hans Christensen		11-Aug-2008 19:38
Beautiful Galleri

Beauty Watcher		28-Jul-2008 15:19
Amazing. We have put in a large pond and I have seen the Twelve Spotted Skimmer for the first time. Thank you!

zarabeth		22-Jul-2008 20:01
Very nice gallery. I like dragonflies, too. The hardest thing for me is IDing them. So many varities! I was thrilled when I got pictures of dot-tailed whitefaces mating and I could clearly see the eggs on the female.

byron arnao		12-Jul-2008 17:03
do you do anything to attract them to a particular place? Great photo's looking to get different angles etc myself and finding it's very hit and miss and have not yet really got up there face to face as you have in mnay of your shots.

Rebecca Dufilie		09-Jun-2008 23:38
Many, many photos...wow....thanks for showing them. Very impressive! Want to see my handmade dragonflies? go to: www.rebeccascreations.etsy.com Nice work!

Andrea (Michigan)		29-May-2008 02:53
Image 1769 is stunning, as are all of your shots. I was so very glad to stumble upon them. Keep up the great work!!

Francine		28-May-2008 02:11
I've collected dragonflies (jewelry, lamps, paintings,) anything that has the wonderful creature on it, for years. Your photos are absolutely wonderful. Thank you for sharing your work. The world of "critters" is a wonderland.

Maryjane		28-May-2008 02:09
I must say.....INCREDIBLE!! I have been researching for some dragonfly subjects for art...dragonflies a huge passion of mine...and your photography really captures the essence of these magnificant beings....Thank You!! It's been a real treat!!

Nicole		16-May-2008 13:30
I am in love with these photos. They are absolutely beautiful. I loved dragonflies before but now I have found a whole new meaning of the word.

liljj		15-May-2008 02:03
des dragonflyies are so coooooooooooooollllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Andy		14-May-2008 02:22
these are absolutely bautiful shots......i love them. thanks for helping me with my project.I going to try make dragonfly fom coper - thanks Andy

quin		10-May-2008 14:05
very nice pictures of how the dragon flies work and it is very greatful to see it and wouderful to look amazing

Guest		09-May-2008 20:01
These are the best dragon photos I ever seen

Guest		30-Apr-2008 22:11
WOW!!!

Torben Jorgensen		29-Apr-2008 08:36
Great gallery with many interesting dragonflies.

karen		16-Apr-2008 06:35
Thanks for sharing!!! Beautuful pix!!!

Guest		09-Apr-2008 22:11
WOW

Guest		22-Mar-2008 02:45
One word for you WOW!

Vicky Ogden		16-Mar-2008 18:34
Thankyou for such wonderful pictures, my little boy is only two and a half and is already obsessed by bugs!! Your pictures are a great way of getting him back inside out of the garden!!!

Claudia thomas		13-Mar-2008 14:15
these dragonflys r beutiefull and plesent

noxie		12-Mar-2008 19:50
Hey these are so cool man I really love dragonflies I think they so cute. its great to know that theres someone out there with the passion and love for them too.awesome pics!!!

Guest		12-Mar-2008 00:49
Your pictures are great!where did you get them?

Joseph John Soreng		27-Feb-2008 12:09
MIND BLOWING PHOTOGRAPHS. Congrats to the photographer.

Bets		16-Feb-2008 19:40
WOW!! very beautiful pictures!

Aires		11-Feb-2008 16:04
Dear Mark As a great admirer of Dragonflies and Damselflies, my only commentary is that these pictures are "Outstandy", "Colourful". Congratulations. I've also taken a lot of pictures, but I do have to say that yours compared to mine, oh Gosh, there is no comparison a all. Thank you for such breathless moment.

Guest		23-Jan-2008 21:44
re: Big Dragonfly - BF109 ready for take off! great pictures, thanks for sharing.

Ashrafu Musaddeq		01-Jan-2008 02:41
O delicious!

nicole		22-Dec-2007 07:51
wow there some great pictures some of them stood out so good but if you could could you try and get some more because they are so fantastic and some of the colours are outstanding:-)

Guest		22-Dec-2007 07:07
Hi, These are truly some beautiful pics of dragonflies. Linda V

M.Kieker		11-Dec-2007 19:24
Dragon flies are amazing! Seems as if they are posing for the camera. Wonderful work!M. Kieker

bi		28-Nov-2007 07:47
i think the potos were off the hook!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tatiana		13-Nov-2007 04:58
These are great photos! It is easy to look up these pictures especially when you are doinng a report on DRAGON FLYS!

peter f ortiz		04-Nov-2007 22:04
thank you for such detail photos, Iam a painter artist and I needed dragon flies refrances, your photos are beautiful and gave me the information i needed.

cassie		30-Oct-2007 09:22
wow! i have to do a project on dragonflies im in grade 4 and i am really amazed!!!!

jabrika		22-Oct-2007 17:33
i love itttttttttttt

Mariette		01-Oct-2007 23:19
Truly amazing! Your talent as a photographer...wow!...and there is no better subject than dragonflies. Thank you for brightening up my day.

