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Anne ..beauty here , and love the BG here and that motion blur/ oof on the wings ..well done

Balan Vinod

Hi Anne, the best advise I can give is to photograph these DF and BF early in the morning. Sixty degrees and below works best. They don't or can't move until they warm up. It makes it so much easier to take your time to get the perfect comp and BG. The hard part is finding them because they are not flying around. You just have to walk slowly and keep your eyes open. Once you find them the rest is cake. Hope this was helpful.

Hey Anne, how's it going. Nice comp, good details and BG.

Anne:
A very handsome damselfly indeed. The color here is very interesting - blue damsel and blue stem? Like the wing silhouette.

Thanks for the info, comments, and feedback!
Balan, I liked the motion blur also! I normally see images with tack-sharp wings, but since this one wasn't settled in for the night ( the wings never stopped moving and sne kept circling) I thought the motion was as much a part of the image as the stem!
Todd, thanks for the info. It is very helpful! Now I just have to find them!
Mike, things are busy and good. Im finally processing some images from this crazy summer:) Thanks for the comment!
Gary, it really is weird the blue on blue. The stem leads to a dark purple flower and the shadows really bring out the blue. There was another one on a different stem and that one was blue also (the fly, not e stem!) I even warmed this slightly since the white was very cool. How nice of her to sit where I could have an easy complementary bg!

I love the title! And I love the photo, too. All that blue is just gorgeous - and the motion blur of the wings make the image feel very dynamic. Those eyes are stunning... Look at those great "eye-lashes"! Awesome subtle details!