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Avispa
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Copyright: Jose Miguel Cisneros (JoseMiguel) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1396 W: 3 N: 1444] (4881)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-11-05
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon Powershot S3 IS
Exposure: f/4, 1/320 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-12-05 19:42
Viewed: 1063
Points: 70
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I took this picture today, and I believe it’s a Paper Wasp, so please let me know if I’m wrong.
They were flying and feeding around a Christmas flower plant, called Papagayo in Venezuela.

Paper wasps normally go about their business unnoticed. Most native (US) species make relatively small nests and locate them in out-of-the-way places. They are not aggressive so there is little threat of swarming. Paper wasps are excellent predators and they won't bother you at picnics because they are not scavengers like a number of our native yellowjacket species.

Most people, even some entomologists, would misidentify this paper wasp (Polistes sp.) as a yellowjacket (Vespula sp.). It is a little larger than a typical yellowjacket but smaller than our native paper wasps and has a very similar yellow over black color pattern (above). EPW workers are not as aggressive as yellowjacket workers but more aggressive than other paper wasps. They make numerous, large nests that can be found in any protected place (below). While not as dangerous as the typical yellowjacket this paper wasp presents a problem because it is so abundant in areas where it occurs.

Facts:
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Superclass: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Subclass: Pterygota (Winged Insects)
Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
Suborder: Apocrita (Ants, Bees and Wasps)
No Taxon: (Wasps)
Family: Vespidae (True Wasps)
Subfamily: Polistinae (Paper Wasps)
Genus: Polistes
Species: dominula (European Paper Wasp)

Just croped, sharpen, re-sized and framed.

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shirgold, Alex99, fransie, uleko, vanderschelden, CTP, pvb, anel, stevkds, Necipp, XOTAELE, martic, izler, mlines has marked this note useful
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  • Great 
  • yllen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 248 W: 0 N: 16] (623)
  • [2006-12-05 20:31]

Hola Josè:
Hermosa avispa, con muy buenos detalles y nitidez en el foco.Lindo colores tambièn, que hacen resaltar la figura oscura del insecto.
Es una gran macro, felicitaciones.
Nelly

Muy buena foto, te felicito

Excelente nitidez, color y contraste.

TFS

rintile

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 661 W: 98 N: 1202] (4017)
  • [2006-12-05 22:30]

Outstanding sharp macro of this wasp! The colors are well saturated and the cropping is excellent.

Wow. ¡Qué closeup tan bueno! (por no decir otra cosa ;-) ) y qué bien enfocada la foto en la avispa. Saludos, Yvonne

Hola Jose,
Que macro mas preciosa.
Los detalles son buenos pero lo mejor de la foto son los colores y el contraste.
TFS - Shir

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2935 W: 142 N: 4217] (13775)
  • [2006-12-06 13:28]

Hi Jose.
You have captured a very interesting and beautiful scene. Nice colours, perfect details and sharpness, expressive lighting and perfect selected DOF and POV. I like your cropping and composition. Very nice work. My compliments and TFS.
Alexei.

Halo Jose
Nice macro. Well cropped with excellent detail. Your colours are fantastic.
TFS and regards.
Franscois

This is really nice. The contrast of the black insect and the color of the flowers. I love this picture.

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1033 W: 0 N: 87] (7625)
  • [2006-12-07 2:42]

Hi Jose
Nice colourful close-up shot. Good colours, light, sharpnes and POV.
Well done

osse

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2447 W: 207 N: 2035] (8113)
  • [2006-12-11 9:55]

Hello Jose,
excellent shot, I like the vivid colors in the photo. Beautiful POV and great sharpness. Superp macro.
TFS..Sky

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2297 W: 163 N: 6694] (21146)
  • [2006-12-12 10:37]

Hello José,
Interesting and beautiful wasp you've captured here. Very sharp with interesting white(!) lines on the body. He's really making a meal of these beautiful flowers. Great composition!
TFS, Ulla

Hi Jose,
Good colors and compo.
TFS
Annick

This is an amazing macro! The flower looks like something from another planet! The black wasp against such saturated colours makes for a really catchy composition. Great photo!

Hola Jose Miguel,
los colores son espléndidos. Nunca he visto a avispa similar en mi región. Muy buena composición.
TFS,
Arnaud.

