The tadpoles and small fish were disappearing from my friend's small pool. When she investigated more closely, she found this dragonfly naiad. Dragonflies spend most of their lives as naiads, living underwater, hunting other aquatic life. This naiad is sitting in shallow water in a petri dish.
Canon 5D mk ii
Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens. Magnification not recorded.
Handheld
1/200 f/16 ISO 1000
Three Canon speedlights arranged in a rough triangle pointing in at the naiad, on manual flash settings, one each front left and front right, and a third right rear.
Processed in Lightroom for minor exposure adjustment and highlight reduction.







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