Comment from alaskapat
Dragonflies are wonderful subjects for photography.
Your photo allows a good look at its body and the two sets of wings.
The wings are over exposed causing a loss of detail, perhaps a different background would have worked better, also the top portion of this is a distraction . I appreciate your effort.

 Comment Written 26-Feb-2020

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reply by the author on 27-Feb-2020

thank you. I am not sure how to make a mobile phone not over expose. I will try darkening. I couldn't think what to do to make him appear clearer especially as he was already dead and too late I realised that part of one wing was overlapping the title of the box. I still found him interesting in our city environment.

Comment from Susan F. M. T.
Renate,
A beautiful picture showing the beauty of this dead Dragon fly with the tail end of it's abdomen missing. the tiny veins in it's gossamer wings like the treads in finest black lace. Beautiful composition, framing & lighting taken with excellent camera techniques & sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 26-Feb-2020

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reply by the author on 27-Feb-2020

thank you. Unfortunately it has not come up as I hoped as it was already dead when I found him, but nevertheless it is interesting, the patterns of the wings and the bends in his legs.