The Wasp

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The Wasp
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Copyright: Pankaj Bajpai (pankajbajpai) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1401 W: 82 N: 3678] (12868)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-10
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D80, Sigma 70-300 4-5.6 APO DG MACRO, 58mm UV
Exposure: f/16, 1/100 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-02-12 1:59
Viewed: 548
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
A wasp is any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is not a bee or ant. The suborder Symphyta includes the sawflies and wood wasps, which differ from members of Apocrita by having a broader connection between the mesosoma and metasoma.

A much narrower and simpler but popular definition of the term wasp is any member of the Aculeate family Vespidae, which includes (among others) the genera known in North America as yellowjackets (Vespula and Dolichovespula) and hornets (Vespa).

The various species of wasp fall into one of two main categories: solitary wasps and social wasps. Adult solitary wasps generally live and operate alone, and most do not construct nests; all adult solitary wasps are fertile. By contrast, social wasps exist in colonies numbering up to several thousand strong and build nests—but in some cases not all of the colony can reproduce. Generally, just the queen and male wasps can mate, whilst the majority of the colonies are made up of sterile female workers.

source : wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp)

Juyona, taba, mariki, jcoowanitwong, eqshannon, uleko, jaycee, MMM, pilonm, Alex99, crs, Phoki has marked this note useful
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  • Great 
  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2072 W: 6 N: 1848] (12716)
  • [2008-02-12 2:03]

Hi, Pankaj
excelente macro foco y color excelente,
buen trabajo,
saludos

  • Great 
  • taba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 455 W: 126 N: 258] (1438)
  • [2008-02-12 2:07]

Hi Pankaj
very good capture and composition..
great macro and with fine details on the main object.
good colors and POV.

Taba

Good for the details, but i find the exposure rather low inspite the strong light.
TFS
Best regards,
Kean

Hello Pankaj,

Very nice picture of this wasp. Very nice composition. Good POV, DOF and focus. Very nice colours.
Well done,
Cheers,
Mariki

Hi Pankaj,
Beautiful profile. That this waist is fantastic. Lovely pov and composition. TFS,
JC

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1555 W: 233 N: 5091] (17959)
  • [2008-02-12 4:47]

Excellent shot of this pretty wasp Pankaj!
Very sharp and crisp with great detail.
The composition is superb!
Very nice lighting produced by your flash.
Well done!

Joe

the bees and wasps are already at it in India eg Pankaj...and you along with Sumon are mates in my own personal gallery today, perhaps not in large gallery...but it is appropriate in my mind which is why I try to keep you both close together in natural image chapters of Indian insect world. And although this is not a good sting for me, it does sharpen my eyes...very nicely done.
bob

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2297 W: 163 N: 6694] (21146)
  • [2008-02-12 7:26]

Hello Pankaj,
Very fine shot of this brightly coloured Wasp on the white flowers. Excellent contrasts and great sharpness. Very well composed too.
TFS and cheers, Ulla

  • Great 
  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1675 W: 8 N: 4022] (13255)
  • [2008-02-12 7:59]

Hi Pankaj,

An amazing close-up of this wasp - I wouldn't want to get near it! Fantastic details and wonderful colors. The flowers are beautiful and the composition is very nice.

Jane

  • Great 
  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 753 W: 0 N: 1457] (6594)
  • [2008-02-12 8:01]

Hello Pankaj
Excellent closed up image .Very nicely composed .Good POV and sharp image .Details light and colors are excellent.
TFS Michel

bonjour pankaj
je trouve le BG un peu trop present(f/16 était peut etre un peu trop)mais en revanche la netteté sur la guepe est parfaite.
bien vu.
laurent

Hello Pankaj,

First of all, thank you for the simple but true definition of a wasp... Very interesting!

You did a very interesting picture here of this reddish wasp... Red is not a common color we see here for wasp in North America and I like the contrast she has with the nice color of the flower...

Excellent POV, DOF (f/16's good choice!) and focus...

Cheers and TFS!

Michel

Ciao Pankaj,
un ritratto veramente magnifico di questa bella vespa.
Eccellente soprattutto l'inquadratura.
Grazie,
Marcello

  • Great 
  • crs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 117 W: 0 N: 160] (681)
  • [2008-02-12 11:55]

Hi Pankaj,

Very good macro you did! Excelent cromatic in your photo with good contrast between flowers and wasp body. Good DOF and therefore nice clear details of insect as well as flowers.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

Quelle magnifique macro, tant de détails et de belles couleurs.
Bravo
Marie

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1036 W: 5 N: 2728] (9914)
  • [2008-02-12 19:17]

Hola Pankaj.
Muy bella foto. Excelente claridad y finos detalles.
Saludos
Luis52.

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2935 W: 142 N: 4217] (13775)
  • [2008-02-13 1:18]

Hi Pankaj.
You managed to catch a true beauty. Amazing specimen at so nice scenery. I am impressed with wide DOF and excellent reproduction of the entire insect image and even flowers. Bravo. Great close-up picture.
Alexei.

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 729 W: 4 N: 1811] (8608)
  • [2008-02-13 8:24]

Pankaj bhai it seems season for wasp.Lovely contrast between wasp color and flower color.Ganesh

  • Great 
  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2726 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-02-13 19:08]

Hello Pankaj

Great close up ,you can see amazing detail in the segmented body of this wasp.
The focus is sharp.
Very well illuminated,the capture in the flower adds a beautiful look.
Lovely colours.
TFS

Rob

Hello Pankaj,
splendid and high quality macro shot,
I love colours and sharpness on this one
perfect focus and ideal deeph of field, great composition my friend,
cheer,
friendly,
Pat

Hi Pankay, splendid wasp with superb details and excellent sharpness, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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