Late summer is the time to photograph dragonflies and butterflies. I usually go to Lilypons Water Gardens near my home in Frederick, MD for shooting dragonflies and for butterflies Brookside Gardens with all kinds of flowers blooming is a good choice. I do find shooting dragonflies is easier, though still needs a lot of patience, because if you don’t get it first time, it usually will circled around and come back to the same spot for your second chance. That is not the case for butterflies because they go from flower to flower – so a quick action to catch its posture along with good background and composition is essential.