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Trying to get a grip..

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Posted by David Taylor on August 4, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Trying to get a grip..
.. of the figwort flower. For some reason the wasp was having difficulty getting hold of the flower. It soon gave up and flew off.

Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50 EX macro lens
Sigma ring flash
Hand held
F16
1/200s
ISO50
Manual focus
RAW adjustment in
SPP3.5
Cropped and retouched in PS Elements 5
Framed with Xara Xtreme Pro 5

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Posted by Craig Jones on August 4, 2009 at 8:15 PM
Stunning colours and detail David, love the action caught here, very nice :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on August 5, 2009 at 7:18 AM
Hi David,

Another very well caught Macro shot which could maybe stand being a little bigger in the frame

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Regards



Ian
Posted by Lee Newman on August 5, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Nice details & colours David.

Lee
Posted by Kim Connolly on August 6, 2009 at 1:46 PM
The colours are stunning and the detail on the wasp really marked (Ir's good to know what a wasp really looks like :biggrin: )