Paper Wasps at Work

[DanK]

a great sequence. Inspiring.

[Mike Buckley]

Ditto to everything positive already mentioned in this well-deserving thread.

[terrib]

These are some of the best macro shots of wasps I've ever seen. Simply wonderful!

[Stagecoach]

Donald, Nandakumar, Chris, Jim, Rita, Richard, Dan and Mike, thank you each for commenting.

For info this was a rare session where I did not use flash or manual focusing for close up work. AF was used because I found it more successful than moving the camera which tended to scare them too often.

[IzzieK]

......... AF was used because I found it more successful than moving the camera which tended to scare them too often.

Doesn't the sound of the lens focusing bother them? I would have positioned my hand to cradle the lens and rotate from there. I guess my system is the reason why I cannot get proper shots of insects...

'Need another update of Rusty...sounds like he found the right master. Has he trained you yet? (Sorry, I can't help that last sentence. I just have to ask...)

[Donald]

Doesn't the sound of the lens focusing bother them?

When they're busy at work, they seem oblivious to everything else.

[Stagecoach]

Doesn't the sound of the lens focusing bother them? I would have positioned my hand to cradle the lens and rotate from there. I guess my system is the reason why I cannot get proper shots of insects...

'Need another update of Rusty...sounds like he found the right master. Has he trained you yet? (Sorry, I can't help that last sentence. I just have to ask...)

For some reason Izzie they did not seem to worry about the sound of either the VR or focus movement.

I can only think that they were so engrossed in stripping the wood fibre it's only a change of light/movement in front of them they take notice of. There was not a single shot I got of anything other than their head down working away

My aim now is to try and get one in flight, something I have never achieved and envious of those that have.

I'll look out a couple of recent shots of Rusty and update his thread

[Stagecoach]

These are some of the best macro shots of wasps I've ever seen. Simply wonderful!

Thank you Terri, I'm glad you enjoyed them.