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Male calico pennant dragonflies are some of the more brightly colored and patterned dragonfly species in North America. Females are patterned in yellow and black. I tackle dragonfly photography with the same techniques that are used for bird photography. Long lenses with camera mounted on a sturdy tripod are essential for capturing these fast flying insects.

Jim Zablotny is a natural historian, entomologist, and nature photographer from Fenton, Michigan. His present work emphasizes color, detail, and bold composition of natural subjects. His artistic endeavors included scientific illustration, and presently nature photography with subjects ranging from macro photographs of insects and wildflowers, to birds, reptiles,amphibians, and mammals. Many of his newer images are photographs of the living things found in endangered habitats like prairies, and fens. Jim is a regular participant on the Nature Photographers Network (http://www.naturephotographers.net/enter.html) and has earned Editor's picks for weekly and monthly presentations for his macro-photography of insects and wildflowers. One...