I've preached this concept for many years; It is less about the object and more about the light when it comes to capturing a good photograph. Most times when I am out and about, the light is what I seek first, and when I find it, I begin to look for a subject that will be enhanced because of the light. Most times it is the subtle situations that generate the boldest of opportunities. And, sometimes those bold opportunities only last for a fleeting few seconds before they dry up.
Light can be there and gone before you even get your camera focused. Training your eye to identify extraordinary light comes with practice and trial and error. I over the years have missed more shots than i have ever captured simply because I was too slow to react. The fleeting nature of quality light often produces a lot of frustrations in a nature photographer. Too many times I second guess myself right out of an opportunity. However, on those rare occasions when I guess right, seeing the moment, framing it, and capturing it, well...you just know it when it happens.
The object does possess a certain importance of course; you have to have something to photograph. But it is light that truly turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. Even a simple dragonfly can capture light in extraordinary ways. Having the patience to find it sometimes is what causes the hit or miss opportunity.