Huge wasp
I know, it is not an actual macro and it is not the best shot photographically, but I just thought that it might be something that y'all might want to see. So, if this belongs in another thread somewhere, please feel free to move it to the proper place.
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That thing is huge!!! 
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"A good photograph is one that communicate a fact, touches the heart, leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective." - Irving Penn
Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.DonD2 wrote:
photobod wrote: one word YUK
That is a very apropos word David. 10 points for using your thesaurus today......
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The only reason that I was able to get that close was because she was in a large plastic jar. You know the kind that you get malt balls in at Costco. Otherwise with my 18-55mm I NEVER would have been that close.......Gene.Culley wrote: OH yeah, he's a big one. You got pretty close to it!
I have never seen one like that here and I am glad. Thanks for sharing yours. 
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