A rare opportunity with a beautiful model

LordV · Post by **LordV** » Sun May 28, 2017 11:11 pm

Spotted this fairly large ruby tailed wasp (about 9.7mm body length) on some wood in the neighbour's garden.
It seemed to be more interested in having a clean than in what I was doing which is fairly unusual for these wasps.

5dmk2/MPE-65/430Ex flash. All shots focus stacked using zerene.

Brian V.

anvancy · Post by **anvancy** » Mon May 29, 2017 12:22 am

The colors are magnificent. Details are superb.

Thanks for sharing.

ChrisR · Post by **ChrisR** » Mon May 29, 2017 2:57 am

A beauty.
We enjoy it, and I daresay your neighbour is entertained by your fairly frequent invasions..

Lou Jost · Post by **Lou Jost** » Mon May 29, 2017 6:04 am

Really beautiful creature! Well worth the time you spent on it.

LordV · Post by **LordV** » Mon May 29, 2017 10:12 pm

anvancy wrote:The colors are magnificent. Details are superb.

Thanks for sharing.

ChrisR wrote:A beauty.
We enjoy it, and I daresay your neighbour is entertained by your fairly frequent invasions..

Lou Jost wrote:Really beautiful creature! Well worth the time you spent on it.

Thanks all for the comments

Brian v.

MarkSturtevant · Post by **MarkSturtevant** » Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:06 pm

This is terrific! I have a similar species, and can't get near it. They never stop running.

LordV · Post by **LordV** » Sat Jun 10, 2017 6:19 am

MarkSturtevant wrote:This is terrific! I have a similar species, and can't get near it. They never stop running.

Thanks Mark for the comments- yes they normally rarely hold still for any length of time.
Brian v.