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Hello Anna and welcome among TN mambers!
As an entomologist I really like to watch interesting insects, and this wasp is really cute! Great colours (interesting are especially blue wings!), and very nice sharpness and depth of filed. And additional "plus" for showing so small African creature, not - as usually we can see on TN - big mammals or colourful birds :)
Bravo also for interesting note, anyway, is it belongs to family Sphaecidae?
Best greetings from Poland,
Radomir
PS. I really hope to see some more African insects from you :)
- uleko
(10940)
- [2008-01-12 7:51]
Hello Anna,
This insect is really eye-catching and I'm impressed by your start here on TN where you're most welcome! I'm sure there must be lots of insects "undiscovered" in South Africa. I'm sure you'll find many more and I look forward to seeing them. This is a great capture of this rarity in bright colours. Amazing details of the beautiful wings and the spikes on the legs! Great colours too and an excellent composition.
TFS and best wishes, Ulla
- claudine
(0)
- [2008-01-12 7:53]
Hi Anna,
This is a beautiful insect! Its blue metallic color is amazing. I like this DOF you chose and beautiful background composition. Your notes are also interesting. Welcome to TN and TFS,
Claudine
- Karin
(2089)
- [2008-01-12 7:56]
Hi Ana,
Fabulous colors and great composition. Perfect sharpness.
Such a colourful insect.
Great job!
TFS
Hello Anna,
Congradulations for the first wasp of this type on the net! An excellent look at this beauty! Great detail throughout the body of the wasp, appears ferocious as do many of the species of wildlife in Africa. Now we know why the wasp is no more, the great hunter has returned--LOL.
Excellent post...
Steve
- flashpoint
(28008)
- [2008-01-12 8:19]
- [+]
hello Anna
interesting wasp for shape and rare color
with great details
best regards sERGIO
- vanderschelden
(30441)
- [2008-01-12 8:26]
- [+]
Hello Ann,
Must be taken in the garden and not the Kruger garden, was my first thought.
Almost a gem. A valuable insect:-). Well they are valuable after all, I guess. Sometimes.
Good composition.
Interesting species.
Well done
TFS
Annick
Wow! What a beauty!
Those wings are like liquid sapphire!
Superbly composed by placing the head in the centre and the body diagonally across the frame.
Very sharp with great clarity.
I think some of the detail has been lost by noise reduction however it is hardly a problem as the colours are so amazing!
Perfectly exposed and lit.
Great DOF and focusing.
I hope to see more "gems" from you :)
Well done Anna,
Joe
- Argus
(50626)
- [2008-01-12 9:37]
Hello Anna,
You certainly make a fantastic start on TN with the high quality images that you have poated so far. Nothing to indicate that you are a beginner!
This is a fine macro of a Spider-hunting wasp with excllent lighting, POV and set in a pleasing composition on the contrasting leaf BG. The ambient light has really allowed the sky tobe reflected on their shiny surfaces, which adds to the appeal of this image.
Well done Anna and thanks foer sharing this one.
Ivan
- Dis. Ac.
(24509)
- [2008-01-12 10:34]
Hello Anna
Such a colourful insect.
Very sharp with great clarity.
Goopd capture
Regards Gert
- nglen
(36145)
- [2008-01-12 11:41]
Hi Anna. You have captured a fine close up.your sharp focusing has given good detail .with rich but still natural looking colours. a nice top POV. well done TFS. good notes too.
Nick..
- jaycee
(25460)
- [2008-01-12 13:02]
Hi Anna,
I can't believe that is a wasp! The metallic blue is just amazing. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that a country with beautiful birds has beautiful insects as well. Excellent shot with razor-sharp details and fantastic colors. Looks wonderful on the green leaf.
Jane
- marcellr
(3514)
- [2008-01-12 13:24]
Ciao Anna,
i colori di questo imenottero sono veramente magnifici!
Molto ben riuscita l'inquadratura e ottimo lo sfondo verde, che mette ancora più in risalto questa splendida specie.
