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A small orange-red dragonfly rests in profile on a curved brown stalk among reeds beside a pale, still wetland pool.

Dragonfly at the Reed Edge

A dragonfly perched on a bent sedge stalk beside a still, misty wetland under soft overcast light, shot in a wide landscape frame.

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LicenceFree, commercial use
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Authentic nature photograph, 3:2 landscape. A single wild common darter dragonfly rests on a bent, russet sedge stalk at the edge of a still wetland pool, wings held slightly forward, seen in profile from a low side viewpoint a metre or two away. It sits in the left third of the frame, small but sharp, with accurate wing venation and a muted ochre-red body. Behind it, softly out of focus, fading reeds and a pale silver water surface dissolve into mist. Flat, diffuse overcast daylight, natural muted colours of straw, olive, grey and soft rust, believable exposure, 300mm lens with shallow depth of field, subtle sensor grain. Quiet documentary mood, wistful and still. No people, no text, no logos, no watermarks.

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