The blood red heidelibel owes its name to the deep red color of the males. However, the dragonfly in the photo is a female. These are yellow in color.
When I photographed this dragonfly I could come very close to her. I held my macro lens less than ten centimeters away from her. She seemed to look at me and say 'you can photograph me'. This is very funny, because I had also asked her. I think it is so special that I was allowed to get so close with my macro lens. I thanked her for that too.
She also seemed to really look at me and smile at me. It was a moment like 'speaking with nature' for me. Very special.
Yellow is the color of brightness and cheerfulness. It gives a lovely sunny and happy feeling. Yellow calms stress and gives more mental flexibility. In combination with the green this picture works very harmonizing and balancing in the interior.
In this picture you can see beautifully the details of the animal. So beautiful. From this you can see that nature understands the definition of perfection.
A beautiful close-up.
My name is Ivonne Fuhren- van de Kerkhof and I was born in Asten, a small village in the province of Noord Brabant. At the moment I live in Someren.
All my life I have felt a deep connection with nature and everything that lives. Being in nature is for..
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