Ruby tailed wasp

[damage]

Love these little wasps, shot in the garden this morning


Ruby tailed wasp 2 by John Chorley, on Flickr

 

[gbmphoto]

Lovely shot John. I've not seen these little guys before...

 

[mattd85]

What a stunning little wasp

 

[RJL2005]

Cracking John! I'm jealous now

 

[Nobsta]

brilliant shot John.
Love the colours

 

[Deleted member 55704]

That's beautiful John . Love it.

 

[NSNO]

Wonderful shot

 

[Daysleeper40]

Saw this one on flickr earlier and gave it a like - I really love the colours and it is sharp as a sharp thing!

 

[IanClark]

Stunning shot. I never see these beautiful wasps.

 

[damage]

Thanks all, went to mums for dinner this afternoon and saw another one of these in her garden

 

[AdamSi]

Superb macro

 

[Kaolin]

Wow - true stunner.

 

[gerbstoke]

10/10. Great pic and a great insect.

 

[Digitall]

Stunning image, sharp great colours, nice pose. Rhod you and I

 

[Trev4]

Stunning image, sharp great colours, nice pose.

 

[tman]

Great image John
was this a stack ?

 

[stu.artd]

Really nice, I've never seen one of theose wasps before.

 

[damage]

Great image John
was this a stack ?

Cheers, no stacking , this is a single shot

 

[damage]

Thanks everyone

 

[P-Chan]

stunning cuckoo wasp John

 

[Dmax]

wow Im sure Ive never seen a wasp like that , its so beautiful , may I ask where abouts you took the photo John ?

 

[damage]

wow Im sure Ive never seen a wasp like that , its so beautiful , may I ask where abouts you took the photo John ?

I took this in my garden in merseyside

 

[deno]

Great shot John.

 

[Dmax]

thank you I wonder if we get them down here in the south ?

 

[stupar]

Simply beautiful. What an array of colours and detail!

 

[rookie]

Cheers, no stacking , this is a single shot

It's a stunning single shot. Not sure if this is correct protocol, but wondered if you should share your setup and settings - the detail is just superb

 

[damage]

It's a stunning single shot. Not sure if this is correct protocol, but wondered if you should share your setup and settings - the detail is just superb

No problem Kevin , i use a Nikkor 105mm micro lens on 20mm extension tube,
i have the Nikon R1 lighting system fitted with modified Gary Fong puffer diffusers. Shot was handheld using manual settings F22, 1/100, iso 200 .

 

[rookie]

Many thanks, much appreciated

 

[photopainter]

Great find, great shot....

 

[clark22]

Thank you such a nice work share with us..

 

[CBA100]

Impressive as always John

Not seen one of these this year yet.