Large Red Damselfly
Taken at the side of one of the three garden ponds. Obtrusive Sedge stem removed and retained one toned down a little. Few blurred insects removed from BG
D71000
Nikor 40 mm macro( About the only time I,ve used that lens for ages)
500 ISO F11 125th sec
About 70 % 0f frame
PP Paint Shop Pro Curves
Sharpen only for web reduction.
Cheers
JohnR
Gorgeous gleaming details in this, and a lovely composition of the long slender abdomen of the damselfly and the simple curved perch of grass. Great subtle bkgd with the green appearing as a nice base framing element, and that greenish color also repeating higher up in the bkgd unifying the image.