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p.1 #1 · Winter wasp Queen

Saw my first Winter wasp queen out feeding and looking for a mate before hibernating for the winter. My only excuse for cutting off various bits of wing and antennae is it was moving around fairly fast

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Nov 06, 2009 at 10:12 AM

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p.1 #2 · Winter wasp Queen

Hi Brian,
Looks like the old honey, sugar and wonder water is at it again?
Insane detail in the crop mate. . . . .very impressive DOF considering a 'quartering' angle for the shot.
Bruce

Nov 06, 2009 at 12:36 PM

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p.1 #3 · Winter wasp Queen

Thanks for the comments Bruce

Yes I did spray the leaves with some sugar/honey mix.
Last shot is nearly at a magic angle- where you can get a lot of the bug in focus.
Magic angle- start off head on to the bug and move sideways about 30 to 45' and up 30 to 45 deg.

Brian v.

Nov 06, 2009 at 01:39 PM

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p.1 #4 · Winter wasp Queen

Thanks for the 'magic' advice...

Nov 06, 2009 at 01:44 PM

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p.1 #5 · Winter wasp Queen

She's a lovely thing. Wonderfully exposed series, Brian.

Kenny

Nov 06, 2009 at 03:09 PM

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p.1 #6 · Winter wasp Queen

great find, very rarely see queens any time of year

phil

Nov 06, 2009 at 07:40 PM

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p.1 #7 · Winter wasp Queen

Thanks for looking and commenting Kenny and Phil

Phil - not sure where the wasps nest around here but fairly often see Queens and drones around this time of year and then again see the Queens in spring.
Brian V.

Nov 07, 2009 at 07:44 AM

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p.1 #8 · Winter wasp Queen

It's so ... furry. Amazing photos as always Brian.
First time I've read about the magic angle, gotta give this a try, thanks for the tip!
Also curious to know, (mind is practising heorycraft) do you spray multiple leaves or just a single leaf and wait? And wouldn't it be better to drop a single largish drop so it doesn't scuttle around moving from droplet to droplet?

Nov 07, 2009 at 03:09 PM

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p.1 #9 · Winter wasp Queen

lovely shots,love the detail showing on the crop

Nov 07, 2009 at 04:40 PM

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p.1 #10 · Winter wasp Queen

Thanks for the comments

Zichar - magic angles can very useful for getting most of the bug in focus in one shot.
I tend to spray several square foot of bush when I do this but just one pass (ie not soaking it). This seems to attract far more bugs than a few drops of honey but does have the disadvantage of the bugs not keeping still. I have once actually added some drops of honey near bugs already attracted by the spray and obviously that does keep the more still but has the slight disadvantage of looking a bit less natural.
Brian v.

Nov 08, 2009 at 06:29 AM

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p.1 #11 · Winter wasp Queen

Excellent set Brian

I've been doing a sort of "tilt shift" movement with my camera to get those magic angles as well -really a must for people like me who don't focus stack.

Nov 08, 2009 at 09:12 AM

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p.1 #12 · Winter wasp Queen

Dalantech wrote:
Excellent set Brian

I've been doing a sort of "tilt shift" movement with my camera to get those magic angles as well -really a must for people like me who don't focus stack.

Thanks for the comments John

Brian v.

Nov 09, 2009 at 10:14 AM

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p.1 #13 · Winter wasp Queen

Another great set, the first is my favourite, great bokeh.

Nov 10, 2009 at 10:35 AM

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p.1 #14 · Winter wasp Queen

FerBatista wrote:
Another great set, the first is my favourite, great bokeh.
Thanks

Brian v.

Nov 11, 2009 at 07:08 AM

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p.1 #15 · Winter wasp Queen

Belated thanks for the tip, Brian ... I just couldn't remember which thread of yours that I asked you about this!

Nov 13, 2009 at 02:06 AM


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