Orange Caterpillar Parasite Wasp with Dewdrops.
by roz

Comment by roz:

Originally posted by tanguera: How do you find your bugs? Are there places in your garden they hang out, or....?

hey Johanna .. there's an area of grass i don't mow which grows quite lush if the kangaroos don't eat it ..
the last two or three years there was no grass because of the drought but this summer we've had heaps of rain .. so it's really taken off ..
but I also photographer them on fences and trees, flowers, brick walls and bushes as well .. wherever I can find them really .. :)

Message edited by author 2021-02-10 05:28:24.

Orange Caterpillar Parasite Wasp with Dewdrops.
by roz

Comment by tanguera:
How do you find your bugs? Are there places in your garden they hang out, or....?

Orange Caterpillar Parasite Wasp with Dewdrops.
by roz

Comment by tanguera:
You are SO good at these.

all the colours of the rainbow
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Comment by markwiley:
Wow. Nice outtake. The other may check all boxes technically, but this one is quite stunning. Nicely done.

Sugar Ants collecting nectar.
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Comment by Lydia:
Is that you, Roz? I gave these hard workers a 7 (earlier). I love the colors but, I really miss seeing that upper guy's head.

Great DOF and sharpness!

all the colours of the rainbow
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Comment by streetpigeon:
Incredible spectral banding. Enchanting, mesmerizing, surprising. By technically inferior I suppose you mean the slightly out of focus head on the spider. That's all that I can discern. I gave your entry a 6, which is quite lower than I usually give your remarkable insect images. My feeling was that the positioning of the wasp is somewhat cumbersome, hard to get a solid feel for the insect as a whole. Just a personal impression. I would have given the spider image a 9.7, which rounds up nicely. And put it into my favorites, which I'm going to do anyway from here, a first for an outtake.
Your macro images continue to delight me. Your determined efforts and creativity are appreciated.

Orange Caterpillar Parasite Wasp with Dewdrops.
by roz

Comment by grahamgator:
You always amaze me Roz! Congrats on another great image.

all the colours of the rainbow
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Comment by Neat:
So so cool Roz!

Your entry is rock solid as usual :)

Orange Caterpillar Parasite Wasp with Dewdrops.
by roz

Comment by Dennisheckman:
Excellent work Roz! I am really struggling with "What the voters like and don't like". Thats why I am taking a break from entering for a bit. But Congrats on your HM with another great macro.

Orange Caterpillar Parasite Wasp with Dewdrops.
by roz

Comment by willem:

Originally posted by roz: thankyou for your positive comment willem .. i photograph the insects in their natural environment so i have to be quite stealthy .. !! .. ...etc... i've answered you in here in case anyone else was interested .. there's a heap more i could say . but i've just tried to answer your questions .. have a great day .. :)

Thanks, very interesting, will try it myself when spring arrives here. For now I have a cheap solution to do it ... a manual focus 50 mm lens reversed, or one of my two lensbaby lenses. Working distance will be a key factor here as well.