Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Well hello there, intruder

One of the things I love about photography is downloading a photo onto the computer, all the while, wondering what little surprises you'll find. When you are taking them, you only see a little 3" version of what your image will look like, so it's like a little treasure hunt when you open them full resolution the first time.

I am always so intrigued by the photo in the photo. Meaning: when you take the photo and after you get it back home, you realize there was something there that you never noticed when you took it.

Most frequently this is a macro for me. I'm up close and don't see that tiny itty bitty spider until i look at it the size of a billboard. Lately I've been noticing when I take some wildlife shots, there always seems to be some pesky bugs flying around the subject.

Yesterday, Gene and I were out watching the chickens (yes we are boring, why do you ask?) and as the sun was setting, I snapped some shots of the clouds, then noticed this single bird on a wire:

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Get inside, download and think "what the heck is that black spot?" Open it full resolution and see this:




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A dragonfly. Fixing to get ate by a bird.
I'm not sure why I find that so darned amusing. Maybe because I took it from about 50 yards away?

Anyway, speaking of birds on a wire, I added a scrapbook layout to my scrapbook blog with that very theme today! Go check it out.

7 comments:

Janice Grinyer said...

You grow them dragonflies big down there dont you...:o

I am waiting for the day when I can unpack my scrapbook stuff and then stare down all your scrapbook pages for ideas!!!

Mz-Cellaneous said...

If you ever make it this way, we are totally scrapbooking together! lol

Kimberley said...

Oh my goodness that is too hilarious! I wouldn't have even noticed it unless you pointed it out!

LisaDay said...

That's funny. My grandfather once developed a photo to discover there was a moose in the bush.

lisaDay

Mz-Cellaneous said...

LOL Lisa.. I should have made it a contest. Accidental photos of UFO's and Bigfoot. LOL.

Jill said...

Oh that IS a nice surprise! The surprises in my pictures rarely turn out so photo worthy. ;-)

Tracy said...

I thought my screen was dirty.

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