Today, we offer a collection of photographs of a dragonfly that visited me and my friend Lisa as we ate a nice lunch on the sidewalk patio at the Palette in downtown Fredericton. He was quite a friendly little guy, not too intrusive, and rather interested in what we were doing. His casual attitude gave us plenty of time to get the camera ready and snap a number of photographs.
This time, the Olympus' autofocus was up to the challenge. Both Lisa and I had good luck getting some close up photos of the insect as he posed for us on the railing of the patio. On a couple of the shots, perhaps surprisingly, his head was out of focus; in others, his tail was a bit fuzzy. But in most of them, the focus was surprisingly crisp. Neither of us felt like attempting to set the controls manually, so we counted on the automatic settings to do the job. And they came through as well.
We enjoyed a lovely lunch at Freddie's best lunch location and didn't mind having this critter joining in. It was only at the end, when he decided he needed to sit on Lisa's shoulder, that he wore out his welcome. But just look at the amazing details in these shots. What a strange looking character.
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