A common bluet photographed with about twice magnification. Two exposures have been combined in PS to get some more depth.
The male northern bluet made sure to constantly keep the straw between us. It did not do him much good as concealment or to stop me from photographing him. This is three exposures combined in Helicon Focus for a greater depth of field.
Damselflies are experts in keeping themselves on the opposite side of every straw they roost on. This is a common bluet from a stack of 39 exposures.