Grazie,
Marcello
- rcrick
(68)
- [2008-01-12 13:56]
Hello Anna,
Very impressive shot, Wasp's aren’t one of my favorite subjects having been on the receiving end of some pretty nasty stings, but this has superb colours, excellent detail, well framed, t.f.s Cheers Rick :)
- jonathan_hart
(1260)
- [2008-01-12 17:20]
excellent close up, fine contrast and colours, well done macro :))
regards
jo
- dejo
(2242)
- [2008-01-12 17:25]
Hello Anna,
nice shot, colors and pose are wonderful
captured ine nice pose and with very good details
best regards
Dejan
- dkaved
(2114)
- [2008-01-13 0:20]
Hi Anna,
I see you have caught the TN bug as well...it certainly is contagious!This is a really exotic looking fella.The combination of colours of its body and the backdrop of green have served up a very attractive and eyecatching image.Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Regards, David
Hello Anna,
Very nice composition. Good POV and DOF. Beautiful detail. Wonderful colours. What was the size of this wasp?
Cheers,
Mariki
- red45
(31094)
- [2008-01-13 2:29]
Hello Anna!
After Radek - it is great pleasure to see some small insects from SA, not only big mammals and birds. I hope you'll post more interesting shots like this one. Great work with note - I heard joke - if you can't find something on internet this means that this thing doesn't exist in real world :-) Fortynately we've got books also :-)
Picture is excellent - great composition, details, diagonal, green surfaces. Your main subject is very well captured, I love colour of its shining wings!
- Silvio2006
(102073)
- [2008-01-13 2:34]
Hi Anna, wonderful bright metallic colors for this beautiful wasp, great details and splendid sharpness, very well done, have a good Sunday, ciao Silvio
- loot
(11276)
- [2008-01-13 3:48]
- [3]
Hi Anna
The enthusiasm you are pouring into photography definitively shows on this shot. It was all worth your patience and effort and you've been rewarded with an excellent shot. Originally when you told me about this insect that you want to shoot I did not realise it was a wasp (neither did you), but if I knew that fact I would have warned you to caution. These things carry a nasty surprise package at the end of their tails and coming so close to it could so easily have ended in cries of excruciating pain instead of cries of joy (chuckle).
You did a great job here though. I am really surprised at the rate you are learning. Compositionally you positioned the insect across the diagonal line with the eyes near the centre of the shot. The colours are stunning and very natural (and I have compared it with the real thing). The exposure was spot on – no over or under exposures at all, even though you had to deal with the Zululand sun. Actually you obtained a very neat double of the insect in the shaddow on the leaf. The details are fabulous, sharp and well defined showing all the intricate features on the wasp. The nice broad leaves of the cast iron plant served as an excellent and evenly coloured BG which helped to enhance the insect.
Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot
- haraprasan
(20403)
- [2008-01-13 6:15]
- [+]
Hi Mrs. Eksteen,
A very beautiful, dangerous and rare capture of this spider wasp. We also have some similar wasps and I have also taken some shots but not closeups as they are very aggressive. Thanks for showing so much details of this wasp. Very good and informative notes too. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Hi Anna.
You have shared a really fantastic macro shot. First, it is a composition. It is simply amazing. I like the pattern created by leaves. Perfectly reproduced main leaf and nicely blurred remotes leaves are looked greatly. Image of the insect is brilliant. I am impressed with its details and colours. Even shadow from it is amazing. Bravo and best wishes.
Alexei.
P.S. Many thanks for so wonderful comments.
Hello Anna, I am verry happy to see your third shot,
This is a splendid macro with fantastic colors and great metallic blue, perfect focus with ideal deeph of field,
excellent job,
cheer,
friendly,
Pat
- Cristina
(435)
- [2008-01-13 12:15]
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Hi Anna,
Excellent job on the color and details, great use of ambient light with very good exposure. I think the shadow adds well also.
An excellent composition and exemplary notes too :)
Howard
- betsie
(0)
- [2008-01-13 22:46]
- [2]
Hi Anna
Ek het gedink jy kan net tik!!! Well done - ons kan dalk een of ander tyd vir ons 'n mooi kalender maak vir ons slaapkamers met al die mooi fotos wat jy kan neem!! Miskien kan jy troufotos of iets begin binnekort?? Altyd iets om op terug te val as jy moet.
