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obecanobe · February 8, 2009

A little soft on the focus and some lighting issues on the yellow?

Comments appreciated.

Lord Vetinari · February 8, 2009

Lovely shots- some hotspots from the flash. Still trying to work out what it is - a wasp ?
Brian v.

stevehapp · February 8, 2009

it is a little bit hot on the nose on the bottom one..
but i love the colours and the composition.

obecanobe · February 9, 2009

Thanks for the comments Brian / Steve.
Brian - it is a parasitic wasp quite common here. The delightful character paralyses its prey, and then drags it to its nest where it lays an egg in it. When the egg hatches, the unfortunate victim is eaten from the inside out.

GOLDENORFE · February 11, 2009

great looking wasp, both appear soft focus, lighting probably the cause.
hope you can shoot some more of these.
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

obecanobe · February 12, 2009

Thanks for the comment Phil, I agree re the focus. I had one land within a foot of where I was sitting today and it just sat there, which is unusual as they're usually always on the move. As you'd expect when this happens, I didn't have my camera with me. Next time.