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How to shoot dragonflies

Q I’m into nature photography and have an ambition to photograph a dragonfly as it is emerging. Any advice?

Kenneth Pullen

A Catching the moment that a dragonfly hatches from its larval stage is one of those things you either stumble on by chance or due to repeatedly visiting a location where you know they hatch. In most cases, this emergence will happen early in the morning.

For those who don’t know, dragonflies change from a water-based nymph form by crawling out of the water on a reed stem or other vegetation and then emerging from the nymph into the adult. Once emerged, the adult will wait next to the nymphal case before making its virgin flight. If you