Wasp Portrait - Large version added

[Dogfish_magnet]

Vespula vulgaris sat on the Camellia doing what wasps do............All C&C welcome click for 1600 X 1200 version - BIG

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[knighthawk]

fantastic shot..well done

 

[awp]

superb!!

 

[dade_f]

FANTASTIC shot!

 

[Robbo]

great shot..

daft question time.

you use the MP-E65?

what is the working distance of this picture?

 

[wippers]

Superb!!

 

[orionmystery]

Great shot.

 

[CGeezer]

excellent

 

[minnigaffboy]

What a stunning shot, fantastic macro.

 

[CReid]

Great shot... I'm slowly overcoming my arachnophobia but my wasp-o-phobia won't let me get near these little blighters

 

[photopainter]

Cool shot - looks likes hes got a bit of dandruff

 

[Dogfish_magnet]

Thanks for the comments

great shot..

daft question time.

you use the MP-E65?

what is the working distance of this picture?

Robbo yes its with the MP-e65 cant remember the magnification setting probably around 3 - 4X with a small crop to take off the surrounding edges.

These are the working distances for the lens

1:1 101mm
2:1 63mm
3:1 51mm
4:1 44mm
5:1 41mm

Great shot... I'm slowly overcoming my arachnophobia but my wasp-o-phobia won't let me get near these little blighters

I'm a lot better now after sitting / laying in flowers having wasps buzz around me and not taking much interest at all.

 

[animal168]

nice one Paul very close

 

[suze23]

WOW!!!! fantastic

 

[macker]

Wow, thats sharp mate! Excellent

 

[donky7]

Vespula vulgaris

the shape on the head is a tell tale, fantastic shot.

 

[scouse snapper]

Wow, fantastic photo!

 

[stormcrow]

I'd love to get some shots as close as that, well done.

 

[Dogfish_magnet]

Thanks for the comments and thanks to Martyn for the ID - Vespula vulgaris

 

[emyllis]

Superb! I want to go and get some macro pics asap to see what I can do! Great pics...

 

[DC2Z]

Simply stunning, good work

 

[awp]

You really shouldn't put images of this quality on the internet without a watermark - especially in large sizes!

 

[Barney12]

Great shot... I'm slowly overcoming my arachnophobia but my wasp-o-phobia won't let me get near these little blighters

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[andy_fozzy]

Bloody hell, that is incredible

 

[Peter_Hartland]

Fantastic Shot

 

[animal168]

had to have another look

 

[Deleted member 3428]

That has a bigger head than me Paul Lovely shot Mate

 

[Breezy]

It needs a shave Incredible shot and I am extremely jealous

 

[Dogfish_magnet]

Thanks to everyone who's commented

You really shouldn't put images of this quality on the internet without a watermark - especially in large sizes!

I'll have a play with a watermark or aleast a copyright mark - Thanks

 

[Graham H]

Fantastic, so much detail, wow

 

[davek]

No one seems to have asked the question but what kit did you use to get this shot - it's fantastic, well done!

 

[looneytunez1024]

fantastic detail and so close wow

 

[Dogfish_magnet]

No one seems to have asked the question but what kit did you use to get this shot - it's fantastic, well done!

Hi - I used a 5D MKII with a MP-e65 macro lens and lighting was with a MT-24ex Flash.

f10 - 1/100 and ISO200

 

[davek]

Hi - I used a 5D MKII with a MP-e65 macro lens and lighting was with a MT-24ex Flash.

f10 - 1/100 and ISO200

Thanks for that - now how do I cobble together the Nikon equivalent?!

 

[Dogfish_magnet]

Thanks for that - now how do I cobble together the Nikon equivalent?!

Here you go - My nikon rig before switching to Canon, PB6 bellows with a reversed 20mm will give around 10:1 - but not very pratical......

 

[Samphire]

Stunning, he looks in need of head n shoulders with all that pollen dust