A wasp.

[Ron Evers]

1. Slight crop.

2. Full frame, i.e. no crop.

3. About 2/3 of original frame.

Canon FD 50mm macro + 15mm tube.

 

[Compaq]

How close to that devilish creature were you? When they fly towards me I run!

Nice sharp images! If it weren't for that big white thing in #2, that would be my fav. The pose is epic! #1 is a close second (which makes it my fav).

Are these cropped much, or did actually fill the frame with that little thing with your setup?

 

[tirediron]

Well captured Ron!

 

[Sonoma]

Fantastic! I am going to invest in a decent macro lens for close-up shots like these and my wife's butterflies.

 

[StringThing]

Nice captures!

 

[BuS_RiDeR]

Nice work Ron!

 

[Dagwood56]

Awesome! Great job!

 

[Rosshole]

Well done!

 

[cgipson1]

Excellent shots, Ron! Those shiny carapaces are hard to shoot without getting nasty reflections.... nicely done. Cloudy day? Shade?

 

[BuS_RiDeR]

PS - Did you used your extension tubes here???

 

[cgipson1]

PS - Did you used your extension tubes here???

original post has "Canon FD 50mm macro + 15mm tube."

 

[BuS_RiDeR]

original post has "Canon FD 50mm macro + 15mm tube."

Missed that sorry...

 

[Ron Evers]

Thanks folks.

How close to that devilish creature were you? In pic #2, the subject was about 4" (10cm) from the lens. It was rather lethargic in the morning cool. I used the flip out screen & hand held for these shots.

When they fly towards me I run!

Nice sharp images! If it weren't for that big white thing in #2, that would be my fav. The pose is epic! #1 is a close second (which makes it my fav).

Are these cropped much, or did actually fill the frame with that little thing with your setup?

I edited the OP to indicate the cropping. I had another "big white thing" in #3 that I cropped out.

These were taken on the balcony railing in shade.

 

[cgipson1]

nice! I would kick up the color / saturation / contrast up a notch.... these wasps are probably the typical BRIGHT yellow and black?? They are almost monochromatic in the pictures....

 

[Ron Evers]

nice! I would kick up the color / saturation / contrast up a notch.... these wasps are probably the typical BRIGHT yellow and black?? They are almost monochromatic in the pictures....

I actually did but these were shot in the shade on an overcast morning so one cannot expect the colours to pop. Dull light = dull colours.