Photographing dragonflies the lazy way

Photographing dragonflies takes a lot of time spotting, sneaking up and moving slowly. There is, however, a lazier more efficient way to go about taking pictures of these little beasts.

Dragonflies like sitting in the sun in high places, where they have a good overview for hunting, and a photographer who sits still is just a part of the landscape to them. Combine these two facts with some creature comforts and the easy recipe for photographing them becomes as follows:

• Find a place where dragonflies tend to roam;
• Install yourself in the sun comfortably, with a glass of wine if you so desire;
• Stick out a finger;
• Wait. After a few minutes, a dragonfly will land on your finger;
• Take photo.

^{Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f8, 1/160s}

You will have to be able to take photos with one hand, of course, or use somebody else's finger.

Good luck!