At Rest

It was supposed to rain today, but didn't. Instead highs near 90F and windy, thank goodness for the wind. Even near sunset the heat hadn't abated by much. I work slowly in the heat, thoughts becoming confused.

Trying to catch a sense of reeds blowing in the wind, using shutter speed and focus to depict movement, I suddenly had the dragonfly in focus. At first I thought it wouldn't work because it's such a small element in the image. But then, I reasoned the insect is the only thing in focus, it's placed in an unusual spot near the edge of the frame and it's balanced by the light on the reeds in the top right. All in all, I think the photo captures the essence of the evening.