Last year, I had another chance to photograph Azure Damselflies. When it comes to damselflies and dragonflies, it’s rare to catch them resting anywhere long enough to be photographed, so I’m still very much practising the art of capturing these flighty little creatures. I’m always drawn to the vibrant blue of the male Azure Damselfly. … More Damselfly: Azure
Dragonflies & Damselflies are becoming one of my favourite subjects to photograph. A recent to visit to Potteric Carr | YWT gave us the opportunity to photograph this fine specimen of what I believe is a male Common Darter dragonfly. I’ve photographed Common Darters before, but I’ve never encountered one with such an intensely vibrant … More Common Darter (Male)
This is only my second attempt at photographing dragonflies and it’s by no means my best photography. I find them quite tricky little characters to focus on as they rarely stay still long enough to capture their detail in full focus. I happened by this dragonfly purely by chance while exploring a local nature reserve … More Common Darter
My first attempt at photographing a dragonfly, not my best work but I am pretty impressed with the end result nevertheless. As you can imagine they are quite difficult to photograph as they don’t stay in one place for more than a few seconds at any one time, so a lot of patience was required. … More Azure Damselfly
