Gotta love the MP-E 65mm macro lens

[Myrmecos]

http://www.myrmecos.net/images/Chrysidid3.JPG

1/200 sec, f/13, diffuse flash (MT24X Twin Flash). D60, with Canon MP-E 65mm 2.8 1-5x macro lens.

The bug is a cuckoo wasp, so-named because they search out the nests of solitary bees and lay eggs in them.

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[Ballen Photo]

WOW! How close was this to the lens? Looks GREAT! :shock: :D :shock:
........Bruce

[martcol]

eugh, shiver, eeek!

Nice photo but doesn't do anything to endear creepy crawlies to me.

Lovely colours...

Martin

[roanjohn]

OMG!!! What a lovely...........fly.............

Very Nice :-)

Ro1

[JZaun]

YES you do gotta love it!!! :D

JZ

[Jyoti]

That's a brilliant shot! I love the way you've caught the beautiful iridescence of the wasp. I'd love to see this image huge, like 10 feet wide or so.

On a completely bizarre note, it reminds me of the evil hopping aliens out of 'Quatermass & The Pit.' :shock:

[Kadath]

stunning!

[Lamplight]

I'm not sure what to say. That's incredible!!!

[ssim]

WOW :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Very nice

[Laziferous]

WOW :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
I agree.

[PhotosGuy]

Excellent!

[LazyPhotographer]

That is such an incredible shot!

[Myrmecos]

Thanks, all. It helps to have a beautiful subject. To answer Bruce's question, I was only a few centimeters away. The MP-E 65m lens doesn't have much of a working distance, especially at 2x or more. This is not a very big wasp.

[cgratti]

Thanks, all. It helps to have a beautiful subject. To answer Bruce's question, I was only a few centimeters away. The MP-E 65m lens doesn't have much of a working distance, especially at 2x or more. This is not a very big wasp.

imagine what the WASP was thinking seeing that big "EYE" looking at him....

[boomer1959]

:D Way COOL :D