The weather here in the UK has been unseasonally warm the last few weeks, so where better to head than a small local lake to take the kids sailing and snap a few pics.

These bright blue damselflies caught my eye in the reeds by the shore but I only had a cheap 55-200mm zoom to try and capture them with. I needed steady hands and a lot of luck but managed to grab a few decent images. Let me know what you think!

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The one below is the female of the species, and has more of the darker markings than the males in the images above. Much harder to spot!

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Equipment Used

• Nikon D7000
• Nikon 55-200mm
• Adobe Lightroom

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