  • Great 
  • CTP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 774 W: 6 N: 1107] (3183)
  • [2006-12-19 17:23]

Hola Jose,
Great Wasp close-up my friend.
I like your pov,colors,details,note,frame and sharpness.Well Done.
Merry Christmas,
Chris

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  • pvb Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 388 W: 20 N: 522] (1791)
  • [2006-12-25 5:17]

Hi
This is a very good macro shot. Good focus and stunning colours as well. I like it very much.
Best wishes for you and your family.
tfs paula

  • Great 
  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 487 W: 2 N: 454] (2059)
  • [2007-01-15 3:45]

beautiful and very colorful close-up! very well composed. great details. tfs

  • Great 
  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1079 W: 0 N: 1654] (7208)
  • [2007-01-16 13:17]

Hi Miguel,
I just see that you have marvellous pictures on your site. I like this wasp very much,because it shows the insect in action and in a very pleasant colourful surrounding. Excellent composition too.
Best regards
Anne

Hi Jose. Be ill with beautiful pictures.
This is technically perfect picture and excellent coloured presentation. Very well done. TFS. Stefan

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  • Isu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 315 W: 0 N: 21] (1659)
  • [2007-01-22 17:41]

Hola Jose Miguel, bellisima foto, el colorido es muy vivo, no me extraña que haya captado la atención del insecto, una macro muy bien lograda. Enhorabuena. Saludos Sira

Olá Jose,

Que foto mais linda!!!
...as cores, os detalhes,os contrastes e toda a composição resultam em dinamismo e uma grande festa para os olhos!! Genial!!!

Obrigada por compartilhares o teu trabalho!!
Saudações do Brasil!!
Melina

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  • Necipp Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1150 W: 15 N: 2074] (12392)
  • [2007-02-15 13:38]

amazingly colourful and superb details nicely composed and great light tfs rgds Necip.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2726 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-02-24 15:43]

Hello Jose

Super macro,with excellent details.The colours are well saturated.Very good focus with good POV and DOF.This photo really brings us into the wasps world,TFS]

Rob

Hello José,
the dark coloured wasp heading into the brightly coloured blossoms szands in beautiful contrast, and it stands out very well focussed in this well composed picture.
Thank you! Best regards,
Peter

Bonjour,
Joli gros plan et beau festival de couleurs.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

Vaya colorido, parece un pastel... Bonita fotografía de la abeja entre los frutos o semillas de esa planta. Buen enfoque.
Saludos.

A veces las ocupaciones no nos dan tregua para poder gozar de las bellezas que día a día pasan ante nuestros ojos y no las vemos, como ésta.
Una preciosidad, con una luz fabulosa.
Un abrazo, JL.

  • Great 
  • star74 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 294 W: 5 N: 619] (2466)
  • [2007-04-28 12:57]

Hi Jose,
Amazing colors and details,
Very well presented,
TFS

Amazing color! Bold bright and happy, Great detail. Great focus. Great sharpness. I really love the colors though!

Hi Jose,
I like the colorful frame, great eye appeal. Very good DOF and detail, and it's exposed well. Nice job :)
Howard

Hello Jose,
Very nice colored image, Very sharp and lighted
well composition
TFS
Jean-Michel

  • Great 
  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1216 W: 78 N: 843] (6904)
  • [2007-08-08 10:33]

selam Jose Miguel
its very interesting wasp and new subtype for me
you are presenting successful close-up working
composition, point of view, lighting, colours, details and informative note are great
thanks for sharing
regards
izler

  • Great 
  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 795 W: 5 N: 2038] (7715)
  • [2007-11-12 15:27]

what say? it's a perfect pic and a fantastic colours festival,thanks for share,Luciano

  • Great 
  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1687 W: 20 N: 4738] (15476)
  • [2007-11-30 4:57]

Hi Jose,
Wonderful shot and fabulous colours with the black bodied wasp, being the central figure, standing out perfectly. Great details and clarity with spot-on focus. The lighting and exposure are superb and I like your chosen POV to portray it. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

  • Great 
  • mlines Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 493 W: 14 N: 528] (2378)
  • [2008-02-01 16:18]

Hi Jose. This is a superbly sharp macro with vibrant colours. It shows details not usually visible. A new level of insect photography. TFS. Murray.

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