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Armando Caussade
San Juan, Puerto Rico
07/16/2022
03:26 pm

Equipment Details:

Smartphone camera on Motorola G-Pure.

Post-processing Details:

GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) on GNU/Linux. (1) Levels adjustment to improve contrast, (2) slight saturation to enhance color, (3) 90-degree rotation, and (4) crop to 1,600 x 1,200 from the original at 4,160 x 3,120.

Image Details:

Every day I like to spend time out in the sun, even if it's only around the house, and lately I've been spotting dragonflies. Today, this one (most likely a damselfly) just came into my garage, landing high upon a wall. The photo is just a simple close-up made with a handheld phone, which turned out better than expected. I have recently seen some outstanding dragonfly submissions here in EarthSky Community Photos (ECP), mostly by Barry Medlin and Steve Price, who I both acknowledge as an inspiration for this kind of work.