This wasp was collected outside my work. A Chalybion californicum, or "blue mud wasp". I have am drawn toward blues, greens, and purples in nature, and this critter has all three.
Shot with canon 100mm macro, ISO 100, 1/125 @ f/8. 39 frames stacked with ZS Pmax with minor retouching.
Thanks for looking
Chalybion californicum
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Chalybion californicum
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Graham
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Thanks Andrew. For me, oof focus haloes are rarely a problem. I always use the black background and if I do see some problems, I do my best to get rid of them using the built in retouching in ZS. After that, I find that adjusting "curves" in photoshop, and using the clone stamp tool will take care of anything left behind. I am usually willing to take as much time as I need to make an image look as good as possible!
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