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Captured this Dragonfly at Baddagana Wet Land Nature park in Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, Sri Lanka. Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is the Administrative Capital in Sri Lanka. Baddagana Wet Land Nature park is surrounded by a highly Residential area. However you can see lots of dragonfly and Bird varieties among Variety of Flowers and Plants.Time
This was taken in the afternoon around 3 PM.Lighting
It was a closeup capture. Used the natural lighting at that time of day.Equipment
This was taken with Nikon D5300 camera and 18-55 kit lense.Inspiration
The Park was full with different types of dragonflies. I was determined to capture as many as possible. I thought Bright red colour of this dragonfly will make it a great capture.Editing
I used Adobe Light room to post process the image. Color corrections and exposure corrections were done to enhance the image.In my camera bag
I had only my Nikon D5300 camera and my 18-55 Kit lenses when I took this photo as it was early days in my photography.Feedback
There is no rules, go with your guts.