Common blue damselfly ovipositing

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lain prone at pondside, (wet elbows legs and stomach - obligatory!) bean bag
Camera Model Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/160
Av(Aperture Value) 11
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 800
Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM +1.4x
Focal Length 252.0mm
Flash Off

All C&C welcome.

[Nancy Bell]

This is awesome! Love how you can see the depression in the water where the abdomen enters, the soft but complete reflection of the entire scene above the water surface, the details on the damselfly! In addition to capturing a special behavioral moment here, this has an ethereal quality that makes one feel the art and beauty of nature.

[Ron Conlon]

Fecundity personified. Nancy articulated nicely the specifics.