Photos Of The Week: Close Encounters

Tampa FL

27 February, 2022

1:58 AM

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FLORIDA — Phone cameras make it so easy to capture great moments any day, any time. Have you taken some photos of flowers in bloom, children frolicking at the beach, breathtaking sunsets, dramatic skylines or a funny photo of the family dogs plunging into the backyard swimming pool? The Florida Patch sites publish a collection of Photos of the Week each weekend sent in by readers. Whether you snapped an amazing shot with your smartphone or spent hours capturing the decisive moment on a Nikon D6, send your photos to Tampa Bay Patch editor D'Ann White at [email protected] with the location of the photo and the name of the photographer. You might see your photo featured on Patch. Anyone who's taken a lot of photos knows that it takes a steady hand, a fast lens or macro lens and sometimes a tripod to capture a crisp, quality close-up. Photo by David LubinAn orb weaver visits David Lubin's front porch every night, makes a web and then is gone in the morning. Photo by Becky Jane BlackwellA zebra longwing butterfly lands on some wild lantana in Becky Jane Blackwell's yard in Bradenton. Photo by Jen FelgenhauerJen Felgenhauer has a close encounter with a blue dasher dragonfly in her back yard in Ocklawaha. Left, Lori Rodriguez took this photo of a blue dragonfly lighting on a plumeria bloom in her Clearwater back yard. Right, Nancy Walker photographed her plumeria in full bloom. Left, Carey Houghton took this photo of a scarlet skimmer dragonfly on the golf course at the University Park Country Club. Right, Mary Fulleton took this photo of a pond lily at Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg.