Southern Hawker Dragonflies

After another photo session along the canal I drove home and as I parked the car I saw these two flying around the area and paying particular attention to some nearby brambles. I waiting a few minutes and sure enough they landed. The rest, as they say, is history

Southern Hawker: Aeshna cyanea. The male is the one with the blue flashes.

Oh! btw, i finally figured out how to use Gimp to retain the EXIF data