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Paper Wasp


Paper Wasp
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Copyright: Jannie Maritz (Jannie) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 250 W: 6 N: 246] (1127)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-27
Categories: Insects
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5, Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 1:2.8-3.3 / 6-72, Digital JPEG
Exposure: f/4, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-04-29 7:17
Viewed: 1343
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Vespidae - Paper Wasp

Paper wasps gather fibres from old wood and dead dry plant stems, chew them and mix with saliva to make a water-resistant gray paper. The nests are characterised by having open cells and a petiole attaching the nest to the substrate. The wasps produce a chemical which repels ants and secretes it around the base of this petiole in order to avoid letting their brood become ant food.

Despite the use of the proper name, most social wasps make nests from paper, although some tropical wasp species such as Listenogaster flavolineata use mud, a far more easy resource for the wasp to collect. The larger colonial species, Yellowjackets, Hornets, can be very defensive and should not be approached unless one is experienced. All are beneficial and should be protected if possible. In Europe, hornets are a threatened species and are protected by law.


Found this little guy on the leaf of a Hottentot Fig.

Thanx for viewing and please crit.
Cheers
Signal-Womb, loot, magal, liquidsunshine, wuta, instamatic25, cecilia, firelord, anavazao, ddg, cmarzano, Luc has marked this note useful
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wow, superb macro-shot, jannie! :-)
interesting wasp, not the usual black & yellow one.
excellent composition and details,
nice green bg and a great leaf as a resting place.
well seen & captured, thor.

Excellent capture Jannie, fine composition on the vertical and lovely details on the wasp. Good colour saturation and exposure. Well done.

Hi Jannie, excellent work, BG, POV, details are perfect, Great work, TFS Kyle

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5732 W: 606 N: 3481] (9351)
  • [2006-04-29 8:47]

Hello Jannie
I have tried some of these without success thus far. Firstly I am rather cat-foot for them and secondly they are far too fast for me. I suppose my fears are born out of a childhood experience with a number of its relatives. I was attacked by a whole squadron of these admonishers of pain and the result was definitely not in my favour.
The composition is great with the single blade coming in at the diagonal. Excellent colours and very good DOF provided lovely details. The BG is well OOF and removed thus enhancing the wasp and the Hottentot fig leaf. The lighting/exposure was very well handled.
Good work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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  • magal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 228 W: 0 N: 314] (1241)
  • [2006-04-29 10:27]

Hi Jannie,
Excellent shot of a rather unusal wasp - [.looks more like an ant]. Beautiful composition and nice details.BG nicely blurred.
TFS
Mark

Hi Jannie,
Good detail, colours and sharpness. exposure and lighting are good. Good POV and composition.

Thanks for posting, have a great weekend.

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1552 W: 0 N: 1169] (6448)
  • [2006-04-29 21:45]

Hi Jannie,
Excellent macro shot! Very sharp and superb details,
great composition with nice contrasting colours.
Very well done!

Hi Jannie,
Excellent photo. Exposure, contrast, focus are right on spot. Well seen. TFS
JC

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 879 W: 2 N: 616] (2068)
  • [2006-04-30 14:38]

Hello Jannie , A Very good macro shot ,good details compositie colours sharp and pov ,tfs ,Greetings Teunie .

Hi Jannie,
Perfect focus on the subject, highlighted by a nice blurred background, vivid colours, good composition.
Great shot !
gb

Wow!excellent colour and it is clean and sharp...
Great shot

Hi Janie,
Lovely image!So clear and sharp with great detail.The colours are just right, nice and vibrant.The composition is really good with the leaf fully in the image without being too tight.The depth of focus just right.Very nice work...well done.
Regards, David

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  • TPAKT Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 114 W: 23 N: 19] (87)
  • [2006-05-01 11:19]

Privet Jannie.
As that he suspiciously looks at the photographer. Green diagonal of road and the lonely red traveller. Interesting work.

Hi,
Wonderful capture with a great POV.
Colors are good.
I like the sharp and contrast.
thanks Ana:)

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 883 W: 23 N: 930] (5013)
  • [2006-05-05 12:34]

Hello jannie, what a great macro-shot!! Composition, colors , DOF and POV are perfect. I like the harmonious colors between BG and the bug. Best regards, Didier.

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