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Paper Wasp

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 7, 201361 views6 comments

I found this paper wasp building a nest on my front porch. I was not well equipped for macro photography using my Canon T3i and kit 18-55mm lens, and the shot was done hand held. All that being said, I was thrilled (as a newbie to the hobby) to have this photo published in the Tampa Bay Times last week! I guess their standards are less than optimal in that certainly the focus could have been sharper, but I do like the shot!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 7, 2013 at 5:23 PM

First of all, congrats on getting published in the newspaper

Always nice when one can get some recognition.
I remember when I first got published in a magazine, it was thrilling as a beginner!
Perhaps not tack sharp, but your wasp's interesting hanging on the nest like this, and it's a good side POV Sandy.
Welcome to NPN, glad to meet you

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Comment posted by Sandy Scott on December 7, 2013 at 5:55 PM

Thanks Howard, it was sort of a thrill in that I have had my DSLR for only 5 months. Of course now that I have a nice macro lens, a Canon 100mm f2.8L Macro, no wasps show up!

Pleased to meet you also!

Registered on December 6, 2013, 85 Posts, 345 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on December 8, 2013 at 7:39 AM

Congrats on getting your image in the paper, Sandy. I can see why it was chosen - great view of the wasp, and a precise pof (point of focus) providing good detail in the head and torso against the neutral gray bg. Well captured.

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Comment posted by Sandy Scott on December 8, 2013 at 8:12 AM

Thanks so much Scott. I am fascinated by this type of photography, but I have to much to learn!

Registered on December 6, 2013, 85 Posts, 345 Comments

Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on December 8, 2013 at 8:32 PM

Hi Sandy,

Congratulation on the publication of your photo. While I agree that the focus is not optimal, it still is a nice image of an interesting subject.

Registered on October 30, 2013, 50 Posts, 445 Comments

Comment posted by Sandy Scott on December 8, 2013 at 9:30 PM

Thanks Randy, I really hesitated sending it in because of the soft focus, yet I was totally fascinated with the shot. If you could see how tiny that nest is, I was just so happy to get what I got with my limited equipment and very limited experience - especially macro shooting. I just never anticipated getting even that good a focus hand holding the camera on such a challenging subject, and it was in a very dark corner of my porch.

Registered on December 6, 2013, 85 Posts, 345 Comments