Great Golden Sand Digger Wasp

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Description

I found this wasp feeding along side many western honey bees and thought it made an attractive subject. The plant is Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’.

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Any feedback is welcome

Technical Details

Z8 400mm f/8 1/800 ISO 360

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This is excellent Daniel. Amazing details throughout and great DOF. I love the colors of the flowers and it has a good BG to complement both flowers and wasp.

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Thanks, Ed. Every year this plant is host to many honey bees and wasps. I hope to capture more images in the coming days.

Dan

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Hi Dan. Excellent detail in the wasp and perfectly placed between the flowers. Flowers are lovely as well. Nice one.

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Thanks, Allen

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Dan, exquisite detail on the wasp, great placement between the beautiful flower clumps, and nice BG.
Very well-done!

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Beautiful image, Daniel. I love the composition and the detail in the wasp is excellent. It looks like it moved that near hind leg while you were shooting. It’s interesting that 1/800 didn’t stop the motion on it.

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A great capture, Dan. Such wonderful details in the wasp. I like his position as he seems to be climbing over to the next clump of beautiful flowers. Well done.

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Daniel: A great catch and a fine capture. The details and colors on the wasp are arresting. I hate the darn things but I have to admit it makes for a fine image. >=))>

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Thank you Sandy.

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Thanks to Bill, Dennis and Shirley for the kind remarks.

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Great focus, colors and pose, Daniel. “Autumn Joy” is a sedum which seems to attract all sorts of insects all over the world about this time. I like how we see the flowers clearly too, and the jagged leaves make a nice blurred background.

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Thanks, Mike.