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Lens-Artists Challenge #342: It’s a Wild Life!

This week Egídio from Through Brazilian Eyes is hosting the Challenge, and his theme is, ‘It’s a Wild Life‘. ‘What is wild?’ Egídio asks. The dictionary says it is, ‘living in a state of nature, untamed, uncivilized, not inhabited or cultivated, uncontrolled, unruly,’ and Egídio asks the question, ‘I am curious about what you consider wild. Is it a place, a person, wildlife, wildflowers, or something else?’

Living in the countryside we get a lot of wildlife, cranes nesting on electricity pylons, eagles living in the nearby woods, but we only ever see them from afar. So I’m left with the smaller animals and insects that dominate the local woodlands, and occasionally even land in our garden: flies, bees, reptiles, and so forth.

We used to have some large cypress trees in the garden, and occasionally we would get spiders making a web in the spaces between two trees. Here the spider is in the middle of preparing their lunch.

This dragonfly probably accidentally flew into the shade in our garden. Fortunately we were able to encourage it back into the sunshine, where it perked up and soon flew off.

The neighbours have a small orchard, and a few years ago it was completely overgrown. I would take my camera out to photograph the flowers and insects in the spring, and this bee was feeding from a flower. Taken with a zoom lens, I love this image.

After the rain one day, I came across this wasp on a rosebush in the garden. It was still quite cold, and a little sluggish. Just as well, I’m very wary of wasps.

In the woods behind our house, my photos are not limited to the trees. This fly was caught from a really low angle, and the lovely colour in the background is the clear blue sky.

We get a lot of small lizards everywhere in Portugal, and as often as not they’ll be spotted basking in the sun or running away when approached. This one, though, was caught in the shade on the wall of our office. It probably didn’t hang around for long, though. Just long enough for me to grab a portrait.

Themes for the Lens-Artists Challenge are posted each Saturday at 12:00 noon EST (which is 4pm, GMT) and anyone who wants to take part can po3st their images during the week. If you want to know more about the Challenge, details can be found here, and entries can be found on the WordPress reader using the tag ‘Lens-Artists’.

If you are on Mastodon, you can now follow this blog directly. Just go to Mastodon and follow the ‘Snapshot’ WordPress account at @keithdevereux.wordpress.com. All new posts will be automatically updated to your timeline.

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Dudley Storey
“Meganeura Trapped in Amber"

Turntable animation of an ancient insect in Blender. Related to dragonflies, Meganeura was one of the largest flying insects ever, with a wingspan of about 65–75 cm (2.13–2.46 ft). As such, it’s very unlikely that one would be captured by tree sap, so this portrays the animal in its nymph form.

This is also an experiment in Pixelfed's HDR support. Apologies in advance for any tone mapping issues: I'm still learning color grading & management.

#Blender #b3d #3drendering #Blender3D #blendercommunity #rendering #3d #3drender #render #blenderrender #cyclesrender #3dartwork #3dmodeling #3dart #digitalart #dragonfly #meganeua #ancientanimals #amber #permian #animation #3dart
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Dudley Storey
“Meganeura Trapped in Amber"

Recreation of an ancient insect in Blender. Related to dragonflies, Meganeura was one of the largest flying insects ever, with a wingspan of about 65–75 cm (2.13–2.46 ft). As such, it’s very unlikely that one would be captured by tree sap, so this portrays the animal in its nymph form.

#Blender #b3d #3drendering #Blender3D #blendercommunity #rendering #3d #3drender #render #blenderrender #cyclesrender #3dartwork #3dmodeling #3dart #digitalart #dragonfly #meganeua #ancientanimals #amber #permian
3D rendering of a dragonfly-like insect entombed in a chunk of amber.
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Swede’s Photographs

Dragonfly's Pause

I find this image serenely appealing, though I'm not certain I got the composition just right. Look closely, and you'll see a dragonfly perched on the tip of the dried branch. It's not possible to determine the species of the dragonfly from this photo—only that it is, indeed, a dragonfly.

I don’t upload all the photos I share here to my Pixels gallery. I only post my personal favorites, while some don’t make the cut. I usually give myself a couple of days to decide how I feel about them before uploading.

Feel free to explore my gallery here:

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"This image showcases a serene, close-up shot of a dragonfly delicately perched on the tip of a thin, dried branch. Its semi-transparent wings glisten with fragility, creating an almost ethereal feel. The blurred green foliage in the background offers a soft, natural contrast that highlights the dragonfly as the central subject. The photograph is signed "© Swede's Photographs," emphasizing its artistic presentation." - Copilot
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