MEAGAN M. M.		20-Sep-2007 21:39
LOVE YOUR PHOTOS!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS 4 SHARING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MEAGAN M.		20-Sep-2007 21:36
THATSSSSSSSSSSSSSS REALLY COOOOOOOOOOOOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gerlinde		17-Sep-2007 01:48
Dear Mark Plonsky, Your photo's are amazing. I collect dragon flies when I find them past on... for the purpose of taking them to an artist who can portray them accurately for my tatoos... but your pictures are fabulous. When the inking is finished - I'll send you pics. Thank you very much. Namaste- Gerlinde

Guest		09-Sep-2007 16:47
awesome pics ..i love dragonflies

ginger stayer		01-Sep-2007 20:29
i would love to buy some of you prints to frame, they are gorgeous. please let me know.

donnajean		28-Aug-2007 13:50
great pictures for me to find my 'mystery' dragonfly which was in one of your pictures. thanks for having this web site.

Guest		24-Aug-2007 00:39
time and commitment, job well done.

Barbara Holloway		23-Aug-2007 17:29
I have also seen a Dragaonfly with wings the shape of flags in my back yard. I live in Culpeper, Virginia. Please let me know more about it. Is it normal for this region? I love your photos. Thank you.

christine		22-Aug-2007 02:52
Awesome, but I didnt find what Im looking for an insect that looks like a dragon fly , broad body, black lacey wings metalic blue body

kitty loyd		17-Aug-2007 20:47
i seen some type of dagonfly. it was brown in color except for the abdomine was white. the wings were brown as well except they were weird in shape. the best description i can give is they were squared on the ends ( like racing flags). if you may know what kind of dagonfly this could be please send me a picture that i can confirm it with. if not let me know if i might have seen something rare. i'm located in chatsworth, GA.

sherrie		15-Aug-2007 22:49
excellent pictures. very inpressive!!!

Pam Dickson		10-Aug-2007 19:04
I am from Houston, Tex. and I just saw a dragon fly in my back yard whose wings were in the shape of flags. I was just amazed. Have you ever seen a dragon fly with wings like this? Your pictures are simply beautiful. Thank you sooooo much for the beautiful photographs.

Spirit		09-Aug-2007 19:58
Great site, thank you for sharing!

kat		30-Jul-2007 18:11
Your photos are by far the most detailed,colourful,and breathtaking images I have ever seen. Beautiful work!!

Guest		25-Jul-2007 03:14
What a wonderful collection of pictures, my boyfriend and I enjoyed them very much!!

Guest		25-Jul-2007 03:07
im afrade of any kind of bug but love to look at the pics of them

Elissa Daniels		24-Jul-2007 13:09
I took photos of a dragonfly that had the usual 4 clear wings and then 4 smaller opaque brown, rather heart-shaped, wings behind. I've never seen anything like this. I was hoping it was dead, it was so still, so I could save it, but it eventually flew away. It was on a chrysanthemum bush. Has anyone seen one like this?

twin90s		22-Jul-2007 17:29
I am so grateful...you helped me identify an insect I wasn't sure about. Now I know it's a dragonfly. Thanks...

Connie		21-Jul-2007 10:53
Beautiful site you have here! I found a very unusual insect in my house last night that resembled a dragonfly. It was amber/brown in color about three inches long, but the most striking & interesting part of it was what appeared to me to be a 3-4 inch long "stinger" attached to the end of its body.

Evelyn Ullman		08-Jul-2007 16:15
I saw huge dragonfly yesterday which had a coal black body and long, wide wings of coal black except for a large azure blue spot on each wing tip. In addition, there were 3 or 4 long 'hairs" protruding from each wing end margin. Do you know what it is called/ Do you have a photo? Thanks for your lovely work.

Silvia		27-May-2007 19:53
My 9 year old son and myself enjoyed your work!!!!!

