Queen wasp on ivy

Have kept an eye on this queen wasp. She has been looking for a suitable nesting site in my fence(double panels so space for nesting in between - don't tell the neighbours!) Managed to take this image yesterday afternoon while she was taking a short rest.

Sigma SD14 dslr
50mm EX Macro lens
F5.6
1/200s
ISO 200
P setting
Hand held
Natural light
RAW adjustment in SPP3
Resized and cropped in PS Elements 4

Wow a 50mm, you must have been nose to nose with this I admire your courage! Good shot of a scary beast. Have you tried using fill flash with macro? It can really bring out more detail, but also can be hard work.



Tim

Nice shot.

I'm just not keen on the comp .I can see what you are doing by keeping the leaf in the frame, but IMO that not what is the main subject so the wasp should be more in the frame and not over on the right.Yes if the wasp was looking left then that would be great, but he's not .

Its cropped so it can be changed anyway

Hi David

I like this - lots of detail in the wasp and perfect exposure. I see what you were trying to do with the crop (keeping the leaf in) - it would be interesting to see a repost with a comp as suggested by Alan.



Mark

Thanks lads for your comments. Herewith a different crop. Image critique can be very subjective - what appeals to one may not to another. Such is life