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Wasp on white top pitcher plant

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 8, 20051,737 views11 comments

This wasp was busliy investigating or licking the inner surface of the pitcher.Didnt seem to be in any danger of falling in.I guess the attractant produced by the pitcher was keeping him there.
Canon10D/1-400 /f 10/ 1/100th sec/nat. lt.

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11 comments

Comment posted by Tim Munsey on August 8, 2005 at 10:07 AM

Wow that's one crafty wasp. Nicely captured, a mesmorising photo.

Tim

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Comment posted by Juza on August 8, 2005 at 10:15 AM

I love this one David!

My only suggestion is to increase a little the contrast into shadows and midtones.

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Comment posted by Bill Garber on August 8, 2005 at 11:08 AM

Very cool shot, both the wasp and the plant!

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Comment posted by Randy Harrison on August 8, 2005 at 12:21 PM

Excellent capture David. I see you didn't use the 105 for this one

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Comment posted by Tam Stuart on August 8, 2005 at 1:23 PM

I love the pose.

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Comment posted by Jerry Dalrymple on August 8, 2005 at 2:41 PM

Great shot David, lots of detail and boy I bet the wasp is going to be sorry . . .

Jerry Dalrymple
Loveland, Ohio

Registered on October 3, 2004, 56 Posts, 415 Comments

Comment posted by William Brozy on August 8, 2005 at 5:06 PM

Near perfect DOF really isolates the wasp yet maintains plenty of detail in both the wasp and Pitcher Plant. This is a fascinatng subspecies of PP, most of the ones I've seen are just greenish. Is this a collected species and planted in your garden? If so, you definately have the perfect insect magnet.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on August 8, 2005 at 7:54 PM

Very nice composition. Good job with the difficult lighting.

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Comment posted by Terri Norris on August 8, 2005 at 8:32 PM

Fantastic shot David!
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Comment posted by Paul McNelis on August 9, 2005 at 12:48 PM

prying open the jaws of death, i love it. wish i had some in my area.

Registered on August 2, 2005, 18 Posts, 36 Comments

Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on August 9, 2005 at 11:14 PM

David,

Nice bug and flower. Definetly a nicer perch than the sticks I normally shoot on. I like the detail you were able to capture on the bee, nice going.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments