2o6 Photography for the Sportsman Naturalist 



ever changing, iridescent swarm. All the sunny 

 places are alive with them. Gorgeous big fellows 

 in deep velvety blacks, yellows, and reds, and 

 smaller ones in more delicate blues and white. 

 Their wings are of all shapes and outlines and 

 covered with an infinite variety of designs and 

 markings. They are all constantly on the move, 



Dragon Flies. 



seemingly tireless and seldom still, but they offer 

 many opportunities to the picture hunter who is 

 quick enough to take advantage of them, and the 

 resulting pictures are ofttimes exceedingly beauti- 

 ful as well as interesting. 



To me it is enough simply to be abroad and 

 a part of such a carnival of light and color, and I 

 have no doubt that many will echo that sentiment. 

 To those who must needs have an object in view, 

 to take them to these beauty spots of the world 



