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to my surprise, one morning, i though i saw a large shadow flying above me one morning. i couldn't recognize it at first, and wrote it off as an airplane (living just a few miles from an airport, we get a lot of those around here.) however, the next morning as i was looking out of my back window again, i saw the same shadow along with a few others. lo and behold, it was a small flock of dragons!
probably a pair and their offspring, they were probably attracted by the airport itself - airplanes provide a natural kind of "camoflauge" for a flying dragon - and they had probably kept themselves hidden in the natural reserve right near the airport.
it took me about a week, but i was finally able to get outside during the flock's natural migration from one end of their territory (i suspect that during the night they fly to one of the numerous corn-fields to the north and sleep there, then flock back to the reserve to hide themselves.)
the picture was hard to take, considering that the dragons were in constant motion. finally i was able to get a shot right at the same moment that one of the dragons flew right over my head and nearly hit me with its tail!
an experiment in photomanip. (and look, i'm starting to write essays with my pictures just like FoxyStallion!)
probably a pair and their offspring, they were probably attracted by the airport itself - airplanes provide a natural kind of "camoflauge" for a flying dragon - and they had probably kept themselves hidden in the natural reserve right near the airport.
it took me about a week, but i was finally able to get outside during the flock's natural migration from one end of their territory (i suspect that during the night they fly to one of the numerous corn-fields to the north and sleep there, then flock back to the reserve to hide themselves.)
the picture was hard to take, considering that the dragons were in constant motion. finally i was able to get a shot right at the same moment that one of the dragons flew right over my head and nearly hit me with its tail!
an experiment in photomanip. (and look, i'm starting to write essays with my pictures just like FoxyStallion!)
Category Photography / Fantasy
Species Western Dragon
Size 800 x 351px
File Size 257.7 kB
Beautiful!! It looks so real!
I was sure that I had already faved this - then I remember that that was in your dA gallery.
I really like your story, too - it adds to your art by getting the viewer's predominately verbal cerebral hemisphere (usually the left hemisphere in a right handed person) involved instead of only the other hemisphere - the predominately visual-spacial one. Your story made me think a delightful thought: there are over 10,000 abandoned mine shafts and tunnels around here - what a great place for dragons! We do have bats living in the old mines. The biggest have a wingspan of nearly 2 feet! They have wings like those of dragons... From now on, I'm going to think "little dragons" whenever I see them!
I was sure that I had already faved this - then I remember that that was in your dA gallery.
I really like your story, too - it adds to your art by getting the viewer's predominately verbal cerebral hemisphere (usually the left hemisphere in a right handed person) involved instead of only the other hemisphere - the predominately visual-spacial one. Your story made me think a delightful thought: there are over 10,000 abandoned mine shafts and tunnels around here - what a great place for dragons! We do have bats living in the old mines. The biggest have a wingspan of nearly 2 feet! They have wings like those of dragons... From now on, I'm going to think "little dragons" whenever I see them!
I'd love to see that! That is an excellant idea!! I would expect small dragons to evolve to go after small agile prey such as pigeons or sparrows.
Small dragon keepers would have plenty of business keeping pigeons under control in cities...
Very small dragons, 8" wingspan or so, might be hired to keep picnics and outdoor birthday parties free of flys and mosquitoes. Imagine how happy the kids would be when a flock of little dragons saved their picnic from blood sucking misery!
I'll be eagerly watching you!
Small dragon keepers would have plenty of business keeping pigeons under control in cities...
Very small dragons, 8" wingspan or so, might be hired to keep picnics and outdoor birthday parties free of flys and mosquitoes. Imagine how happy the kids would be when a flock of little dragons saved their picnic from blood sucking misery!
I'll be eagerly watching you!
The reason that I mentioned an 8" wingspan for mosquito eaters, is that that is the size of the bats that intercept mosquitos at my hot springs. When the sun sets, the mosquitoes come out, followed almost immediately by the bats. Before the bats took up residence in an old shaft a few miles away, I used to get bitten at least a few times per night. Not anymore! Their ariel interceptor protection is nearly perfect!
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