- ellis49
(2254)
- [2008-01-14 2:54]
Hi Anna,
a new very fine picture and this time a good close-up shot.
The colours and lighting are great.
The compo is also very nice, you manage the get a some diagonal
lines in a very nice way.
The sharpness and DOF are very good, the whole insect in focus
and the BG nicely blurred.
Very good work, Miss Piggy.
Gert
- valy67
(9219)
- [2008-01-14 4:14]
Hello Anna !
What a wonderful bug you have found here ! I love the metallic blue color on his wings, it is really amazing ! His big antennas are nice too. Excellent details on the wasp, vivid colors, wonderful composition and POV, nice pose of the insect. I had never seen this type of insect before, so I thank you for showing me ! Very well done !
Valerie.
fantastic Anna! the colours on this wasp are amazing! fantastic composition and nice focus.. really interesting spikes under his legs too. great shot! and congrats on the possible internet first =) thanks for sharing
- Janice
(18832)
- [2008-01-14 11:17]
You're a very patient lady - and what good results you received from your waiting. And I hope you didn't overshoot it and kill it off.
It's a brilliantly coloured wasp Anna, very eye-catching. Good clear image, and I think he's posing just for you.
Thanks for sharing
Janice
merhaba anna
successful close-up working on this colourful and interesting wasp with compact machine
composition, point of view, lighting, colours and details are great
thanks for sharing
regards
izler
Hello Anna,
Very nice composition
Fascinating little creature...wonderful capture. The bright wings are very impressive. Great focus - a nice clean shot.
(hope to see you post more!)
Hello Anna
Voorwaar 'n pragstuk. Jy doen uiters goed en daar is geen teken dat jy nog 'n beginner is agter daardie kamera nie. Ek sien volgens Loot se kritiek dat jy moontlik op dun ys was met hierdie perdeby. Ek weet van die verpestelike goed want ek het al sleg deurgeloop onder een van hulle. Seer is nie beskrywend genoeg nie. Pragtige werk.
Groete
Rehanna
NS. Dankie vir die briefie, ek het dit ontvang. Ek was egter uihuisig vir 'n paar dae en het dit nou eers gesien. Geen probleem ek geniet julle fotos en sê vir die anner helfte om nie bekommerd te wees nie. Dit is nie nodig om nog 'n e-pos te stuur. Ek is die een wat die voordeel trek uit julle "professionele" aanbiedinge.
i missed this one! Very nice composition here Anna, the colours are really eye catching and the light has given you a great shadow - another great shot, well done!
Paul
Hi Anna
What a beautiful insect you have here.
I like coloures and pose.
Well done.
Rolf
Hi Anna,
Wow, amazing sharpness on this wasp and absolute delightful colours. I like the angle that you chose to capture it and the way that you've framed this shot. Great macro shot.
Lise
Hello Anna,
Amazing macro with superb details and amazing color. Super job on both the image and the note Anna. Thank you for sharing.
Rick
Hello Anna
Mensig, maar dit is mooi.
You nailed this one before it could or did nail you. Spiky buggers they are and not stingy with their stings either. You photographed a beautiful specimen with excellent skills reminiscent of old, experienced photographers, but you show a "beginner" can also have a good eye and a good feel for this hobby we call photography. If the will and the effort is there, the results will come by itself. Very nice shot indeed.
Greetings
AC
PS. The notes was an absolute pleasure to read.
Hello Anna,
What an incredible wasp and a wonderful picture from you!!! You got the perfect POV in order to get the nice blue reflections of the wings! I like also the composition with those 2 opposite diagonals: one done by the insect and the other by the leaf edge...
Great post with great notes too!
TFS,
Michel
Hi Anna,
Great macro of this colofull insect. Details and POV grea. TFS.
Mustafa
- sandpiper2
(16757)
- [2008-01-17 3:50]
Hi Anna
Another gem, a stunning illustration of this wasp. I especially impressed in the sharpness achieved with your Sony, and I do like the spines at the second leg joint on each leg; a cuious adaptation.
Can't help with an ID, but who cares its a masterful capture.
