Hanging On
by Kay Lovingood
Title
Hanging On
Artist
Kay Lovingood
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Damselflies have long, thin, graceful bodies with four wings that fold up atop their backs when resting. This one is resting on the tip of a large green canna leaf. It looks as if its hanging on for dear life; but really, that's its standard resting pose.
In this vertical image, the thin insect is on the diagonal, with its head pointing toward the top left corner and its tail near the bottom right of the frame. The canna leaf slides in from the bottom left corner to meet the damselfly.
The background is mostly large blocks of green, with blotches of dark red and darker greens. Against those colors, and the bright yellow-green of the leaf, the light blue of the insect becomes the focal point of the image. Its angled body contrasts with the softer angles of the background. Its blue segments, outlined by thin stripes of black, contrast with the mostly uniform background. And the angle of its pose contrasts -- even intersects -- with the angles of the canna leaves.
Damselfly wings different-sized from dragonflies'; and that is evident here. The damselfly's wings are narrower, and rest together above the body. The wings in the photo aren't much wider than the body; and they're folded neatly along the back. They are lacy and black; the green of the background showing through the holes helps to define the pattern of the lace.
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July 17th, 2017
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