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Vacant premises.(+ another image)

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Posted by David Taylor on April 24, 2010 at 1:54 PM
Vacant premises.(+ another image)
Unfortunately for this queen wasp, they weren't quite what she was looking for. I caught her as she was backing out, to fly away.

Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50mm EX DG macro lens
Sigma ring flash
Manual Exposure Auto
ISO 200
F16
1/100s
Hand held
RAW processed in SPP4
Finished off in PictureWindowPro5 and PS Elements
Framed in XaraXtremePro5

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Posted by jack chapman on April 24, 2010 at 3:06 PM
really like this David, certain graphic quality to the clean colourless repetition, contrasted to the colour and pattern of the wasp, aside from that also an excellent illustratory (think that's a word) image
Posted by Nigel Blake on April 24, 2010 at 3:44 PM
Superb image, I really like it!
I would love to see the queen wasp at a rule of thirds position too, if you shot one with that composition?
Posted by David Taylor on April 24, 2010 at 5:40 PM
Thanks gents for your kind comments. :wavey:
Nigel, here is the only other image I took. She flew in from the right inspecting the holes one by one.

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Posted by Karen Summers on April 24, 2010 at 6:14 PM
interesting captures David of a very clever little creature
Posted by Nigel Blake on April 25, 2010 at 3:44 AM
Oh yes the second image is a very nice shot too! They are very attractive insects!
I don't have any Wasp images as I tend to avoid them due to an alergy to their sting, in my teens I had one that had got into a can of Coke sting me in the mouth, I spent 3 days in hospital!
Posted by Phil Mclean on April 25, 2010 at 7:32 AM
I like both images but I think I prefer the second.Nicely done David.

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