Chris
- jignasi
(27917)
- [2008-01-17 23:44]
Hola Anna, sobre mi fotografía tienes razón, no puese información, espero hacerlo más adelante.
Tu fotografía interesante por su buena disposición, fotrmato, luz y colores, aunque que algo justa de enfoque.
Un abrazo desde España y encantado de conocerte.
Saludos: J. Ignasi Tejedor
- Mana
(18598)
- [2008-01-18 18:49]
Hi Anna,
Appreciate and like this wonderful shot from you. Out of town, hence doing a short job. Sorry friend.
Regards.
Sumon
- peter_stoeckl
(11530)
- [2008-01-20 12:28]
Hello Anna,
amazing image - a very powerful, artistically well composed, most lively and vibrant eye-catcher. Wow!
Love those rich colours in the strong sunlight, and I am fascinated by that very skilfully arranged diagonal composition.
Thank you, and all my best wishes to you and to my dear old friend Loot who certainly is very proud of you.
Peter
P.S.:
A great pleasure to meet you - welcome to the TN party!
- jusninasirun
(14660)
- [2008-01-21 0:34]
Hello Anna,
This is so vibrant and brilliant in clarity. Yes, metallic blue indeed with flawless sharpness throughout its body. Good management of light with the high angle and the shadow casted on the leaf. Beautifully cropped in this superb aspect ratio. I like it and very well done.
Regards,
Jusni
- arfer
(0)
- [2008-01-22 10:24]
Hello Anna
Wonderful rich colours,very striking.
The blue is beautiful and the lighting is well utilized.
I really like the cross diagonal composition.
Well focused with sharp details.
The POV and DOF are both excellent.
This insect has lovely contrast between the blue wings and reddish orange legs.
Rob
- manyee
(23770)
- [2008-01-22 15:49]
What a jewel of an insect, Anna!
The light on this spider-hunting-wasp is just perfect.
It brings out the rich gold of the body,
and the irridescence of the metallic blue wings.
Amazing sharpness of details and excellent POV.
I do enjoy the "perfect" shadow of the bug on the leaf.
Really beautiful. : )
- Nilson
(4423)
- [2008-01-23 5:28]
Belissima foto deste inseto exelente trabalho de macro meus parabéns e seja bem vindo.
Nilson
- jmp
(8415)
- [2008-01-27 4:14]
Hi Anna,
What a really nice surprise to know who are you!
Your blue obsession found a nice subject in this rare and beautiful insect. Great details, perfect pose and wonderful colours. The crossed diagonal position in the insect and the edge leaf makes a very dynamic composition and the pose looking to the oof bg adds certain mystery to to scene. Well done!
Please to meet you!
José M.
- warnzy
(20)
- [2008-01-28 12:52]
Hi Anna,
This is a great macro shot, with excellent detail and amazing colours. I love looking at these types of pictures.
Mike
- gracious
(13068)
- [2008-01-29 11:17]
Hello Anna,
A H9 with a talented photographer behind it that produced this what I called a super macro shot!
The exposure and focus is spot on with total sharpness, beautiful colouration and details all round!
thank you too with a very informative notes!
a great talent borned in this site!
many thanks for sharing
my regards to Loot too!
Tony
- TAZ
(10926)
- [2008-01-29 23:24]
Hello Anna,
Welcome to TN ! You start here with a nice gallery and with many admirers ;-) The sony H9 is in good hands. I like very much this beautiful macro of this lovely insect. The wings are not purple but the metallic blue is superb ! Diagonal composition, exposure, sharpness and DOF are good. Bravo for the instructive note in the spirit of TN !!!
Congratulations and thanks for sharing,
Christian
- eruyanik
(5046)
- [2008-02-02 6:03]
Hi Anna,
Generally my favourite subjects are spiders and this one you caught is one rarely species to hunt them! So it should also be my another favourite but unfortunately i was not familiar to them, maybe i faced them or not, i'm not sure. It looks so tiny and fragile, normally i suppose them bulky and stronger as a hunter of the spiders, it is surprising indeed!
As for the photo, i like the amazing navy blue gloss on the wings, nice chosen pov and diagonal position of the wasp!
