Common blue damselfly (f)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Tripod Canon 1DX Canon 180mm macro ISO 640 1/100 sec f8 (the image was in fact about a stop underexposed)
My wife spotted this damselfly on some grass at water level, I transferred it to this more photogenic setting at the pond side. It had been quite cool so I guess she was doing a a few warm up exercises. I went for a slow shutter speed hoping to get some movement in the tail whilst retaining sharp detail in the head.
ACR & PSCC
All C&C welcome.

[John Mack]

Very nice love the sharp head with the blurred wings.

[Steve Maxson]

Nice one, Jon! You achieved your goal and the motion blur adds interest to this image, IMO. I also like the soft light, comp, clean background, and the overall sharpness (other than the motion blur)!