Two more Wasp shots

Suspect these are Ichneumon and Braconidae respectively. I found it really hard to get detail on the Braconidae's eyes being black, without blowing out the white sections on its legs. Not entirely happy with the sharpness as well, light morning breeze plus their constant movement made it hard to get a totally in sharp shot, still, I'm reasonably happy.

Dave

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#2 is fantastic!!

i think they both look good.

Nice shots Dave. The second is my favourite. You achieved a pretty good compromise there.

nice

Nice shots Dave. #2 is super.

Hiya Dave,

Nice shots, #2 is my favorite, looks a tough shot all those Blacks & Whites plus that dark BG

Cheers for now
Mark

Lovely shots Dave but I far prefer #1- more interesting wasp plus blown whites in #2 are a bit off-putting.
Brian V.

I like no 1 also Dave. I'm beginning to dislike black insects that have white hairs, so hard to expose both right.

Both are great, but number 1 is my favourite.

Alistair.

Thanks guys. #1 is a 100% crop, and was marred by ever so slight movement of the leaf due to a morning breeze. I only got the one chance to get a shot of this Wasp before it took off. Pity. The other wasps are quite frequently around, but are very tricky to get right due to the blacks and whites on their bodies. If I get the whites right, the image is underexposed Stacking was a thought, but these buggers never stay put long enough to do it [Stacking].

Dave