More close-ups from Les Buter at Stave Hill

I've run out of my own weekend photographs and haven't had the chance to take any more so far this week, but if you're looking for a photo fest then have a look at the latest from Les Butler's Walks With My Camera blog.

Les is still taking some magnificent close-up shots, which are crystal clear and highly coloured. The photograph to the left, which I particularly liked, is a very good example.

Like me, Les saw that amazing blue dragonfly at the Stave Hill pond, but he had more luck than I did with the process of capturing it on camera. It turns out to be an emperor dragonfly, which you can see on his blog here (fourth photo on the page - but don't miss the others). As he says, it is aptly named.