Wooo Hooo!
by Anachronite

Comment by tomzinho:
fun shot, but too 'frozen' to give much feeling of motion

BB's
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Comment by daysez:
In my experence BB's are copper colored, so you applied some heavy color manipulstion, right?

Polistes Azureus Fallacia (Southwestern Blue Wasp)
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Comment by Anachronite:
yes this is not the real color.. I changed it... and here is the email I sent out with the pic over the net to everyone on my mailing list..... shame on me :o)

"Recently, I sent everyone on this list a photo I took of a wasp over the holidays. I thought this wasp was a native Southwestern or Southeastern Blue wasp. However, since then I have sent the photo to the entomology departments of several state universities. After exchanging emails and the photo with a few of the professors, I have found out that the wasp is not native to North America. What I have found out is that the wasp has migrated here from South America. It seems that the Africanized Bees we have been hearing about are not the only insects that have been migrating to the USA. Several species including the wasp in the attached photo are not only migrating here, but have already arrived. The wasp in the photo is a South American Blue Wasp of the Genus Polistes, or more properly Polistes Azureus Fallacia. Apparently, these wasps have been known to be highly aggressive and can pose a severe threat to children, older adults, and any persons susceptible to allergic reactions from bee and or wasp stings. If you encounter one of these during the cold weather as I did, you are probably safe, as the cold weather makes them very docile. However, this is no cause to take unnecessary risks. Please avoid contact with any wasp like this that you encounter. And most of all, do not let your children play with or near these dangerous insects. Once again, thank you for passing on the photo and information."

Polistes Azureus Fallacia (Southwestern Blue Wasp)
by Anachronite

Comment by HBunch:
This is one strange fella. I wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley...or any alley for that matter. I love the color. Looks real good on the desaturated background. my only nit pick is that I wish the focus were just a bit crisper. otherwise, angle and framing/cropping are good, lighting is good, overall a nice shot. good luck in the challenge.

Polistes Azureus Fallacia (Southwestern Blue Wasp)
by Anachronite

Comment by jenarom:
Wow! I've never seen a blue wasp before. Cool.

Polistes Azureus Fallacia (Southwestern Blue Wasp)
by Anachronite

Comment by austinscott:
okay, I'm not so smart so I have to ask it...is it real?

Polistes Azureus Fallacia (Southwestern Blue Wasp)
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Comment by Gracechild7:
I'm guessing you desaturated all the colours but the blue, but I'm wondering how it would have looked with just a

Polistes Azureus Fallacia (Southwestern Blue Wasp)
by Anachronite

Comment by giraldo:
This has been colorized beyond belief.

Polistes Azureus Fallacia (Southwestern Blue Wasp)
by Anachronite

Comment by PTLParsons:
I love insect pictures. If this dude is real it is a winner and I'm giving you a 10. If he is not real, which I'm going on the net and look it up, I'm coming back and cut your score by at least half. Better fess up before I find out. PTL It ain't real but you are and it is still the only 10 I've given so far. 12/5/02

Polistes Azureus Fallacia (Southwestern Blue Wasp)
by Anachronite

Comment by waltoml:
Cool picture. I like what you did here. Took me a minute to figure it out. 9 waltoml