Bj		27-May-2007 16:25
Beautiful pictures! I never knew there were so many color variations. I saw the most unusual dragonfly yesterday evening on my window sill. Wonder if there is any way to attract them to my area? Thanks for a nice site.

mick barrett		27-Mar-2007 03:08
Hi , Im from australia,i took some dragon flies acxtually mateing and laying there eggs in the dam out back last week.i have 50 plus images .they are bright red the male is and attached is the light green female which he pushes under the water then subsides on top of her under water for up to 2 min.... email me at photos@mickbarrettphotos.com www.mickbarrettphotos.com

maya		12-Mar-2007 00:42
I love dragonflys. They are my favorite bug. they are pretty too.

james soaper		02-Mar-2007 16:18
wow radical pics these are the best eva eva eva sick dude ace fantastic imense amazing and thats just the name of the website awsome

Guest		16-Feb-2007 05:04
this site is kool i love dragonflys and catapillars but i cant find many on catapillars

susie		19-Jan-2007 02:46
Wow, is absulutelly amazing. I love dragonflies, I collect them. Thanks.

Shelley		22-Dec-2006 05:46
All I can say is, "Oh My God!" these are just so beautiful!

guest		24-Nov-2006 23:32
Beautiful! I've had Red Dragons land on my finger!

Guest		20-Sep-2006 17:07
very beautiful pics - as a past time i do pics of butterflies, dragonflies and birds using fish scales - Alison

jennie r.		10-Sep-2006 14:58
truly beautiful. Very impressed.

tweetybirdloj		27-Aug-2006 00:02
truly fascinating, breath-taking images and professionalism...never thought i'd see this kind of tedious detail and i simply cannot tell you how impressed i am with the tremendous amont of WORK that had to go into it...you are a true devotee and it REALLY shows!!! WOW!!!

Arline Fullerton-Rufer		21-Aug-2006 03:06
I am an aquatic plant specialist and survey plants in lakes. Dragon flies have always interested me. I now have discriptive names for them. Thank you very much.

Stephen		20-Jul-2006 11:06
I;m about to do a paving stone size mosaic of coloured glass & stone for my back terrace, these pictures have given me some great ideas.

Mike		04-Jul-2006 07:21
I have a couple of brilliant orange dragonflies hanging around my pond. Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos.

Ray and Gemma		22-Jun-2006 22:02
Brilliant

marge		17-Jun-2006 17:16
great collection. thanks for sharing it.

Judy		25-May-2006 21:24
Best I have seen of dragonflies. Thanks

Billy		22-May-2006 23:55
This Website is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool man i love it nice pictures

Mary and William Bradford		22-May-2006 21:52
Mary and William Bradford We are ages five and four. We were in our Grandparents garden when we saw a three inch dragon fly. It has a bronze long body and four wings. It kept coming back so we named it Bobby. We had close looks at it using a magnify glass. We checked out a Bug Bingo game and your website to make sure it was a dragon fly..Mary is studying insects in School, Kindergarten.

Robyn S.		13-May-2006 16:54
I am a dragonfly freak. After I saw the movie dragonfly.... I have been addicted! These pictures are so beautiful!! Any advise on how to get such great shots would be awesome! Keep up the good work! I hope to see others just as good sometime soon!!!

tia		05-Apr-2006 22:30
this is sooooooooooooooooo cool i wish i could do pics like that!!!!!

Rachel Gordy		30-Mar-2006 15:34
I am amazed at how detailed these pics are they are beautiful. I have been facinated by dragon flies for years now. I have wonderful memories of them during my many summers both child and adult hood. My fondest being we can sit by the pool and if you sit real still with your feet proped up they will land on your toe. I tried taking pics of that day but......I don't have a camera with as high resolution as yours. Thankyu for posting them where people can see their amazing beauty in full detail

EternalFallout		25-Feb-2006 00:34
Amazing photography, great true works of art. Definately keep up the beautiful work!

mariah salazar		25-Oct-2005 19:41
thank you for all those great pictures, they are going to help me with my project

Gavin		13-Sep-2005 23:42
WOW COOL AWSOME SWEET THESE ARE GREAT I WAS WONDERING DO YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF DRAGONFLIES THE ONES WITH THE GREEN BODY AND THE BLUEISH TAIL WITH A BROWN STRIPE DOWN THE MIDDLE IS? CAUSE WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF THEM IN OUR YARD AND WE JUST DONT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE. WELL, IF YOU FIND OUT E-MAIL ME. THANKS GAVIN

