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Planet of the Wasps

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 10, 2014171 views6 comments

Searched in my images of this year, here is another shot of the giant ichneumon wasp.

D90, 105mm, f/8, 1/100, ISO 800, -0.3 EV, handheld, 74% of full frame. The original photo is vertical. August 2014.

All comments are welcome and appreciated.

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6 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 10, 2014 at 8:46 AM

Those wasps are very colorful and pose well. The sharpness on the front wasp is great. I don't know if they hold still long enough, but with this view, I'd like to see both wasps sharp, which has me thinking about a stack.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on December 10, 2014 at 11:18 AM

Excellent detail in the front wasp. The OOF wasp looks almost like a mirror image of the sharp one. Beautiful bg. Nicely done!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on December 10, 2014 at 4:41 PM

I like the two layers and the composition a lot.

D&L

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Comment posted by scott lanz on December 10, 2014 at 10:41 PM

Another fine shot of these amazing looking insects, Yun. I like the mirror image and the way they seem to be facing off.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on December 11, 2014 at 10:16 AM

Yun...I have always wanted to make images of wasps..irrespective of the species...and you have a fine image of a unique species ..nice work ..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 12, 2014 at 10:41 AM

I think the opposed view works nicely, excellent details and great interest Yun.
Well done!

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