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Paper Wasp

Close up macro of a paper wasp. Such cool colors and patterns on them.

Close up macro of a paper wasp. Such cool colors and patterns on them.
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NIKON D810

settings

Aperture 8/1 ISO 2000 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 200/1

location

Tampa, Florida, US

upload_date

Jun, 2023

Views

149

Likes

Awards

Chatter Award

Absolute Masterpiece

Top Choice

Peer Award

Superb Composition

Outstanding Creativity

Top Ranks

Top 30 rank week 1

Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo on some old skids at my work property. I sometimes use my lunch break to look for macro opportunities there since there’s a large retention pond in the back.

Time

Mid afternoon, as it was taken during my lunch break.

Lighting

It was a typical clear sunny Florida day.

Equipment

Nikon D810 with the f/4.0 200mm macro lens and a tripod.

Inspiration

Seeing other crazy cool macros online, I’ve always wanted to try to get my own, so I decided to get out and practice whenever possible.

Editing

I always shoot in RAW, so I used Adobe RAW to bring back the original colors and details, and cropped in to focus solely on the face and eyes, but nothing major.

In my camera bag

Always have a good wide angle zoom (15-35) a macro lens, a midrange zoom (24-200) and larger zoom (100-500) with my current canon EOS R5.

Feedback

Be extremely patient, and ready to wait for a good amount of time when trying insect macros. They are always very busy and moving around and have no interest in stopping to pose for pictures lol. You gotta be ready to get your shot!

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Paper Wasp

Close up macro of a paper wasp. Such cool colors and patterns on them.

Behind The Lens

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