Field Digger Wasp
Male Field Digger Wasps (Mellinus arvensis) started appearing in our Staffordshire garden today. They are typically a little later than this. Anyway, these are one of my favourite garden creatures and it's great to see them again. The challenge is to photograph the females hunting. They are very fast and fascinating to watch.
I'm still without a macro flash so this is a single, natural light shot. I'd forgotten just how difficult it is. I like the result though but it's a bit grainy because of the high ISO. Noise reduction software did a reasonable job of sorting that.
Field Digger Wasp
Male Field Digger Wasps (Mellinus arvensis) started appearing in our Staffordshire garden today. They are typically a little later than this. Anyway, these are one of my favourite garden creatures and it's great to see them again. The challenge is to photograph the females hunting. They are very fast and fascinating to watch.
I'm still without a macro flash so this is a single, natural light shot. I'd forgotten just how difficult it is. I like the result though but it's a bit grainy because of the high ISO. Noise reduction software did a reasonable job of sorting that.