My pleasure in viewing your wonderful image would be even greater were I to know 'what' and 'where' (no clues to the latter from your profile) :smile:

Thank you prsnjb. The closest match I could find with my own research was actually called a Blue tailed damselfly. It was taken resting on a Holly hedge in my back garden in Sittingbourne Kent on 21/07/24 I believe. The colours are pretty much as seen in the photograph. Only light editing in Lightroom tweaking exposure, contrast and vibrance. Standard noise reduction and sharpening. Plus some d ...

Tx :cool:

A consummate rendition in every respect. The choice of lens is undoubtedly a contributory factor, but the real skill lies firmly with the photographer :liked:

Excellent framing and execution. May I ask where this was photographed and which form you believe it to be as I have been unable to find a match in My field guides or on the BDS website. Are the colours 'natural' or has the saturation been boosted post capture?

Very evocative - a magical moment and scene captured beautifully in time.

I like the juxtaposition of shapes and colours in this image - it is truly striking. Some detail as to how it was achieved would be helpful.

Definitely one for the portfolio - the apparent separation between the subject and background is superb and verging on the unreal :liked:

Bien fait!

Nah, I think it were my singin' that done it. :lol: