Macro Wasp
Yet more shots from the bellows macro, this time of a wasp, also found around the house – it came in with fire wood; I volunteered it to be in my photographs.
The wasp had been in the freezer just before I photographed it, hence a bit of frost in some of the photos.
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All shots are brackets taken at the maximum magnification of 5x and processed in Photomatix using exposure fusion settings.
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To open the gallery view click on any image below, navigate with the arrows and escape to return to this page.
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Canon 5Dii, Canon FD 50mm f3.5 Macro Lens reversed with a Canon Macrophoto Coupler FL and mounted on a Canon FL Bellows with a Canon Life Size Adapter. All macro images ISO100, merged from 3 brackets each, variously at +/- 2.0 E.V.
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burnt embers 
Talk about being drawn towards and pushed away from, at the same time! These are somewhat creepy, yet I just can’t take my eyes off ’em!
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I know what you mean Toad – they are compelling and repelling all in one. All those hairs and crazy body parts and a toxic end piece.
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LOL I just love your way with words, Ehpem! 🙂
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Amazing. And what a friendly beast, to volunteer so readily.
The second shot in the gallery might be one of the best portraits ever. The fourth shot of the wings is also quite lovely.
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Thank you Ryan. I like that second shot too – it exudes personality, unexpected in a wasp I think.
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What amazing shots.
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Thanks Milton. They look so different in detail. I wonder what the purpose of all those hairs are – if they are sensory, display of some kind, or just there.
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You keep your firewood in the freezer, Ephem? 😉
This is an amazing series! What beautiful detail. Those eyes are so cool.
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Ha! It might help to dry it out I suppose. I stored the wasp there to keep it fresh for photography. Just an idea, not sure if it makes any difference.
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Wow! Now that I have a new camera, I’m getting out that macro lens and using it! Fantastic shots!
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This is a brand new world to explore. well done with these – More please!
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Thanks Andy! More will come, though perhaps not in a hurry as they eat a lot of time.
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Wow, amazing images my friend, the first one really captured me!
I wish you and your family an amazing new year and of course, a safe and happy New Year’s Eve!
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Thank you David.
I too hope you all have a terrific new year!
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Great selection. When i first started with micro I used a fly and then a dollar bill. This is such fun!!!
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It is fun! I would have used a fly if I had one. This time of year insects are in pretty short supply, unless one has a collection.
The American dollar bill is a classic subject and works well since so much of the world has seen one, and it changes so little (I see it as a real symbol of the essential conservatism at the root of American culture) – all in all a worthy subject. Canadian paper money is always changing, right now it is converting to plastic from paper, and the smallest bill is $5. Thus, a shot of a detail from a bill would not ring any familiar bells with most people, including Canadians. I did take some pictures of a 1943 British thruppence that is lying around the house (in fact, on the computer desk for the last few weeks for some unknown reason). But that reminds me, I should take a shot of the little hologram on a credit card. The holidays are coming to an end, and probably my close up photography will be quite intermittent. I find that it takes a huge amount of time. Each of these three posts has probably taken 4 or 5 hours in total for shooting and processing images. I really should be putting that much effort into some of my landscape shots!
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Wow, really great macro shots
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Thanks Chris! It is wonderful what one finds with a close up.
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