Congrats,
Ersin
- nellyemh
(767)
- [2008-02-03 4:57]
The light on the wings of this wasp is extraordinary! What gorgeous colors and detail! You've done an outstanding job here, Anna! Best, Penny
- gelarsen
(124)
- [2008-02-03 14:42]
Beautiful close-up of this magnificent Hymenoptera specimen. The green leaf BG really brings out the yellow and blue colors of the insect.
TFS
Gary
- clnaef
(6814)
- [2008-02-05 22:54]
Bonjour,
Belle netteté pour un insecte aux couleurs étonnantes
Bonne journée.
clnaef
- lousat
(65489)
- [2008-02-07 16:08]
Hi Anna,thanks for your kind words about my purple pic. Next i wish to give you my best compliments to this insects,very perfect under all corners of view and for the interesting note,great work,thanks for share,Luciano
- jpdenk
(333)
- [2008-03-10 7:52]
Hi Anna,
A beautiful image, what a magnificent little beast! Its colors are wonderful. Nice composition, I like it!
Thanks,
John
- SkyF
(8073)
- [2008-03-11 4:44]
Hi Anna,
what a amazing colors on this one, the bug glitters like a jewel.
Wonderful macro, sharp, crisp and full of great detail.
TFS..Sky
- abettine
(1027)
- [2008-03-12 4:50]
Bonjour Anna
De superbes contrastes de couleur font de cette macro une véritable merveille; J'aime beaucoup le doré du corps.
Bravo et merci.
Antoine.
- ddg
(5507)
- [2008-03-15 1:45]
Bonjour Anna, fabulous colors to eye-catching and perfect sharpness too. Very well done, best regards, Didier.
- mesquens
(2073)
- [2008-05-22 8:20]
Hello Anna,
Very good shot composed by two diagonals. Very prety bug, nice colors and special sharpness.
Great macro shot
Cheers
Raimundo
- maurydv
(36428)
- [2008-06-27 13:04]
Splendida macro di questo insetto, eccellenti POV e DOF, bellissima composizione con l'insetto in diagonale pronto a spiccare il volo verso il "mistero", straordinaria nitidezza, fantastici i colori e la luminosità. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio
- goldyrs
(11497)
- [2008-07-13 7:30]
I seemed to have missed this shot, my dear friend Anna.Wasps aren't exactly my favourites, but this is a wonderful shot, so brilliant in colours, sharpness, and texture,if you know what I mean.
thanks for sharing this wonderfulshot, Anna.
Goldy
- foozi
(25839)
- [2008-08-16 21:16]
Hello JR,
a lovely insect. The shotis very impressive and stunning. Very sharp and clear.Well thought and well executed. Such a great . Well taken opportunity and grabbed instantly . Nice diagonal composition
regards,
Foozi
- boreocypriensis
(9571)
- [2009-10-30 8:03]
Hi MF Anna,
Since i could not fined new posting from your KNP trip, i searche your pevious ones to leave my incapable comment. A fine capture of this tiny metalic Spider-hunting wasp which i saw firstly. Perfectly captured and composed shot from nice top POV with great clarity and nice DOF MF!
TFS and congratulate once more!
Cheers,
Bayram
Ps. After this sunday i will be away from TN for approx. a week since we have to complete our Taurus project field studies. Thus take care you and my dear friend Loot:)!
- fragman
(43778)
- [2010-04-14 4:12]
great capture, greetigns Ori
- oscarromulus
(42)
- [2010-10-09 10:32]
Anna,
Looks sharp on the green B/G.
I admire you for the painstaking work you do on your notes. They are always most accurate; highly educative.
The frame is truly impressive. An excellent post.
Warm regards from Mario in Canada.
- CeltickRanger
(37400)
- [2013-06-23 7:15]
Hello Anna
Excellent macro of this insect, with fine POV,
DOF, and the wway diagonally it is framed it
adds dynamism to the image, excellent light,
great contrast between the color tones of the insect, TFS
Asbed
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Hello Anna,
From the other side of the world!!! My god, what rate bug... but this is a wonderful thing of internet.
Nice shot and nice class of biology.
Thanks for sharing
Cristina