Richard Davis		10-Aug-2005 08:42
Great shots! I particularly like your dragonfly pics. Last month (July 2005) I bought a macro lens and I have been shooting some dragonfly macros lately. I have made some good progress for me but I cannot even imagine how you get such clarity and definition in your shots. You have one dragonfly shot that particularly stands out, the beautiful red one that you use in your discussion of macros. I think one of the keys to that kind of pic must be the light source. It looks like you are using a large reflector or softbox for that one. Could you give me some tips on how you go about lighting nature shots like this. It seems to me a large reflector would be difficult to handle in a situation where you are trying to "sneak" up on a bug in the first place. I have noticed it greatly helps to just search until you find a dragonfly that is willing to pose for you. Some are very much more friendly than others. The other day I even found one that would not fly away even when I rubbed his/her wing with my finger. Most of them scatter when you show up in the field. Again, great shots! Thanks for posting them. Richard Davis

Sara		05-Aug-2005 17:23
I am utterly amazed at what you are able to do. All your photos are beautiful, but these dragonfly shots are almost surreal. Like you, I am a teacher (Social Studies) but as a side hobby, I have been interested in macro photography for the last year and have decided to try and learn all I can. I'm waiting for my new Canon 20D to arrive in the mail as I write this. I read your article on photographing insects and I'm very impressed with the fact that you are self-taught and have achieved this level of expertise. You truly inspire me. Sara

Bek		22-Jul-2005 10:23
Wow! Absolutely awesome!

teedee13		18-Jul-2005 15:52
I was looking for some pictures of dragonflies to show my 4-year-old son, who has apparently developed an aversion to them, to show him how they looked and that they are not something to be scared of. I was amazed and happy to find such beautiful pictures of them. Thank you for your help, and I'm sure we will be visiting this site to see the awesome images again!

SickCert		26-May-2005 23:37
Incredible detail , very good pictures!

Stuart		25-May-2005 08:28
Wow! Absolutely incredible photos! Brilliant!!!!

Robyn		05-May-2005 15:39
these are absolutely awesome shots......i love them. great job

yvonne haller		07-Jan-2005 07:49
Hi Mark Are theses marvelous pictures of the dragonflies in a book available? Yvonne

Simon		06-Jan-2005 12:03
Mark, a truly superb set of macro shots. Simply the best dragonfly shots I have seen. Congratulations.

dragon fly		09-Sep-2004 19:24
i stumbled upon your site of macro insect photos and discovered the dragon gallery, in a word - AWESOME! i had an experience on Mt. Shasta with a blue-green dragon that was so powerful i decided to drop my GIVEN name and CHOOSE my name from this wild experience... dragons are the connection between the fairy kingdom and the human kingdom... when you get this close to them they begin to have personalities, some appear to be posing and even grinning or smiling for the camera... thank you so much for taking us into their world...

Lori		06-Jun-2004 04:55
Who would have thought something could be both repulsive and beautiful at the same time? Amazing photos.

Wim De Schamphelaere		04-Jan-2004 16:11
mark, it took a long time to view all the pictures but worthwhile! i'm triing to catch these beautifull animals too but so far not this succesfull! i would appreciate if you would check my galleries and help me ! (i'm using a s2 with nikkor macro 200mm) THANKS, wim

Gene		18-Dec-2003 15:16
Great collection of dragonflies! Going to ID them all?

Sunny Wong		14-Dec-2003 13:25
incredibly beautiful!

455 rocket		11-Dec-2003 13:49
Great work!!!

BlackDesigns-James		13-Sep-2003 20:34
I just recently spent several evenings looking on the net for Dragonfly images. I stumbled on to your images by chance. These are the most awesome, beautiful, graceful,and colorful images I have ever seen of Dragons. What a marvelous body of work here. Your work is inspiring, intriguing and very 'artful'. Thanks, for a truly remarkable visit filled with dancing colors, mysterious creatures and brillant images. Excellent...!!!!

Jason Ng		05-Aug-2003 06:16
Will never get tired viewing your dragonfly macros. You truely potray them in full glory and colour.

Aurora Vanderbosch		16-Jul-2003 02:38
Gorgeous photos, Mark! Sharp, clean--and showing why dragonflies are so wonderful! :-)

Jennifer Zhou		30-Apr-2003 10:13
Very impressive!!!

S Clark		10-Dec-2001 01:08
Absolutely awesome photos!

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