As I turned to photograph a tiny damselfly perched on an overhanging branch, it flew down to the water. Initially I was disappointed, but then I looked more closely through my camera’s viewfinder. The male Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita) had landed on a floating leaf and had assumed a pose that made it look like he was riding a surfboard. As a bonus, I was able to capture a fascinating area of bubbles in the algae in the foreground of the image.
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Mike Powell 
Great photo, Mike. You’re really getting good with these minuscule subjects!
Thanks, Sue. My mentor shots a lot of macro subjects and when I started to get more serious with my shooting, I emulated her approach. She shoots a lot of flowers and some insects–I gravitated eventually to a lot more insects and a few flowers. I love shooting birds with my long telephoto, but I think am most drawn to the tiny world I see through my macro lens. My Tamron 180mm macro is noisy and slow to focus at times, but it helps me get images like this one.
Great shot, Mikke. I’d say hang 10, but in the context of a dragon fly, I have no idea what that would mean! M 🙂
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